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A-T Solutions Inc.

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Company: A-T Solutions Inc., Vienna, VA
Entry Submitted By: Focused Image, Inc.
Company Description: A-T Solutions Inc. is one of industry’s leading and fastest-growing counterterrorism firms, providing a full spectrum of training, technology, intelligence and mission solutions that protect people, infrastructure and nations from terrorist threats.
Nomination Category: Management Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Executive of the Year - Aerospace & Defense

Nomination Title: Dennis Kelly, President and CEO

Tell the story about what this nominee achieved since January 1 2011 (up to 500 words). Focus on specific accomplishments, and relate these accomplishments to past performance or industry norms. Be sure to mention obstacles overcome, innovations or discoveries made, and outcomes:

A-T Solutions Inc. is one of the industry’s leading and fastest-growing counter-terrorism firms, providing a full spectrum of training, technology, intelligence, and mission solutions that protect people, infrastructure, and nations from terrorist threats. The company, which has grown rapidly since it was founded in 2002, today playing a critical role in supporting the mission of more than 200 customers in more than 40 countries, including the departments of Defense, State, and Justice; the Department of Homeland Security; the intelligence community; federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies; first responders; allied nations; and the private sector.

In order to meet the challenges of this rapidly growing company and to position A-T Solutions for future growth, CEO Dennis Kelly combines proactive strategic planning, team building, metrics monitoring and ultimately, a strong commitment to delivering customer satisfaction.

Under Mr. Kelly’s leadership, A-T Solutions has achieved significant milestones of success since January 2011, including:

- A continued upward trajectory of growth through
o Generation of more than $285 million in new business
o Increasing revenue by 31.5%, bringing annual total to $169M
o Creating more than 150 jobs, expanding A-T Solutions’ team to more than 800
- Oversight of corporate acquisition of Innovative Technology Systems Inc.

(ITS), an information technology company specializing in technology solutions for the intelligence community, the Department of Defense and other government organizations.

- The launch of ATOM Training, a global company based in the United Kingdom specializing in services and products that support explosive ordnance disposal and improvised explosive device operations, through a partnership with Alford Technologies

- An expanded suite of award-winning field data collection tools to support a broader range of the homeland law enforcement community, including:
o FireSceneTM, a new digital diagramming software application that will help firefighters and emergency response teams across the country enhance pre- and post-fire operations, training and information sharing
o Version 5.0 of A-T Solutions’ highly respected Asymmetric Threat and Technical Analysis Casebook (ATTAC)

- Industry/community accolades:
o 2012 Company of the Year ($50M-$250M category) by the Association for Corporate Growth
o Rank of No. 14 on Washington Business Journal’s 2011 List of 50 Fastest-Growing Companies in D.C. area

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Provide a brief (up to 100 words) biography about the nominee:

As President and CEO of A-T Solutions, Dennis Kelly is responsible for operational leadership across the organization and provides strategic vision to ensure that the company delivers consistent, outstanding services to customers while achieving its financial goals. Mr. Kelly was promoted to President and CEO of A-T Solutions in 2010. He joined the company in May 2008 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and within two years helped the company exceed more than $169 million in revenue. Before joining A-T Solutions, Mr. Kelly was President of TechTeam Government Solutions and Senior Vice President of Anteon International Corporation.