Like many organizations, Karsun transitioned to a remote workforce in 2020. Beginning with that transition and throughout the last three years, it has won new awards for culture, diversity, benefits and more. Most recently, it picked up its first-ever Top Workplaces Culture award for Work-Life Flexibility. Karsun received this award in addition to repeat Technology Industry Top Workplaces and Oklahoman Top Workplaces awards. 2023 was also Karsun’s first year receiving a Comparably Best Company Career Growth award. Both Top Workplaces and Comparably are based on independent third assessments of Karsun culture based on feedback from current employees.
Chae Song, the program manager for Karsun’s GSA Fleet Program, received a FORUM IMPACT award from the industry news sites FORUM/g2xchange. This award recognized exceptional women technology leaders from government and industry. Karsun continued to be recognized as a local industry leader, receiving a ranking for the fifth year in a row on the Northern Virginia Technology Council Tech 100.
In addition to industry award recognition, Karsun experts and executives appeared as thought leaders in white papers, panel discussions and industry podcasts. Notably, Karsun released our Design for Every Next white paper detailing our strategy for delivering high-quality UI/UX initiatives on a massive scale and in highly complex systems. Karsun President, Terry Miller appeared on the Federal Tech Podcast to share insights from this new paper.
Finally, Karsun graduated its eleventh fellow from an American Council on Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) professional development program. Anu Pajjur, a Portfolio Lead for Karsun’s FAA portfolio, completed ACT-IAC’s Voyagers Program in May 2023. This program pairs up-and-coming leaders from industry and government in an intensive one-year program.
From work-life balance to elevating industry leaders, culture shines here. The Karsun team continues its commitment to an employee-centered culture where everyone can learn and grow. And there are new opportunities to grow as a Karsun expert. We are hiring for remote roles nationwide. To join our team and Find Your Next visit KarsunCareers.com.
HERNDON, VA – Karsun Solutions was once again named to the Northern Virginia Technology Council’s (NVTC) annual Tech 100 list. The companies included on the list represent regional leaders driving innovation, developing breakthrough technologies, and contributing to economic growth. This is Karsun’s fifth year ranking on the list. Karsun is an enterprise modernization firm transforming government through modern software development, cloud solutions and data solutions.
In addition to revenue and contract growth, Karsun was named a Technology Industry Top Workplace this year. Apart from this recognition among the best technology employers nationwide, it received additional awards for work-life balance, career growth and diversity. Karsun remains committed to fostering a collaborative culture where all can grow and innovate even as most of its team members remain remote. As its Innovation Center continues to lead the way in envisioning an AI-powered future, Karsun teams drive industry-leading best practices. This year, Karsun achieved an AWS DevOps Competency, the company’s third competency.
The NVTC represents the National Capital Region’s technology community. It presents the Tech 100 to the region’s leading technology companies, executives and next generation leaders. The trade association will recognize the honorees on December 12, 2023, from 6 pm to 8 pm EST at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner. Attendees at the event will enjoy “A Night at the AI Art Museum.” Learn more about the celebration here.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions modernizes enterprise systems, enabling agencies to make the next technological advancement their next opportunity to elevate mission capability. IT solutions from Karsun are tailored to meet agencies’ unique needs and optimize operations. These solutions adapt and stay relevant with current trends while using secure, digital architecture built to last. It is a proven modernization partner whose expertise elevates agency capabilities and ensures every next opportunity is within reach.
Company Contact: marketing@karsun-llc.com
About the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC)
NVTC is the trade association representing the Northern Virginia technology community. As one of the nation’s largest technology councils, NVTC serves companies from all sectors of the industry, from small businesses and startups to Fortune 100 technology companies, government contractors, as well as service providers, academic institutions, and nonprofit organizations. More than 460 members look to the organization as a resource for networking and educational opportunities, peer-to-peer communities, policy advocacy, industry promotion, fostering of strategic relationships, and branding of the region as a major global technology center. Learn more at www.nvtc.org.
Karsun Solutions proudly announces Chae Song is among the 2023 IMPACT awardees. The awards will be presented at the FORUM Leading for IMPACT Women in Leadership Conference on November 7, 2023. The award recognizes women creating IMPACT within the Federal Civilian, Federal Health, and Military Health, Technology, and Consulting Communities.
Chae Song is a Senior Director at Karsun Solutions and the program manager for its General Services Administration (GSA) Advanced Fleet Platform modernization program. Karsun began work on the platform in 2020. In addition to her ongoing leadership of Karsun’s GSA programs, she has led other growth, talent and client solutions projects for Karsun.
Chae has extensive experience delivering a broad portfolio of IT solutions and services to clients across the acquisitions, financial, telecommunications, healthcare, and public sector industries. She also has deep experience building collaboration among technical, project management and business teams. That includes leading complex modernization efforts using mature DevSecOps practices, microservices, and other cloud technologies, ensuring rapid development and improved security. Her ability to mobilize diverse project teams to deliver solutions with business values has been demonstrated for numerous government agency clients.
