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 is pleased to announce that Jay Kondapalli has been promoted to Program Manager for the CAMEO Small Business contract. Jay previously served as the Technical Program Manager on CAMEO. He brings over 19 years of experience leading and developing solutions to modernize enterprise-wide IT strategy/systems that are scalable for enhanced performance aligned to business missions. Jay is responsible for providing the technical strategy and the overall delivery for multiple application portfolios. He is also responsible for modernizing and streamlining the portfolio by providing cloud solutions, software development services (Agile, DevOps practices, Microservices) and leading teams that support large IT transformation efforts.
Prior to joining Karsun Jay held leadership positions at Booz Allen Hamilton and Unisys Corporation supporting the delivery and operations for multiple complex applications in GSA Federal Acquisition Service. He was involved in the Acquisition Process Improvement (API) and IT Alignment Project that maximizes the effectiveness of GSA’s offerings to help its customers in acquisition. Jay is a current member of ACT-IAC’s Partners Program and is expected to graduate in 2017. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University in India and a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications.
Sundar Vaidyanathan
, Chief Executive Officer of Karsun Solutions, has been elected to a second term on the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Executive Committee. He will continue as a Vice Chair at Large on the Industry Advisory Council’s Executive Committee. Committee members were announced at ACT-IAC’s recent annual Management of Change event.
Mr. Vaidyanathan is a Co-founder of Karsun Solutions and a thought leader on Enterprise Modernization. He is a graduate of ACT-IAC’s Partners Program and previously served on ACT-IAC’s Best Practices Subcommittee. In February 2017 he was selected as a Washington SmartCEO Future 50 award winner.
About Sundar Vaidyanathan
Sundar Vaidyanathan is the Co-founder and CEO of Karsun Solutions. In this role, he is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company, developing and executing long-term strategies, and driving business results. Sundar epitomizes Karsun’s commitment to modernizing enterprises through technology innovations. Sundar is a proven leader with deep expertise in developing strong customer relationships, a passion for building high-performance teams, and a disciplined focus on delivery excellence. Prior to founding Karsun Solutions, he held leadership roles at Unisys Corporation and KPMG Consulting, driving strategy and implementation of complex multi-million-dollar IT programs. Sundar is active in the federal IT community and has served in leadership positions at technology-focused industry organizations such as the American Council of Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC). He currently serves on the board of ACT-IAC. Sundar holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Communication Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science and an MBA from the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland.
Sundar Vaidyanathan, Karsun Solutions Co-Founder and CEO
Karsun CEO Sundar Vaidyanathan appeared on Executive Leaders Radio on March 9, 2017. As one of Karsun Solutions’ co-founders, he delves into his approach to entrepreneurship. He identifies the strategic importance of thinking ahead and risk mitigation in building the organization over the last seven years. Reflecting on leadership lessons learned from his father, he observes discipline and rigor are necessary to deliver customer-focused innovations. This is a driving factor behind Karsun’s Enterprise Modernization practice.
In discussing Karsun’s workplace culture Vaidyanathan observes organization looking to attract people driven by their work are built on collaboration and innovation. In January Karsun was honored among Washington SmartCEO’s Best-Run Companies. The award identifies entrepreneurs building businesses with strong corporate culture, strategic vision, and fast growth.
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Karsun Solutions Chief Executive Officer Sundar Vaidyanathan was recently interviewed in CEOCFO Magazine. Mr. Vaidyanathan delved into Karsun’s founding vision and the future of IT modernization within the federal government. He recalls the founding of the Karsun Innovation Center (KIC) as an early adoption of this vision. The KIC developed GoLean which forms the backbone of the organization’s methodology. GoLean is designed to enable lean automation of Agile and DevOps processes. With GoLean Karsun teams achieve faster delivery with reduced cost by focusing on resource optimization.
Moving beyond Karsun’s modern software development portfolio Mr. Vaidyanathan also discussed the organization’s cloud solutions and advanced analytics products. He concludes the interview by revealing Karsun has released a GoLean offering for commercial customers.