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Concept Solutions, LLC announces new Client Relationships Director, Gisele Mohler

Concept Solutions, LLC, a leading management and technology consulting company, is pleased to welcome Ms. Gisele Mohler as its Client Relationships Director. Ms. Mohler will support strategic growth initiatives, as well as strengthen the partnerships between the company and its customers.

“Gisele joining ConceptSolutions is an important announcement as her experience and leadership will help us drive transformation across our programs, and expand our footprint into other areas of the federal sector,” said Phong Mai, President and CEO of ConceptSolutions. “I have the utmost respect for Gisele, and am excited to work closely with her on shaping our customer interactions.”

Ms. Mohler was with the Federal Government for 23 years, most recently as the Director of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) Interagency Planning Office for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), where she oversaw and executed the collaborative processes needed to ensure efficient coordination among all federal partners whose decisions impact NextGen. The federal partners include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Departments of Defense (DoD), Homeland Security (DHS) and Commerce (DOC), the FAA, as well as the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).

Previously, Ms. Mohler was Director of the FAA’s NextGen Performance and Outreach Directorate, where she delivered the agency’s annual NextGen Implementation Plan, as well as NextGen results by developing and delivering NextGen Performance Snapshots. In between her two executive roles for NextGen, she was the FAA’s acting Executive Director for Regions and Center Operations.

Ms. Mohler was also the Director of the FAA’s national plan for improving airspace and airport capacity, the Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), for four years. Additionally, she spearheaded the initial Airspace and Procedures Metroplex (OAPM) effort where she designed and tested a process to take a systems approach to performance-based navigation (PBN) initiatives and the design of airspace, providing a geographic focus to problem solving. This process is being used today for OAPM.

Prior to the FAA, she was with the U.S. Census Bureau for eight years where she implemented acquisition reform for conducting the Decennial 2000 Census.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland, an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and a Certificate of Executive Professional Development from the Wharton School of Business.

Ms. Mohler is a private airplane pilot with instrument, land, and sea ratings and owns a single-engine plane.

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December 14, 2015

ConceptSolutions is named to “Best Places to Work” for 4th consecutive year!

News, Press Releases, Recognitions

For the fourth consecutive year, Virginia Business and Best Companies Group have selected ConceptSolutions as a 2016 Best Places to Work in Virginia finalist.

“We are honored to be recognized among the top employers in the state,” said John Krahulec, ConceptSolutions Executive Vice President and COO. “ConceptSolutions is a great place to work not just because of our benefits, but because of our people. They are the best!”

This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, workforce and businesses. The 2016 Best Places to Work in Virginia list is made up of 100 companies.

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

– Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity;

– Be a publicly or privately held business;

– Have a facility in the state of Virginia;

– Have at least 15 employees working in the state of Virginia; and

– Be in business a minimum of 1 year.

Companies from across the state entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Virginia. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Virginia and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final ranking.

The final rankings will be announced at an awards luncheon on January 28, 2016 at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in Virginia program, visit www.BestPlacesToWorkVA.com.

November 23, 2015

ConceptSolutions Earns 3rd Consecutive Virginia Business Best Places to Work Honor!

News, Press Releases, Recognitions

For the third consecutive year, Virginia Business and Best Companies Group have selected ConceptSolutions as a 2015 Best Places to Work in Virginia finalist. The comprehensive list was announced in the February 2015 issue of Virginia Business Magazine.

“It is an honor and privilege to be named among the top employers in the state,” said Phong Mai, ConceptSolutions president and CEO. “ConceptSolutions values its employees and we are proud of this continued recognition on the 2015 Best Places to Work in Virginia list.”

The annual statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize, and honor the best places of employment in Virginia. This distinction is bestowed upon companies with excellent ratings in several employee-focused categories such as corporate culture, benefits, engagement, and leadership.

The 2015 Best Places to Work in Virginia list comprises 100 companies chosen from an original pool of 150 companies split into three categories—small employers (15-99 employees), medium employers (100-249 employees), and large employers (250 or more employees). ConceptSolutions ranked 47th out of 63 small employer finalists.

Participating companies across the state entered the two-part assessment process. Employers completed a survey evaluating workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. Employees of the various employers also completed a survey measuring the employee experience. Best Companies Group analysts then used the survey feedback to determine the strengths and opportunities of participating companies, which is used for ranking determinations.

To see the list and cover article for the announcements, visit: http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/keeping-the-troops-happy

For more information on the Best Places to Work in Virginia program, visit: http://www.bestplacestoworkva.com/

March 2, 2015

Concept Solutions appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 3

News, Press Releases

Jan 5, 2015, Reston, VA—Concept Solutions, LLC today announced that it has been appraised at Maturity Level 3 of the CMMI Institute’s Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® for Development. The appraisal was performed by Norman Hammock of A1 Independent Consulting. The first appraisal for Maturity Level 2 was achieved in October 2009. Then in January of 2012, the company continued its process improvement strategy with an appraisal and rating at Maturity Level 3. This latest appraisal marks the 4th time Concept Solutions has acquired a CMMI maturity level rating and clearly demonstrates the company’s focus and dedication to its quality program.

