Karsun Solutions proudly announces the graduation of Sudhir Duggineni from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s (ACT-IAC) Voyagers Program. This program is one of the top two professional development programs offered yearly by ACT-IAC. In this competitive program, industry leaders are partnered with counterparts from the federal government. Only 32 participants were accepted this year.
Program graduates hosted a half-day event, “EPIC: Exploration, People, Inspiration, Collaboration – The Future of Information Technology”. The Voyagers class held interactive panels focused on the characteristics needed for IT leadership. At the conclusion of the event the graduates, including Mr. Duggineni, were recognized and welcomed as newly minted ACT-IAC Fellows.
Karsun Solutions is highly engaged with the fellowship programs from ACT-IAC. Terry Miller, Chief Operating Officer at Karsun Solutions, is the Industry Chair for the Partners Program. Shaunak Ashtaputre, the Director of the Data Analytics Practice at Karsun Solutions, is a member of the current Partners class. Mr. Duggineni is the eighth member of Karsun leadership to now join a prestigious group of ACT-IAC Fellows.
About Sudhir Duggineni
Sudhir Duggineni is a highly motivated, goal-oriented Project Manager at Karsun Solutions. He successfully delivered a $10 million modernization project for the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). He is currently leading a Federal Aviation Administration initiative. A recognized leader, he has 15 years of experience in supporting and managing a number of IT solutions and services to clients across the acquisition, financial, and public sector industries. He has actively pursued industry standard certifications including Project Management Professional, ITIL, Scrum Master, Product Owner (CSPO) and Process Manager (CSPM) and engaged in groups like ACT-IAC for continuous learning opportunities.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier IT modernization firm delivering a portfolio of services to its federal and commercial customers. Its core competencies include Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics. The organization’s quality, development, and information security practices include CMMI Level 5 DEV, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000:2011 and ISO 27001:2013 certifications.
HERNDON, VA- Karsun Solutions, a provider of IT modernization services to the United States government, announced it will open a new headquarters in Herndon, Virginia. Karsun Solutions will occupy multiple floors in Worldgate Metro Plaza, a Moore & Associates property. This more than 50,000 square foot office space will serve as the new headquarters for the growing government contracting firm.
In addition to the current employee base of nearly 350, Karsun Solutions intends to hire an additional 100+ people. Current openings include technical roles such as Project Manager, Technical Architect, DevOps Engineer, Security Engineer, Solutions Architect, Delivery Manager, Full Stack Developer, Test Automation Engineer and Data Engineer. Applicants may visit www.karsun-llc.com/careers for detailed information on open positions.
This hiring surge coincides with rapid growth across the organization. From 2015 to 2018 Karsun Solutions was recognized among the Inc. 5000. Recently the Virginia Chamber of Commerce named Karsun Solutions to their Fantastic 50 list, a ranking of the fastest growing firms in Virginia. Nationwide the firm employs teams primarily located in the Oklahoma City and Washington, DC metro areas.
Karsun Solutions is a government modernization firm specializing in modern software development, cloud solutions, and advanced analytics. Their customers include the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration and General Services Administration. In April, the company announced DHS awarded the $80 million FEMA Grants Management Modernization (GMM) BPA to Karsun Solutions. The GMM Program seeks to streamline grants management across the agency’s 40+ grant programs. Previously, Karsun Solutions was awarded the FAA Software Solution Delivery (SSD) five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $145 million ceiling value. Under this contract, Karsun Solutions teams provide technical services in support of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Information Technology (FAA AIT). These support services assist in the implementation and continuing support of enterprise-wide software application and database development.
“Our team is proud of our sustainable growth record,” said Karsun Solutions Chief Executive Officer Sundar Vaidyanathan. “Karsun continued expansion is due to our high-performing teams’ pursuit of excellence at every turn. With the opening of our new Herndon Headquarters, we offer the opportunity to join a team that supports your growth as we grow.”
The new facility will include a training auditorium, extending the resources available as part of the organization’s Karsun Academy professional development program. It will also house the Karsun Innovation Center. One of the company’s earliest teams, this research and development unit houses Centers of Excellence, prototypes customer solutions, hosts an internship program, and cultivates subject matter experts across the organization.
