With a little tweaking by Hetal Parikh, Rangam Consultants, the K-12 technology they created could be used by special needs schools.
Hetal Parikh, president of Rangam Consultants, says as a result of working with special needs schools, the Rangam staff became heavily involved with the autism community.
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Leveraging work done for one market opened an opportunity in another for a traditional contingency staffing firm that specializes in tech talent. It also differentiated the company and brought purpose and meaning to the employees.
“We started as a technology solutions provider that expanded into staff augmentation for large corporations that needed IT, engineering, clinical, scientific, finance, and administrative skills,” said Hetal Parikh, president of Rangam Consultants. The company also developed technology solutions for K-12 schools that taught math and science curriculum as well as life skills and social skills.
With a little tweaking, the K-12 technology could be used by special needs schools. This work was provided pro bono to schools. As a result of working with special needs schools, the Rangam staff became heavily involved with the autism community.
Parikh and her staff recognized a coming talent shortage in specific skill areas. They also realized that certain groups of people were under-employed or not employed, Parikh morphed her company to take advantage of these trends.
“Emerging technologies will enable 350 million people with disabilities to enter the workplace over the next 10 years. CEOs, CTOs and HR leaders who ignore the wave of change do so at their own, and their organizations’, peril,” said Melanie Lougee, research vice president at Gartner. “Workforce diversity initiatives are moving to the forefront of HR agendas, and employment relationships are evolving to support a more flexible and remote workforce.”
Congratulations on this wonderful initiative, Hetal!