Phong Mai, President and CEO stated “Concept Solutions, LLC is a proud partner of the CMMI Institute. We have been using CMMI to help elevate performance for 5 years and have seen the value of the models to deliver measurable results for our clients as well as our own internal processes. We look forward to working with the CMMI Institute to extend the reach of the CMMI frameworks to enable individuals and organizations to reach their goals.”

CMMI® is a capability improvement approach that provides organizations with the essential elements of effective processes that ultimately improve their performance.

An appraisal at maturity level 3 indicates the organization is performing at a “defined” level. At this level, processes are well characterized and understood, and are described in standards, procedures, tools, and methods. The organization’s set of standard processes, which is the basis for maturity level 3, is established and improved over time.

About CMMI Institute

The CMMI® Institute, a subsidiary of Carnegie Mellon University, is dedicated to elevating organizational performance through best-in-class solutions to real-world challenges. The Institute is the home of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® for Development, Services, and Acquisition; the People Capability Maturity Model; and the Data Management Maturity Model (DMM)SM, which are capability improvement models that create high-performance, high- maturity cultures. The models are used in thousands of organizations worldwide to deliver business results that serve as differentiators in the global market.

January 5, 2015

ConceptSolutions Wins AIM-SAA Program!

News

Reston, Va. — June 19, 2014 — ConceptSolutions, a Small Business technology and management consulting company serving government organizations, today announced that it has been awarded the five year Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Organization (ATO) Mission Support Services (MSS) Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Special Activity Airspace (SAA) program. The program is responsible for managing airspace schedules, schedule dissemination, and related NOTAMs while leveraging traditional and open source architectural components including SWIM, AIXM, geospatial databases, relational databases, web services, and messaging technologies. The program interfaces with systems within the National Airspace System (NAS) and the Department of Defense (DoD).

“We are thrilled to continue our relationship with the FAA Aeronautical Information Management program team and remain the company who will modernize the Special Activity Airspace program”, said Diane DeSua, Vice President of Transportation Program.

About ConceptSolutions
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, ConceptSolutions is a Small Business technology and management consulting company serving government organizations. ConceptSolutions is a leading enterprise Web 2.0 implementer with a track record of making organizations measurably more productive, efficient, and innovative. ConceptSolutions maintains federal contract vehicles and partner alliances, including GSA Schedule 70 and STARS II; FAA eFAST; FDIC ITAS-II; Navy SeaPort-e; Oracle Partner Network; TURBO Enterprise Partner Program; SalesForce Partner Program and the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, please visit www.concept-solutions.com.

June 20, 2014

ConceptSolutions Earns 2nd Consecutive Virginia Business Best Places to Work Honor!

News

ConceptSolutions was recently named as one of the 2014 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in Virginia was created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group.

This statewide survey and awards program is designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of employment in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, its workforce and businesses. The 2014 Best Places to Work in Virginia list is made up of 100 companies.

To be considered for participation, companies had to fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity;
Be a publicly or privately held business;
Have a facility in the state of Virginia;
Have at least 15 employees working in the state of Virginia; and
Must be in business a minimum of 1 year.

Companies from across the state entered the two-part survey process to determine the Best Places to Work in Virginia. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Best Companies Group managed the overall registration and survey process in Virginia and also analyzed the data and used their expertise to determine the final ranking.

For more information on the Best Places to Work in Virginia program, visit www.BestPlacesToWorkVA.com.

May 8, 2014

Concept Solutions Helps Ring Closing Bell at NASDAQ!

News

On Monday, December 2, 2013, our own John Krahulec, COO and Executive VP, joined a select group of companies representing the Greater Washington winners of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 up in Times Square to ring the closing bell at NASDAQ. This group represents “the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2008 to 2012.” As we mentioned before, it is an honor to be named to this select annual list. It is exceptional to be included on the list for a second year. But Deloitte and NASDAQ were astounded when they realized that Concept Solutions had been named to the Fast 500 for its seventh consecutive year. After admitting that they should have been more aware of repeat winners, some of the reps at Deloitte asked if they could do a follow up story on Concept Solutions.

During the bell ringing ceremony, the tv cameras record and simultaneously broadcast the event on the big screen in Times Square, as well as on NASDAQ.com and on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” program.

John is seen in the center behind the person ringing the bell. (Under the first ’t’ in Deloitte). For more details of this event, see visit the NASDAQ coverage here.

This may be the first “selfie” taken during a NASDAQ closing bell ceremony.

And the award winners were treated to a lovely cocktail and dinner reception at the BlueFin restaurant in TimesSquare.

December 4, 2013

Concept Solutions Recognized for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility!

News

Concept Solutions, LLC has been honored with the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility for its use of flexibility and other aspects of workplace effectiveness as a workplace strategy to increase business and employee success.

This prestigious award, part of the national When Work Works project administered by Families and Work Institute (FWI) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), recognizes employers of all sizes and types in Virginia and across the country.

