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BE GREATER is the challenge we give to all employees at Karsun Solutions. Professional development is one of our core values. We offer the Karsun Academy program as part of our commitment to nurturing enterprise modernization expertise among team members. Karsun offers multiple avenues for in-demand IT skills development through this program.

IT Skills Training Karsun Academy

Workshops from the Karsun Innovation Center

Participation in innovation is a pillar of Karsun culture. The Karsun Innovation Center (KIC) is Karsun’s in-house research and development team. KIC team members act as expert resources for teams at Karsun. As part of that mission, team members establish industry partnerships. Innovation partners include AWS, Appian, Microsoft, and Red Hat. KIC also brings in partner experts to host workshops on topics like DevSecOps and data streams in Internet of Things implementations.

Employee Knowledge Sharing

Knowledge sharing is an extension of our continuous learning culture and GoLean methodology. As part of that philosophy, Karsun also hosts a recurring brown bag series. Teams share insights and learning with their peers across the enterprise. Karsun employees are encouraged to participate in local industry groups. Employees are also encouraged to share their findings through outside organizations. Recent presenters are also invited to present internally at Karsun. Employees were recently treated to talks on microservices and serverless architecture.

Certification Programs

Karsun Solutions’ AWS certification classes are one of the earliest manifestations of the Karsun Academy program. Today Karsun employees have the opportunity to receive training and support for either their AWS Associate or Professional Certifications. They may also work with their supervisor to seek out IT skills certification opportunities in any of our three practice areas: Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, or Advanced Analytics.

We are rapidly growing and looking for team members excited to grow with us. Apply through our careers page to join us in Oklahoma, Virginia or Washington, DC. To learn more about professional development at Karsun, speak directly with one of our recruiters during our weekly Talent Thursdays chats. For the latest job openings and Karsun news follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or YouTube.

Jason Marceau is a Director at Karsun Solutions. He holds a Master’s of Science in Business Analytics and Management Science from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Recently he returned to the University of Southampton to share his summer project experience with aspiring students and reveals how the program continues to inspire his work within Karsun’s Advanced Analytics practice. This post first appeared on LinkedIn.

Graduate summer projects are an excellent opportunity to work directly with practitioners in students’ chosen field of study. Programs pair advanced students with employers, where they research real-world challenges and prototype solutions. Summer projects act as an extension of coursework building toward students’ capstones or dissertations. Karsun Solutions engages with students locally on such projects and as part of my dissertation at the University of Southampton I participated in such a project, an experience that informs my work today.

Below I share my summer project journey for those that were not able to attend the CORMSIS (Center for Operations Research, Management Science, & Information Systems) lecture at The University of Southampton, UK. These are helpful insights for any student that may have the opportunity to participate in an in-depth summer project with their advanced or graduate studies. I summarize the high points related to leveraging the value of these projects. Though to hear my stories of the great adventure and experience you’ll have to find me at my next engagement at the University of Southampton.

While my lecture focused on CORMIS and its analytics projects, a summer project supporting any advanced studies or dissertation allows you to apply academic knowledge, build your network, prepares you for progressive hiring processes, and builds your personal story.

Apply Academic Knowledge

A summer project brings the academic knowledge to life and allows for an understanding of the practical application. However, the value goes much deeper. Embrace every moment you have within the project and company to learn. You will learn far beyond the academic application here if you seek it out. Also, many will encounter challenges along the way. If in fact those that do will be better served by the experience. It will force you to learn to adapt, have alternatives, and overcome obstacles for success. This is a key element that you can speak to when interviewing with companies. This will make you stand out as a problem solver and someone who can overcome adversity.

Build your Network

Building your network can perhaps be one of the most powerful things you do during the summer project. You see I am not really that smart, I just know a lot of smart people. The point being no one has all the answers, but the power of a network often does and it can open many doors not seen by others.

Prepare for Interviews

Many progressive companies have changed their hiring process from interviews to technical challenges first. This weeds out those that only understand the academic. In fact, the company I work for Karsun Solutions does exactly this in many cases. It takes the risk out of knowing if someone can interview well but can’t do the job.

Build your Personal Story

Seek out the greatest experience and if it scares you then it is the probably the right answer. The culmination of academic, practical, relationships, experiences, challenges, failures, and successes all develop your personal story. A good story will often make your stand out when seeking an opportunity, it will keep you hungry for more, and it is fun to tell.

HERNDON, VA – The General Services Administration awarded Alliant Solutions Partner (ASP) the Database and Middleware Systems (DMS) Task Order under the Alliant Small Business contract vehicle. Karsun Solutions is the managing partner of this Joint Venture, and will be the only JV member executing on this contract. This is a single-award contract with a ceiling value of $35 million that spans more than five years. Under this contract, Karsun will be supporting the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (GSA IT) by providing IT services to manage, support, and modernize its database and application middleware server infrastructure.