Chae Song will receive her award at the 2023 Leading for IMPACT Women in Leadership Conference on November 7 at the National Press Club. The conference and awards are presented by FORUM, a consolidated news source for information related to Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Defense Health Agency, and other agencies involved with Federal Health.
For more information on the awards or to register for the conference visit https://events.govforum.io/leading-for-impact-women-in-leadership/.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions modernizes enterprise systems enabling agencies to make the next technological advancement their next opportunity to elevate mission capability. IT solutions from Karsun are tailored to meet agencies’ unique needs and optimize operations. These solutions adapt and stay relevant to current trends while using secure, digital architecture built to last. It is a proven modernization partner whose expertise elevates agency capabilities and ensures every next opportunity is within reach.
Corporate Contact: marketing@karsun-llc.com
FCW (Federal Computer Week), a publication for federal technology executives, named Karsun Solutions Chief Operating Officer Terry Miller to its annual Federal 100 list. The Fed 100 is a list of 100 men and women who personify what’s possible in federal IT. Honorees will be recognized at the 2020 Fed 100 Gala on March 19.
Miller works with the operations, business development, and technology teams to prepare Karsun for customer delivery excellence. Prior to joining Karsun, he 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, he 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.
He was also the 2019 Industry Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council’s (ACT-IAC) highly regarded Partners Program, a training and professional development curriculum that pairs “rising star” leaders from government and industry. New under Miller’s leadership, the group formed three challenge teams to provide direct solutions to government agencies (GSA, NASA, SBA). He is also a graduate of the Partners Program and was the Chair of the Management of Change (MOC) event in 2013.
Miller is the second Karsun Solutions executive named to the prestigious list. In 2015, Co-Founder and Chief Architect Kartik Mecheri was honored. At that time, Mecheri was recognized for support to the General Services Administration’s agile delivery teams and innovation lab 18F. He and his team created a robust repository of proven, free code for this and other federal agencies.
About Karsun Solutions
The enterprise modernization experts, Karsun Solutions enables IT transformation for its government customers including the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Administration and General Services Administration. An innovation-based and performance-driven culture, Karsun Solutions teams deliver extraordinary software development, cloud and advanced analytics solutions to their customers. The organization’s commitment to quality includes a DCAA Approved Accounting System, AWS Government Competency, a CMMI Level 5 – DEV appraisal plus ISO 9001, ISO 20000 and ISO 27001 certifications.
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.
Karsun Solutions was selected among Washington SmartCEO’s Future 50 award winners. This program recognizes 50 of the region’s fastest growing, mid-sized companies. These companies represent the future of the region’s economy and embody the entrepreneurial spirit critical for leadership and success. The winners are chosen based on a three-year average of employee and revenue growth. Earlier in October 2016, Karsun Solutions was ranked among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing US Companies.
SmartCEO also interviews Karsun Co-Founder and CEO, Sundar Vaidyanathan. In that interview, he discusses Karsun’s strategy of seeking out niche IT modernization opportunities and then delivering solutions to customers with high satisfaction. The key to this strategy is bringing together talented teams through a collaborative environment and innovative culture. Read the complete interview here
From left to right Terry Miller, COO; Kartik Mecheri, Chief Architect; Sundar Vaidyanathan, CEO
Karsun Solutions LLC was included in Washington SmartCEO’s 2017 Best-Run Book. The organizations selected represent the Mid-Atlantic region’s best-run companies. These include companies demonstrating a strong commitment to corporate culture, strategic vision, and fast growth. Indeed, inclusion in the book is a testament to Karsun’s innovative culture. The Karsun Innovation Center (KIC) is an in-house research and development unit which partners with vendors to address complex problems facing Karsun customers. The Center is also responsible for the organization’s transformative GoLean methodology. GoLean enables lean driven automation of Agile and DevOps processes.
Karsun’s selection also reflects the firm’s rapid growth. The organization was recently ranked among the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing US Companies. The company was ranked in the Inc. 5000 in both 2015 and 2016.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier IT and consulting services company. Offering a portfolio of Enterprise Modernization services to both Federal agencies and commercial clients Karsun combines years of institutional knowledge, emerging technologies, and customer commitment to ensure delivery excellence. Established quality, development, and information security practices, including CMMI Level 3, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 20000, and ISO 27001 certifications, make Karsun a preferred partner for any organization, be it public sector or private enterprise.
CIO Review magazine rated Karsun Solutions among the 20 Most Promising Government Tech Companies. The selection criteria considered a vendor’s capability to support core business processes of all government verticals including innovation areas related to advanced technologies and smart customer management. They also looked at capabilities related to cloud, Big Data analytics, mobility and social media.
About Karsun Solutions
Karsun Solutions is a premier IT and consulting services company with a culture of innovation. We offer a portfolio of Enterprise Modernization services to both Federal agencies and commercial clients. Visit our News page for additional Karsun stories and more information.