Joe Markell, President

Micro Company Category
Nominated by Thomas Kniezewsky
www.sunriselawnlandscaping.com

Sunrise is an American dream story of a guy, a truck, and hard work morphing into a premier landscape company in the area 25 years later.  Joe Markell is the "guy", President and sole shareholder of Sunrise Landscape +Design. His local roots and the Sunrise name run deep in Northern Virginia. Sunrise is a family business name that spans back 70 years starting with the Sun Rise Dairy operated by Joe's great grandparents. Joe's father, grandfather and brother all operated businesses under the Sunrise name. Sunrise Lawn/Landscaping Services, Inc. was incorporated August 1986 in Reston, Virginia. The mission has always been to remove the worry, apprehension and concerns our clients may have about their landscape. It is achieved  by providing the highest level of professionalism, quality, efficiency, and craftsmanship possible. Read judges comments.

Richard Stark
President

Small Company Category
Nominated by Jeff Hamblen
www.rightstar.com

RightStar Systems is a leading provider of ITIL-based service management solutions for upper-middle market firms and government agencies. As an Elite BMC Software Solution Partner, RightStar develops its own add-on modules and provides consulting, design, and implementation services for BMC Service Support, Service Assurance, and Service Automation products. As a BMC Authorized Education Provider, RightStar conducts ITIL v3 Foundation level training and ITSM awareness simulations. RightStar also conducts onsite process assessments and provides strategic recommendations for delivering services to the business more efficiently. Read judges comments.

Jay Nussbaum Vice Chairman

Medium Company Category
Nominated by John Conley
www.agilex.com

Agilex is an employee-owned provider of mission and technology solutions to the national security, healthcare and public sectors. Realize the Value of Information® is the corporate mantra as Agilex helps clients unlock the value of information while reducing the cost to manage it. Notable professionals include former federal CIOs, multiple patent holders, and architects for some of the U.S. government's most critical IT systems. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Agilex has delivered significant results for an impressive list of clients throughout federal, state and local government, and within global 2000 corporations.  Read judges comments.

Large Company Category
Nominated by Mark Bronfman
www.mtsi-va.com

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is an employee-owned and operated company providing specialized technical, engineering and acquisition support services to a wide range of government and industry customers. Founded in 1993 by Philip L. Soucy and Jesse T. (Tom) McMahan, MTSI has a staff of over 450 talented and highly qualified professionals with extensive experience. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, MTSI operates eight satellite offices across the country. MTSI’s staff draws on decades of experience to provide leading-edge technical services and produce comprehensive solutions for the most challenging undertakings. MTSI has a broad range of core capabilities including Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation, Modeling and Simulation, Business and Financial Management, Strategic Planning, Cost Estimating, Acquisition Management and Planning, and Operational Concept Development.  Read judges comments.