Worldgate Metro Plaza is a Moore & Associates property. Moore recently completed a $10 million renovation of the 4 building, 354,000 sf property. It is conveniently located ¼ mile from the new Herndon Metro Station. In addition to the Metro, Karsun Solutions employees may access other public transit options and an onsite bike sharing program. Additional amenities include an onsite gym, WiFi lounge and conference center.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier IT modernization firm delivering a portfolio of services to its federal and commercial customers. Its core competencies include Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics. The organization’s quality, development, and information security practices include CMMI Level 5 DEV, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000:2011 and ISO 27001:2013 certifications.
About Moore & Associates
Since its founding in 1979, the Moore team has enhanced the value of its commercial real estate investments through proactive management, leasing, and tenant interior construction, strengthening the decades long belief that platform execution drives down risk while increasing overall return. Moore’s portfolio currently includes $510 million in assets under management, consisting of 1.9 million square feet of commercial real estate. Furthermore, Moore has developed numerous low- and high-rise office buildings.
HERNDON, VA- Karsun Solutions, an IT modernization company, announced it was named among the Fantastic 50, a yearly ranking of the fastest growing firms in Virginia. Held in Chantilly, Virginia, the award program is a signature event of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Now in its 24th year, the Fantastic 50 program is the only annual statewide award recognizing Virginia’s fastest growing businesses. Nominations for the 2019 Fantastic 50 were sought last fall from local chambers of commerce, economic development organizations, and through the sponsors’ networks; companies may also nominate themselves.
“It is our honor to recognize the entrepreneurial spirit of the fifty fastest growing businesses within the Commonwealth,” said Barry DuVal, president and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. “We know that the success stories shared tonight will only grow more prevailing as the Chamber continues to implement the strategies outlined in Blueprint Virginia 2025, making Virginia the best place for businesses to start and grow. We are glad to toast the Virginia business leaders and the dedicated employees who have brought these companies continued success.”
In addition to the Fantastic 50, the Chamber announced four Virginia Vanguard winners, recognized for the highest growth in the categories of service, technology, retail/wholesale, and recognizing the company with the highest overall growth in Virginia. Kartik Mecheri, Co-Founder and Chief Architect at Karsun Solutions, accepted the award on the organization’s behalf.
“Karsun’s growth, celebrated tonight, is a reflection of our dedication to delivering high-quality modernization solutions to the Federal Government,” said Mecheri.
Located in Herndon, Virginia, Karsun Solutions specializes in government modernization. Karsun offers modern software development, cloud, and advanced analytics solutions to customers at agencies including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and General Services Administration (GSA). Founded in 2009, the firm experienced early growth by merging innovation with data-driven outcomes.
Karsun celebrated the first year of its FAA SSD contract in 2018. In August of that year, the $145 million program increased headcount by more than 150 people. This expansion also included the addition of new teams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In October, Alliant Solutions Partner, with Karsun Solutions as the managing partner, was awarded the GSA Database and Middleware Systems (DMS) Task Order. That year, the growing company ranked among the Inc. 5000 for the fourth year in a row.
The company expects to sustain this growth beyond 2019. Karsun was recently awarded its first full and open contract, the $80 million FEMA Grants Management Modernization BPA. Earlier this year the firm announced KHS Solutions, a mentor-protégé joint venture between Karsun Solutions and MindCubed. The joint venture was awarded a spot on the SEC One IT contract vehicle. This new vehicle broadened the organization’s reach into the Securities and Exchange Commission. Karsun is expanding and currently is hiring over 100 new technical positions to support its increasing customer base.
About the Virginia Chamber of Commerce
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the Commonwealth, with more than 26,000 members. The Chamber is a non-partisan, business advocacy organization that works in the legislative, regulatory, civic and judicial arenas to act as the catalyst for positive change in all areas of economic development and competitiveness for Virginia. In December 2017, the Chamber released an update to its long-term strategic economic development plan, Blueprint Virginia 2025, which engaged over 6,000 business and community leaders to lay out a plan to getting Virginia back to the top of national business climate rankings. Learn more at www.vachamber.com.
OXON HILL, MD- The Washington Business Journal honored Karsun Solutions Chief Executive Officer Sundar Vaidyanathan at the 12th annual Minority Business Leader Awards. Held on March 28th, 2019 at the MGM National Harbor, honorees are among the Washington region’s top 25 minority business leaders. The award recognizes entrepreneurial drive, creativity and success.
Vaidyanathan co-founded Karsun Solutions with Kartik Mecheri, the organization’s Chief Architect. They founded Karsun as an IT consulting firm with an agile mindset. This vision centered on challenging the tradeoff between cost and quality through innovation. The Karsun Innovation Center, an in-house research and development unit, was an early investment dedicated to solving difficult customer problems. .
