Business Process and Information Management Consultants

Business Process and Information Management Consultants Performance, Innovation and Value... In Washington DC metro area -- 301-654-4000 5480 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210 -- Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 www.aquasinc.com www.aquasinc.com … To Give You the Control You Need Over Your Information and Your Business. Who We Are • Process streamlining and information management solutions providers since 1990 • Customer-focused, quality minded • Government approved accounting systems and billing rates • Multi-lingual technical staff - English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German… • ASQ ISO9001 & SEI CMM 2 self-assessed • Woman-owned, small business, SBA 8(a) certified www.aquasinc.com Global Presence • Headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland • A Delaware corporation, with offices in: – – – – U.S.: Maryland, Virginia, and Arizona El Salvador: San Salvador Ecuador: Quito Colombia: Bogota www.aquasinc.com What We Offer • • • • • • • Process and requirements assessments Information management solutions Document Management/Imaging Data Management & Analysis Software Development e-Gov Solutions Research and business consulting – Studies and analysis – Program and project management – Quality assurance support www.aquasinc.com Awards and Certifications Awards • Maryland Woman Entrepreneur 2003 Citation from United States Senator Barbara A. Mikulski Technology Person of the Year Award 2003- Economic Empowerment and National Women’s Leadership Conference Outstanding Leadership and Achievements Award 2002 – Minority Business and Professionals Network Going the Distance Award 2000 – Minority Business and Professionals Network State of Maryland Blue Chip Award 2000 • • • • • • Certifications 8(a) SDB Hispanic Woman-Owned Business MD DOT MBE City of Tucson (MBE) Commonwealth of Virginia (MBE) • • • • www.aquasinc.com Contracting Vehicles • • • • • • • • • • • GSA: Federal Supply Schedule IT # GS-35F-0120J U.S Department of Agriculture U.S Department of Commerce (COMMITS) U.S Department of Education (MATO) U.S Department of Treasury (FMS BPA) D.C Government IT Service Schedule U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-OCIO BPI BPA NIH CIO SP2 Image World Millennia Lite Census R&D 2007 www.aquasinc.com Process and Requirements Assessments • • • • • • • • Business process analysis Workflow design and optimization Performance and outcome measures Requirements & analysis Facilitation / JAD sessions Process and data modeling Business needs mapping Independent verification and validation (IV&V) www.aquasinc.com Information Management Solutions • • • • • • • • • Requirements definition and tracking Database and data warehouse designs Technical assessments and benchmarks Web enabled applications Content management and web portals Data analysis and research support Tracking systems and workflow control Information systems security ADA Section 508 compliance www.aquasinc.com Research and Business Consulting • Studies and Analysis – Program and Data Analysis – Research support • Program and Project Management – Acquisition management – Monitoring resources and outcomes • Quality Assurance Support – Configuration management – Assessments and evaluations www.aquasinc.com Computer-Based Skills • Computer Systems and Network Support – Unix and AIX systems – Microsoft Systems • Database System Design, Development – SYBASE – SQL Server, Oracle 8i – MS Access, Paradox • Software Engineering SAS and SPSS J2EE, Weblogic websphere, iPlanet, JSP, ASP,Microsoft . NET, SQl, C, C++ CASE Tools www.aquasinc.com Program Areas • • • • • • • • • • Grants management Loan application and approval process Agriculture and environmental studies Inspection systems Bio-ethics tracking and issue research systems Strategic marketing and campaign systems Billing and time and attendance Clinical and health care management Housing programs Grants application review and assessment www.aquasinc.com Customers • • • • • • • • • • • U.S. Department of Agriculture (AMS) National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Department of Treasury (FMS) Veterans Administration (VA) U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Housing, Urban Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State of Maryland National Regulatory Commission (NRC) Department of Defense and U.S. Army Other public and private sector organizations www.aquasinc.com Experience Multi-Family Housing • Developed a meta-data quality assurance reporting process • Assessed COTS software & implemented PRISM’s data quality manager • Supported multi-family data warehouse initiatives, including data modeling, data cleansing, & meta –data design Public & Indian Housing – • Assisted in designing & developing a system to collect applicant data via the web Office of the Executive Secretary – • Developing a correspondence tracking system Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization • Conducted a BPR for the OSDBU MBE function www.aquasinc.com Experience National Institute of Standards & Technology • AQUAS migrated and enhanced a grants management database application to an Oracle 8i system with a web-based ColdFusion user interface. We continue to provide database administration and enhancement support. www.aquasinc.com Experience Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Program Grading Services • AQUAS facilitated working sessions to identify opportunities for streamlining processes and to reuse information to enhance program area objectives. The effort included the development of As-Is and To-Be business models, process flows and entity relationship diagrams. www.aquasinc.com Experience U.S. Small Business Administration • AQUAS managed and administered Sybase operational databases; provided data modeling and database administration support; and implemented Jaguar and Replication Server technologies. We conducted a best practices survey for partner management. We facilitated requirements definition for the LowDoc loan application process. www.aquasinc.com Experience America West Airlines • Assisted in the testing and assessment of over 2,500 computer programs. Bell Atlantic • Designed a strategic marketing database for Bell Atlantic, Long Distance; gathered marketing requirements, built a prototype for campaign creation enabling the user to specify target groups and compute return-on-marketing projections. Amtrak • Developed plans and defined roles and responsibilities for data administration. www.aquasinc.com Experience DOD Health Affairs Cardiology Clinical Practice • Supported a five-year effort for streamlining and improvement of tri-Service Cardiology. Conducted technology assessments of cardiology diagnosis equipment with automated image and data management capabilities. Provided acquisition and program management support. www.aquasinc.com Experience Cordom Associates • Conducted a human resource survey on benefits at non-profit organizations and produced a bi-annual report using SPSS and SAS software. Assisted in the production of a bi-annual salary survey of non profits. Developed a web presence for this personnel consulting firm. www.aquasinc.com Experience NCFAP National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy • Developed a pesticide impact model and provided web access to data, model scenarios, and reports. www.aquasinc.com Experience Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Services • AQUAS converted system documentation to electronic files in images and word processing form. Document images were converted to a MS Word format so that system upgrades and enhancements could be incorporated in the user and system documentation. The documentation included embedded tables and flowcharts that had to be reformatted or converted. www.aquasinc.com