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Innovation often comes from small to mid-sized companies—some of them start-ups. But smaller companies often don't get the attention they deserve. Innovators and entrepreneurs are what drive economic growth. "Companies to Watch" is an opportunity to find out what some of our local innovators are doing by listening to a conversation with one of their Chief Executive Officers. "Companies to Watch" is sponsored by Womble Carlyle…Innovators At Law. Online at wcsr.com.
 
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Posted Online: 05-12-10 17:05
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Avineon Incorporated
Avineon Incorporated is a specialized provider of IT, engineering, geospatial and program management services to government agencies and commercial clients. CEO and President Karlu Rambhala founded Avineon in 1991. It has grown to become a global enterprise with subsidiaries in the UK, India, and France. Avineon has been recognized as one of Washington Technology's Fast 50, Washington Smart CEO's Future 50, and in May, Ernst & Young named Karlu Rambhala a finalist in its upcoming Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Posted Online: 05-08-09 19:05
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Apptis, COO Paul Leslie
As a leading provider of IT solutions, Apptis is ranked one of the Top 20 federal integrators. Apptis has locations in 35 states and 10 countries. Apptis was named 17th on Washington Business Journals list of private companies, ranked by 2006 revenue. In addition to many Defense and military medical agencies, Apptis' clients include the Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, U.S. Department of State and many more. Apptis is supporting such breakthrough technologies as Cloud Computing, and the Defense Health Agency's ESSENCE program, currently being used to track the progression of swine flu. Pres. and COO Paul Leslie is an accomplished federal IT business leader with 25 years of experience in meeting the needs federal agencies. He well understands the challenges of federal government contracting and the ever-changing IT needs of government agencies.

Posted Online: 05-01-09 09:05
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Companies to Watch- SEVATEC
SEVATEC, Inc. provides strategic management consulting and technology solutions to Federal Government customers. Sevatec was ranked 2nd on the 2008 list of the Washington Technology Fast 50 Government Contractors with a compound annual growth rate of 202%. President and CEO Sonny Kakar was trained in mechanical engineering. He is a member of the U.S. Air Force Air University National Security Forum for recognized community leaders, and an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Kakar is also a member of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Sikh Research Institute, and the Sikh Coalition.

Posted Online: 04-21-09 10:04
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Companies to Watch-- Tessada & Associates/Enrique Tessada
Tessada & Associates, Inc. is an infrastructure support solutions company based in Springfield, Virginia. Its employees are located throughout the United States, and also serves its clients in Italy, Guam, Spain and Guantanamo Bay. Chairman Enrique Tessada founded the company in the early 1990s. Tessada & Associates is not only diverse culturally,49% of its employees are women and 47% of its leadership positions are held by females. In 2008 Tessada & Associates was named Minority Contractor of the Year by the Johnson Space Center and received the Celebration Northern Virginia Business Success Award.

Posted Online: 04-10-09 18:04
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Companies to Watch - Trace Systems
Trace Systems, Inc. provides systems engineering, integration, installation, and technical support to the U.S. Dept. of Defense, Dept. of Homeland Security, and the Intelligence Community. Trace describes itself as a small company with large company capabilities and resources. Otto Hoernig is a telecommunications executive with extensive experience in satellite and wireless data communications and is president and CEO of Trace Systems.

Posted Online: 04-08-09 11:04
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Companies to Watch - CSA Medical
CSA Medical's Cryospray ablation system lets doctors quickly and easily freeze, destroy and remove unwanted tissue. Although this is "breakthrough" technology, its benefits are easily understood by surgeons and is not an especially "disruptive" procedure for the medical community. Using liquid nitrogen to remove cancerous tissue has proved to be a welcome treatment for patients, helpful to doctors, and a lucrative, successful procedure for CSA Medical. Richard Hughen, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, has more than 20-years of experience in strategic planning and medical product management. In addition to his work for Abbott Diagnostics and Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Hughen directed marketing strategy and operations for the $120M molecular diagnostics business of Becton, Dickinson and Co. Mr. Hughen is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with an MBA in Marketing and BS in Environmental Science.

Posted Online: 03-30-09 17:03
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Companies to Watch - DLT Solutions
When Rick Marcotte became president and CEO of DLT Solutions in 2004, he set a goal to reach $500 million in revenue in five years. That goal was met one year early, when the company neared $504 million in 2008. This is the second year in a row that DLT Solutions generated over 20% sales growth, after reporting $418.6 million in revenue in 2007, and $340 million in 2006.

Posted Online: 03-19-09 16:03
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Companies to Watch - ESCgov
ESCgov made its debut in Washington Technology's Fast 50 in the number one spot, just four years after Guy Speers and Raj Mittu formed the corporation in 2003. Guy Speers is an industry recognized expert in helping public sector agencies acquire the software licensing agreements they need on a large scale. Speers says, "The government budgets have been hammered, and the agencies are really challenged to field the number of licenses they need to support their mission." WTOP's Evan Haning talks with Speers about the dynamics that have enabled ESCgov to achieve a five year annual growth of 275%.

Posted Online: 03-16-09 09:03
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Companies to Watch - A&G Pharmaceuticals
Throughout her long and respected career in biomedical research, Dr. Ginette Serrero was never interested in pure theory. She always wanted to create a product that could be put to use in treatment. An important breast cancer discovery led her to found A&G Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Serrero's discovery of PCDGF/GP88 is so promising, the Avon Foundation recently awareded A&G an $870,000 grant, its first grant to a private company. Dr. Serrero had no formal business training, but says running university laboratories requires keen management skills, the ability to raise money, and the discipline to stick to a budget. CEO Dr. Serrero says she equally enjoys the business and research aspects of A&G Pharmaceuticals, a Company to Watch. http://www.agrx.net/

Posted Online: 03-06-09 16:03

























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