About · Practice founded 2016 · Wisconsin firm established 2018
A Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business helping hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and federal agencies transform how they operate.
The Barker and Barker Consulting practice was founded in 2016 in Florida. The Wisconsin firm was established in 2018 in Milwaukee and now serves as the SDVOSB-certified primary. We have built federal past-performance across HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Foreign Medical Program, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, and international health-system partners across the Caribbean and Southeast Asia.
Our largest active federal engagement is as a Veteran Integrated Team Eligible Partner on Team Agile4Vets, one of nine SDVOSB primes selected for the VHA Integrated Healthcare Transformation (IHT 2.0) IDIQ.
LaVaughn (Vaughn) Barker is a U.S. Navy veteran, PMI-certified Project Management Professional, and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt. In 2026, he was named to the Wisconsin Titan 100, the annual recognition of the state's top 100 CEOs and C-level executives.
LaVaughn Barker, CEO · Titan 100 digital program, 2026
Leadership
Twenty-five years across healthcare operations, federal contracting, and enterprise transformation. Career includes engineering, program management, and operational excellence work at Aurora Health Care, Sinai Health System, Tyco International, Bank of America, and Stanley Black & Decker. U.S. Navy veteran. PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP, current through Aug 30, 2029). Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (certified May 30, 2008, Bank of America).
2026 Wisconsin Titan 100 · NMSDC recertified 2026 · Team Agile4Vets VIT Eligible Partner, VHA IHT 2.0 IDIQ
The proof band
VIT Eligible Partner on Team Agile4Vets, one of nine SDVOSB primes on the VHA transformation IDIQ.
Practice founded in Florida; Wisconsin firm established 2018.
SDVOSB, MBE, DVB, DBE (BDBE), NMSDC, PMP, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt.
Kaizen results presented August 21, 2026 at HRSA's Advancing Patient-Centered Health Care Symposium.
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