Workplace flexibility — such as flextime, part-time work and compressed workweeks — has been demonstrated to help businesses remain competitive while also benefiting employees. Flexibility in combination with other aspects of an effective workplace—such as learning opportunities and supervisor support for job success—can have a powerful impact on employee engagement and motivation.

The Sloan Awards are unique for their rigorous, two-step selection process, which involves an evaluation of employers’ flexibility programs and practices, and a confidential employee survey on the key ingredients of an effective and flexible workplace. All applicants are measured against national norms from the National Study of Employers.

“As a recipient of the 2013 Sloan Award, Concept Solutions, LLC ranks among the top 20% of employers nationally in terms of its programs, policies and culture for creating an effective and flexible workplace,” said Ellen Galinsky, FWI president. “In addition, what makes this honor so special is that their employees have corroborated this, affirming that it is indeed an effective and flexible workplace.”

When Work Works is a national project to educate the business community on the value of workplace flexibility by sharing research and promising practices, and conducting the annual Sloan Awards. It is an ongoing initiative of FWI and SHRM.

November 15, 2013

Concept Solutions Earns 7th Deloitte Fast 500 Recognition!

News

Concept Solutions, LLC (www.Concept-Solutions.com), a Small Business technology and management consulting company serving government organizations, announced it has earned a spot in Deloitte’s prestigious Technology Fast 500 program for a 7th consecutive year. Deloitte’s Fast 500 annual ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Award winners were selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over the past four years.

For revenue growth between 2008 and 2012, Concept Solutions ranks 387 nationally and achieved 197% growth over the 4-year span, landing on the ranking list for an impressive 7th consecutive year.
“We congratulate the 2013 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 winners on their continued innovation and growth,” said Eric Openshaw, vice chairman and Deloitte’s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader.

“Being recognized by Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is an amazing accomplishment for all the winners. But we are truly honored to have achieved this recognition seven consecutive times,” said John Krahulec, Executive Vice President and COO of ConceptSolutions. “Getting on this prestigious list and staying on it this long proves that ConceptSolutions is a long term business. This has been possible with great employees and customers that count on us to deliver.”

About Deloitte’s FAST 500
The Technology Fast 500 is the pre-eminent technology awards program in North America (U.S. and Canada) with 2012 being its nineteenth anniversary. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies – large, small, public, and private – span a variety of industry sectors, and are leaders in hardware, software, telecom, semiconductors, life sciences and emerging areas, such as clean technology. These companies are on the cutting edge and are transforming the way we do business today.

In order to be eligible for Technology Fast 500 recognition, companies must own proprietary intellectual property or proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company’s operating revenues. Using other companies’ technology or intellectual property in a unique way does not satisfy this requirement. Technology Fast 500 award eligibility requirements also include base-year operating revenues of at least $50,000 USD or CD, and current-year operating revenues of at least $5 million USD or CD. These revenues must have more than doubled between 2008 and 2012. Additionally, companies must be in business for a minimum of five years, and be headquartered within North America.

About ConceptSolutions
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, ConceptSolutions is an information management and technology consulting company, providing strategic, technical, and problem solving expertise to the FAA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and other government organizations. ConceptSolutions is a leading enterprise Web 2.0 implementer with a track record of making organizations measurably more productive, efficient, and innovative. ConceptSolutions maintains federal contract vehicles and partner alliances, including GSA Schedule 70, STARS II, and MOBIS; FAA eFAST; Seaport-e; Oracle Partner Network; TURBO Enterprise Partner Program; SalesForce Partner Program and the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, please visit www.Concept-Solutions.com.

November 15, 2013

ConceptSolutions Recognized on Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 FANTASTIC 50!

News

Concept Solutions LLC, an information management and Enterprise Web 2.0 technology consulting company serving government, military and commercial organizations has been named to the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s FANTASTIC 50. The FANTASTIC 50 is an annual list of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the state. The 2013 recognition marks the fourth consecutive FANTASTIC 50 honor for ConceptSolutions, which was ranked 29th, moving up 8 spots from 2012’s ranking of 37.

“ConceptSolutions is once again proud to be recognized by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce with the FANTASTIC 50 listing,” said Phong Mai, ConceptSolutions President and CEO. “Our commitment to delivering cost-effective, high-quality solutions for our customers drives us forward, and this recognition is evidence of that commitment.”

About FANTASTIC 50
Virginia’s FANTASTIC 50 award program is a signature event of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The FANTASTIC 50 awards recognize leading businesses across the Commonwealth in all types of industries, and are the only statewide awards of this type in Virginia.

About ConceptSolutions
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, ConceptSolutions is an information management and technology consulting company, providing strategic, technical, and problem solving expertise to the FAA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and other government organizations. ConceptSolutions is a leading enterprise Web 2.0 implementer with a track record of making organizations measurably more productive, efficient, and innovative. ConceptSolutions maintains federal contract vehicles and partner alliances, including GSA Schedule 70, STARS II, and MOBIS; FAA eFAST; Seaport-e; Oracle Partner Network; TURBO Enterprise Partner Program; SalesForce Partner Program and the Microsoft Partner Program. For more information, please visit www.concept-solutions.com.

May 1, 2013