Vaidyanathan merges this innovative spirit with a drive toward high performance and quality outcomes for Karsun’s customers. During his tenure, Karsun Solutions won multiple hundred million dollar plus contracts as the prime contractor. Beginning in 2015, it earned a spot four years in a row on the Inc. 5000.In its first eight years the organization saw twenty-fold growth in employee headcount. These growing teams, located primarily in the DC and Oklahoma City regions, currently serve customers throughout the federal government.
“As we grow, it is critical that Karsun maintains its agile roots, especially customer access to our leadership, while leveraging the experience and quality found at a large company,” said Vaidyanathan, commenting on his current vision for Karsun Solutions.
Maintaining an open company culture is also important to Vaidyanathan. Under his guidance, Karsun implemented Coffee with Leadership and other programs to connect team members directly to executives. Observing the role of the teams powering Karsun’s growth he added, “We want our team members to join us for the journey, to grow with us.”
As part of this commitment to ongoing organizational improvement, Karsun Solutions software development practice was recently appraised at CMMI Level 5 DEV. At the time of appraisal, less than 50 organizations nationwide were rated at this level. In addition to software development, Karsun has robust cloud solutions and advanced analytics practices.
In addition to recognition at the award ceremony, the Washington Business Journal compiled a short bio on Vaidyanathan. Here he shares additional background and inspiration. Read the complete profile, along with the profiles, of the 24 other honorees at The Washington Business Journal.
The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) announced Karsun Solutions Director Shaunak Ashtaputre will join their 2019 Partners Program. The Partners and Voyagers programs connect industry leadership with their public sector counterparts. Beginning in 2010 Karsun Solutions leadership prioritized participation in these professional development programs. Director Chae Song (2018) is the most recent graduate, with six additional leadership members counting themselves among the ACT-IAC fellowship program alumni. Sudhir Duggineni is currently a member of the 2019 Voyagers Class.
About Shaunak Ashtaputre
Shaunak Ashtaputre serves as the Director of the Data Analytics Practice. He is an accomplished Data and Solutions Architect, with over 27 years in developing and delivering solutions to modernize enterprise data platforms helping customers maximize the value of their data. Shaunak holds a Master’s degree in Manufacturing Systems and has international experience in leading business intelligence and data practices. He brings sharp focus and drive in enhancing capabilities and creating innovative solutions for streaming data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Shaunak is a recognized data warehousing, big data, and analytics expert. In July 2018 Karsun Solutions announced the launch of the organization’s Karsun Innovation Center Data & Analytics Practice and Shaunak was selected to lead this innovation oriented extension of the firm. He also regularly speaks at industry events.
About Karsun Solutions
The federal IT modernization experts, Karsun Solutions enables enterprise transformation for its government customers including Modern Software Development, Cloud, and Advanced Analytics solutions. The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, and General Services Administration are among the firm’s current customers. They are an established firm, with a DCAA Approved Accounting System and CMMI Level 5 – DEV appraisal, as well as ISO 9001, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Terry Miller, Chief Operating Officer at Karsun Solutions, will serve as Industry Chair of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s (ACT-IAC) 2019 Partners Program. ACT-IAC is a non-profit educational organization created to encourage collaboration between industry and government. In its 22nd year, the Partners Program pairs leaders from both government and industry. Participants are selected among rising senior executives. The program is one of three fellowship programs from ACT-IAC.
Support for ACT-IAC’s professional development programs has long been a component of Karsun Solution’s support for the federal IT contracting community. Terry is a graduate of the 2010 Partners Program and was the Chair of ACT-IAC’s Management of Change (MOC) event in 2013. Graduates of the program automatically become ACT-IAC Fellows. Additional Karsun Solutions ACT-IAC Fellows include CEO Sundar Vaidyanathan (2010), Badri Sriraman (2015), Rajaji Bellamkonda (2016), Juan Robles (2017), Jay Kondapalli (2017) and Chae Song (2018). Sudhir Duggineni is a current member of the 2019 ACT-IAC Voyagers Program.
About Terry Miller
Terry is the Chief Operating Officer of Karsun Solutions. Terry works with the operations, business development, and technology teams to prepare Karsun for customer delivery excellence. Prior to joining Karsun, Terry served as the Public Sector COO for Visionary Integration Professionals. He also held various leadership positions at CSC and Harris Corporation. Prior to joining private industry, Terry served as the Associate Director of Intergovernmental Affairs at The White House. In this capacity, he was the liaison between the President and state and local government elected officials.
