Business Process and Information Management Consultants

Business Process and Information Management ConsultantsPerformance, Innovation and Value...In Washington DC metro area --301-654-40005480 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 210 --Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815www.aquasinc.com… To Give You the Control You Need Over Your Informationand Your Business.www.aquasinc.comwww.aquasinc.comWho We Are•Process streamlining and information management solutions providers since 1990•Customer-focused, quality minded •Government approved accounting systems andbilling 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) certifiedwww.aquasinc.comGlobal 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: Bogotawww.aquasinc.comWhat 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 supportwww.aquasinc.comAwards and CertificationsAwards•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 2000Certifications•8(a)•SDB•Hispanic Woman-Owned Business•MD DOT MBE•City of Tucson (MBE)•Commonwealth of Virginia (MBE)www.aquasinc.comContracting 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 2007www.aquasinc.comProcess 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.comInformation 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.comResearch 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 evaluationswww.aquasinc.comComputer-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 Toolswww.aquasinc.comProgram 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 assessmentwww.aquasinc.comCustomers•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 organizationswww.aquasinc.comExperience 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 designPublic & Indian Housing –•Assisted in designing & developing a system to collect applicant data via the webOffice of the Executive Secretary –•Developing a correspondence tracking systemOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization•Conducted a BPR for the OSDBU MBE functionwww.aquasinc.comExperience•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. National Institute of Standards & Technologywww.aquasinc.comExperience•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. Agricultural Marketing Service Poultry Program Grading Serviceswww.aquasinc.com•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. ExperienceU.S. Small Business Administrationwww.aquasinc.comExperience•Assisted in the testing and assessment of over 2,500 computer programs. •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 andresponsibilities for data administration.America West AirlinesBell Atlanticwww.aquasinc.comExperienceDOD 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.comExperience•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.Cordom Associateswww.aquasinc.comExperience•Developed a pesticide impact model and provided web access to data, model scenarios, and reports.NCFAPNational Center for Food and Agricultural Policywww.aquasinc.comExperienceDepartment 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.