“We are excited to expand our support of GSA by providing database and middleware modernization services. This will be key to GSA’s mission going forward,” stated Kartik Mecheri, Karsun’s co-founder and Chief Architect.

About ASP’s Managing Partner – Karsun Solutions LLC

Established in 2009, 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 GoLean.io® software development methodology combines Agile, Lean, Kanban, and DevOps practices throughout the software development lifecycle. The recently released GoLean.io Software-as-a-Service provides a lean management tool-kit combining the best of these practices. Karsun Solutions, supports multiple $100 million+ contracts as a prime. This includes the GSA CAMEO Small Business contract which includes initiatives supporting acquisition planning, solicitation writing, contract award and contract administration functions. It also includes the Federal Aviation Administration’s $145 million Software Solutions Delivery contract. In this capacity, Karsun supports the FAA’s Office of Information Technology (FAA AIT). Other Karsun Federal government customers include the Department of Homeland Security, Smithsonian, and Government Accountability Office.

Beginning in 2015, Karsun has ranked yearly among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing US Companies. Karsun Solutions’ quality, development, and information security practices include CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000:2011 and ISO 27001:2013 certifications.

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.

The Karsun Solutions Business Development team came together this October to support the annual Bridges to Community Raise the Roof Fundraiser. This nonprofit organization brings more than 700 volunteers to Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic each year. Money raised from the fundraiser supports housing projects in these countries.

Juan Robles and Akshaya Sridhar attended the fundraiser as an extension of Karsun Solutions’ commitment to giving back to communities in need. Karsun regularly sponsors Bridges to Community events. The company’s business development team also attended the Raise the Roof event last year.

About Karsun Solutions

Bridges to Community events bring together teams from across the Federal IT contracting industry in support of service learning and community development. Karsun Solutions is among these premier firms. The company delivers a portfolio of enterprise modernization services to its federal 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.

Commitment at Home

In addition to supporting communities abroad, Karsun Solutions offers employees the opportunity to form local, service-focused teams. These teams include a neighborhood beautification team. Two founding team members shared their story this past July. Visit us on YouTube to learn how Karsun supports our neighborhood clean-up crew and other employee service initiatives. To learn more about Karsun culture, events and employee opportunities visit our Karsun Careers Page.

HERNDON, VA – Karsun Solutions LLC (Karsun) completed a novation for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading-Edge Solutions (EAGLE II) Functional Category 1 (FC1) Unrestricted Vehicle. The organization recently acquired the DHS Software Development Business Unit from EPS Corporation. With this acquisition and the completion of the novation, Karsun is now a prime contractor on the EAGLE II vehicle.

EAGLE II is a multiple-award indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. With a ceiling value of $22 billion, EAGLE II is the primary information technology (IT) services vehicle at DHS. The vehicle provides a flexible means of meeting DHS’s IT needs quickly, efficiently, and cost effectively.

The EAGLE II vehicle includes three functional categories. Karsun Solutions is a prime contractor under Functional Category 1 – Service Delivery. In this capacity, the Karsun Solutions team may deliver Integration, Software Design/Development, and Operations and Maintenance services.

“We are thrilled to expand our opportunities to serve the Department of Homeland Security,” said Karsun Solutions Chief Executive Officer Sundar Vaidyanathan. “This is an exciting opportunity to spread our enterprise modernization expertise within the Federal community.”

Karsun Solutions is the primary contractor on multiple $100 million plus contracts. The organization is the prime contractor on the General Service Administration’s (GSA) CAMEO Small Business contract, which includes initiatives supporting acquisition planning, solicitation writing, contract award and contract administration functions. It is also the prime contractor on the Federal Aviation Administration’s Software Solutions Delivery contract. In this capacity, the organization supports the FAA’s Office of Information Technology (FAA AIT). Additional IT modernization contract vehicles include GSA’s IT 70 and Alliant Small Business vehicles and FAA’s eFAST vehicle. Other Federal government customers include the Smithsonian and Government Accountability Office (GAO).

About Karsun Solutions

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.

The Karsun Solutions Executive Team recently joined Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller on his Views from the Corner Office program. During the interview, CEO Sundar Vaidyanathan, Chief Architect Kartik Mecheri and Chief Operating Officer Terry Miller share how IT modernization is opening the door for disruptors. They reveal insights on the state of the federal market, innovation-centric procurement trends, and opportunities for growing small businesses.