About Karsun Solutions
The federal IT modernization experts, Karsun Solutions enables enterprise transformation for its government customers. Premier customers include the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration, and General Services Administration. An innovation-based and performance-driven culture, Karsun Solutions delivers extraordinary outcomes for their customers. Team members are empowered by Autonomy, Accountability, and Advancement. Karsun Solutions is an established firm, with a DCAA Approved Accounting System, CMMI Level 3 – DEV appraisal, and ISO 9001, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certifications. Partnering with Karsun Solutions ensures the nimbleness, agility, and access to decision makers of a small business without sacrificing the scalability, capabilities, and experience in modern software development, cloud solutions and advanced analytics of a large firm.
Chae Song is the latest member of the Karsun Solutions leadership team to graduate from the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s (ACT-IAC) Partners Program. The ACT-IAC Partners Program readies senior executives for leadership within their organizations. Graduates of the yearlong program were recognized at ACT-IACs Executive Leadership Conference (ELC) in Philadelphia. As a Partner, Chae follows in the footsteps of prior Karsun Solutions ACT-IAC Fellows including Co-Founder Sundar Vaidyanathan (2010), COO Terry Miller (2010), Badri Sriraman (2015), Rajaji Bellamkonda (2016), Juan Robles (2017), and Jay Kondapalli (2017). Karsun Solutions also recently announced Sudhir Duggineni was selected for 2019 ACT-IAC Voyagers Program.
About Chae Song
Ms. Song is a recognized leader, with 21 years of experience in delivering a broad portfolio of IT solutions and services to clients across the acquisition, financial, telecommunications, healthcare, and public sector industries. She has extensive experience in technical program and project management specializing IT modernization initiatives and application maintenance for federal and commercial clients, including business process improvement, financial planning, and management, agile software development, implementation, and maintenance enterprise applications. Ms. Song has strong business acumen and in-depth technical knowledge in applying Agile methodology, DevOps model in AWS Cloud environment, instituting software development standards and project management methodologies leveraging industry best practices, and CMMI. She has a proven track record of successfully managing and delivering IT modernization initiatives and is an effective leader with strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ms. Song’s abilities to mobilize diverse project teams to deliver solutions with business values have been demonstrated for numerous Federal clients.
Program Leadership – Portfolio Program Manager GSA CAMEO Small Program
The General Services Administration (GSA) CAMEO Small Program is a complex large-scale systems development/modernization program for GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). CAMEO Small Business is a five-year prime contract with a ceiling value of $110 million. This is a cornerstone transformation effort for FAS aimed at streamlining acquisition processes, modernizing IT applications/infrastructure while simultaneously preparing the organization for change. This modernization effort is expected to bring benefits not only to FAS but also to the GSA enterprise and other federal agencies. Ms. Song is currently managing GSA’s enterprise initiatives — FAS Sales Reporting Modernization Program and Acquisition Gateway Program.
Prior to Karsun, Chae worked for Deloitte Consulting, Vangent (now Pearson), and the Unisys Corporation. Chae also worked for startups and has formed and ran her own company as an entrepreneur. She led the capture and delivery of large‑scale systems integration efforts for clients in the Federal and Commercial Sector industries to enhance their capability to offer new business processes and improved service delivery. Chae also led the strategy and implementation of various mission‑critical, complex enterprise applications for federal agencies/commercial customers.
Chae holds M.S. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University and B.S., Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems from George Mason University.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a fast-growing, innovative enterprise modernization firm. Recently awarded Best Company Culture by Comparably.com, its teams deliver modern software development, cloud, and data solutions to customers at government agencies including the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration and General Services Administration. Leveraging GoLean, Karsun teams drive digital transformation and help its government customers Do Extraordinary. Learn more at Karsun-LLC.com.
Sudhir Duggineni with past Voyager Program graduate Juan Robles
Karsun Solutions is proud to announce that Sudhir Duggineni was accepted into the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s (ACT-IAC’s) 2019 Voyager Program. This year-long professional development program targets managers working in the federal IT industry and government. Fellows are identified as rising stars within their respective organizations. The competitive program only accepts 32 participants a year.