The Show Don’t Tell Approach to IT Modernization

When discussing the state of the federal market, both Sundar and Kartik highlight the role of small, innovative disruptors. Kartik, in particular, identifies the ability of such organization to quickly adapt and demonstrate IT modernization requirements. For Karsun Solutions these include expanding opportunities within the commercial cloud and artificial intelligence space.

The Karsun team commends the trend toward innovative procurement processes. Reflecting on Karsun Solutions recent growth the team adds, the organization benefits from matching opportunities to competencies. In describing the approach, COO Terry Miller notes, “what we’re really seeing that’s very different is ‘prove it to me, come in and do a demonstration to show me exactly … what your capabilities are.”

Views from the Corner Office brings together federal executives, lawmakers and other industry experts for insights into trends and challenges facing the Federal sector. The thirty-minute Views from the Corner Office program offers a private industry glimpse into public sector contracting. If you missed the original broadcast listen in here. Alternatively, tune in throughout October to hear the interview on WFED 1500am.

About Karsun Solutions

Serverless computing, especially AWS Lambda, is a darling of Enterprise IT professionals. First entering the spotlight four years ago, Lambda allows the running of code without provisioning or managing servers. Thus it owes its rising popularity to ease of use, scalability and low costs tied solely to consumed compute time. In response to this increased demand for information on serverless computing, Karsun Solutions Data Analyst Sidharth Ramesh recently presented an Introduction to AWS Lambda at the Northern Virginia Linux Users Group. This Lambda 101 style talk served as an introduction to serverless.

Lambda 101

In his talk, Sidharth explains AWS Lambda is a function-as-a-service event-driven model. Sidharth uses the analogy of pushing code, rather than spinning up new instances. He outlines this departure from previous architectures and suggests use cases where Lambda may replace EC2 instances.

He provides an overview of implementation, including strategies for structuring event triggers. Drawing upon his past interactions with the Karsun Innovation Center, he shared lessons learned as well as suggested use cases. These include using Lambda in ETL or scenarios requiring an infrastructure as code approach.

View Sidharth’s complete talk on YouTube and his presentation on GitPitch.

Karsun Solutions – The Enterprise Modernization Experts

Established in 2009, Karsun Solutions LLC is in the business of solving problems. A premier IT consulting firm, we are an Amazon Web Services Advanced Consulting Partner, AWS Public Sector Partner, and AWS Authorized Reseller. From DevOps to Cloud Migration AWS is one of our many partners empowering Karsun Teams to Do Extraordinary! These teams deliver a portfolio of Enterprise Modernization services including Cloud Solutions, Modern Software Development, and Advanced Analytics. Our premier customers include the General Services Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, US Department of Homeland Security, Smithsonian and Government Accountability Office. Karsun Solutions’ quality, development, and information security practices include CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certifications.

Karsun Solutions is a rapidly growing IT consulting firm headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. In August, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of our FAA SSD program. This program alone added an additional 150 people to Team Karsun and we are still growing! We were also recently recognized for the fourth year in a row among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies. Our recruiters are actively hiring developers, data scientists and more for our teams in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and the Washington, DC metro area. Now, in addition to our weekly virtual chats and open house events, Karsun Solutions is launching our Virtual Networking series.

Register for our Women in Information Technology Virtual Happy Hour

We are kicking off with a Virtual Networking Happy Hour for Women in Information Technology on October 25^th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. Register in advance and upload your resume for easy access during the event. Then drop in to chat with us on October 25th from your desktop or mobile device.

Karsun Solutions virtual events are a great opportunity to interact directly with our team members. Learn about our growing community and culture of innovation. Network with team members from our Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics practices.

Speak One on One with the Karsun Talent Team

Participating in one of our virtual events is also a quick method to get your resume in front of our hiring managers. Participants in our recruiting booth chats have dedicated 10 minutes sessions. During each session, participants may speak one on one with a member of our Karsun Talent Team.

Speaking directly with a recruiter is easy. Enter our Women in Information Technology Virtual Happy Hour anytime during the event. Get in line at our designated Recruiting Booth. Once you move to the front of the line you will be invited to talk directly to a Karsun recruiter or hiring manager. After your chat, if you are ready to learn more about Karsun Solutions, connect with us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or YouTube.

Karsun Solutions – The Enterprise Modernization Experts

Established in 2009, Karsun Solutions LLC is in the business of solving problems. We are a premier IT consulting firm. Our teams deliver a portfolio of services including Modern Software Development, Cloud Solutions, and Advanced Analytics. We are one of the few small businesses that manage multiple $100 million-plus contracts as a federal prime contractor. Our premier customers include the General Services Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, US Department of Homeland Security, Smithsonian and Government Accountability Office.