About Sudhir Duggineni
Mr. Duggineni is a highly motivated, goal-oriented Project Manager at Karsun Solutions. He successfully delivered a $10 million modernization project for the General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service (FAS). He is currently leading a Federal Aviation Administration initiative. A recognized leader, he has 14 years of experience in supporting and managing a number of IT solutions and services to clients across the acquisition, financial, and public sector industries. He has actively pursued industry standard certifications including Project Management Professional, ITIL, Scrum Master, Product Owner (CSPO) and Process Manager (CSPM) and engaged in groups like ACT-IAC for continuous learning opportunities.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier consulting firm delivering a portfolio of enterprise modernization services to its federal and commercial customers. Its core competencies include Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics. Its proprietary GoLean® software development methodology combines Agile, Lean, Kanban and DevOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle. The GoLean.io Software-as-a-Service provides a lean management tool-kit combining the best of these practices.
Karsun Solutions has a long legacy of participants in the ACT-IAC fellows program. Past graduates include CEO Sundar Vaidyanathan (2010), COO Terry Miller (2010), Badri Sriraman (2015), Rajaji Bellamkonda (2016), Juan Robles (2017), and Jay Kondapalli (2017). Additionally, Chae Song is a member of ACT-IAC’s 2018 Partners Program class.
Karsun Solutions’ Enterprise Modernization Experts are taking to the air on September 21st, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. ET on WFED 1500am. Recording from Federal News Radio’s studio, Karsun Executives Sundar Vaidyanathan, Kartik Mecheri and Terry Miller sat down with host Jason Miller. The thirty-minute Views from the Corner Office program offers a private industry glimpse into public sector contracting. During their interview, the Karsun Solutions leadership team discusses the state of the government contracting space, marketplace trends, and the future of enterprise modernization.
The Innovative Approach to Enterprise Modernization
From their recent founding to rapid growth, the Karsun executives relate an early commitment to establishing an innovative culture. Among their earliest objectives was investing early in dedicated innovation resources while honing the organization’s core capabilities. The team identifies this capabilities first approach to contracting as the key to their success. In the interview they reveal development strategy insights utilizing this approach.
The Future of Robotic Process Automation in Government Modernization
This innovative, capabilities first approach charges Karsun teams with experimenting with emerging technologies. Discussing recent Karsun Innovation Center research, Karsun Co-Founder and Chief Architect Kartik Mecheri takes a deep dive into robotic process automation. He outlines Karsun’s vision for machine intelligence and innovation in the public sector.
Over the course of their thirty-minute interview, the team reveals further insights into their growth process. For more insights from these industry experts tune into WFED at 12:00 p.m. on September 21st. Alternatively, listen live on the 21st at federalnewsradio.com.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier consulting firm delivering a portfolio of enterprise modernization services to its federal and commercial customers. Its core competencies include Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics. Its proprietary GoLean® software development methodology combines Agile, Lean, Kanban and DevOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle. The GoLean.io Software-as-a-Service provides a lean management tool-kit combining the best of these practices. Karsun Solutions’ quality, development, and information security practices include CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Karsun Solutions, LLC ranked among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private US Companies for the fourth year in a row. Only one in six companies make the list four times. Firms are ranked in the Inc. 5000 based on their growth over the past three years. Ranking four times in a row represents a remarkable 7 years of growth.
“We’re elated to be honored for a fourth year in a row among the Inc. 5000.” said Karsun Solutions Co-Founder and CEO Sundar Vaidyanathan.
Founded in 2009, Karsun Solutions experienced explosive growth since inception. A premier consulting company, they deliver Modern Software Development, Cloud, and Advanced Analytics solutions to customers in the US Federal Government. Their customers include the Federal Aviation Administration, General Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Beginning in 2015, the organization has continually listed in Inc. 5000 the rankings. In the fall of 2017 Karsun Solutions was awarded a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract from the FAA. That contract has a $145 million ceiling value and a five-year period of performance. This was the second $100 million-plus contract for Karsun Solutions, a rare accomplishment for an organization of their size.
The organization’s founding vision emphasizes investing in innovative initiatives. The Karsun Innovation Center (KIC) serves as the company’s in-house research and development unit. Early in 2017 Karsun Solutions released the GoLean.io Software-as-a-Service developed within the KIC. Built on their proprietary GoLean® software development methodology, this management toolkit analyzes Agile, Lean, Kanban and DevOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Throughout 2018 Karsun Solutions continues to grow. Karsun teams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Herndon, Virginia are expanding and actively hiring. The organization also recently announced the formation of a new Data Practice within the Karsun Innovation Center. In June they were named among the 2018 Moxie Award Finalists. That award recognizes bold and innovative companies within the DC Metro Area.
Grab the August 2018 edition of Inc. magazine for a complete ranking breakdown. Read Karsun Solutions Inc. 5000 profile here.