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Centuria Welcomes Rakesh Patel as New Chief Operating Officer
October 19, 2021
Centuria Corporation (Centuria) is pleased to announce that Rakesh Patel has joined our management team and will serve as Centuria’s Chief Operating Officer. Rakesh’s hiring brings a significant level of Federal and Commercial operations management experience to Centuria. Rakesh’s addition continues our efforts to build an unmatched executive management team to support Centuria’s expansion and maturation.
“I am incredibly excited to have Rakesh join the Centuria team” said Juan Hernandez, President of Centuria Corporation. “This is another milestone in the continuing growth of Centuria. Rakesh will leverage his knowledge and expertise in building an exceptional consulting organization to support our existing and future programs. He has a proven 20-year track record in growing organizations that support our customer and staff focused values.”
Rakesh has held executive and C-suite leadership positions in many other organizations and has demonstrated a unique ability to integrate technology, organizational principles, and workforce management techniques to increase productivity, efficiency, and operating margins. His more significant accomplishments include the development of account management methodologies that generated 80% of total company revenues, the transformation to a cloud-based managed service model for a traditional licensed software application, and support for the development of a CONUS operational and organizational structure that enabled an organization grow from 150 to 700 billable staff members.
Centuria Corporation (Centuria) is pleased to announce that they have been awarded General Services Administration (GSA) One Acquisition for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) contracts in the Unrestricted and Small Business (SB) pools. OASIS+ is designated as a Best-in-Class (BIC) contract, has a 10-year ordering period, and is available to support all federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. Centuria was awarded twenty-four Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in the Unrestricted pool and sixty-two CLINs in the SB pool across the Management & Advisory, Technical & Engineering, Facilities, and Logistics Domains. Centuria’s CEO & Founder, Kevin Burke, said of the additional awards, “The small business and unrestricted OASIS+ awards demonstrate Centuria’s capability to compete across all size tiers of government contractors. As we continue on our growth path, OASIS+ will ensure we have a solid foundation to scale and provide products and services to all Government agencies. Centuria stands ready to meet all our customer and client needs, now and into the future” ABOUT CENTURIA Recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace for 2024, Centuria is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a registered ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1:2018 and CMMI Level 3 assessed company. Since 2002, Centuria has been delivering Information Technology, Engineering Scientific and Managed Services to the Federal Government. Centuria offers technical and scientific expertise in information technology, aerospace, meteorology, radar, and defense systems and has earned the trust and respect of their clients through a mission-oriented and service-first approach. Centuria is headquartered in Reston, VA, with offices in Rochester, NY.
Centuria, a partner committed to supporting the U.S. weather and climate enterprises, will sponsor the University of Oklahoma (OU) Reception at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday January 14th. This event brings together federal agencies, industry, and academia to facilitate the collaboration, planning, and interchange of ideas for the advancement of weather, water, and climate related sciences. ABOUT CENTURIA Recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace for 2024, Centuria is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a registered ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1:2018 and CMMI Level 3 assessed company. Founded in 2002, Centuria offers technical and scientific expertise in information technology, aerospace, meteorology, radar, and defense systems and has earned the trust and respect of their clients through a mission-oriented and service-first approach. Centuria is headquartered in Reston, VA, with offices in Rochester, NY.
Centuria Corporation (Centuria) announced that they have been awarded a task order on the SeaPort Next Generation (SeaPort-NxG) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) to provide software application maintenance and engineering enhancements support for Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) Acoustics (NP5). Centuria will support the Scalable Tactical Acoustic Propagation Loss Engine (STAPLE) Toolkit STK to produce Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) products. Additionally, Centuria will maintain and upgrade multiple Bottom Loss Databases, which are part of the Oceanographic and Atmospheric Master Library (OAML). Centuria was selected for their experience and capabilities supporting environmental intelligence (EI) systems, products, and programs across Department of Defense and civilian agencies. Centuria’s Founder and CEO, Kevin Burke, noted, “We are beyond humbled to be entrusted with this important Navy mission. As a veteran, I appreciate how crucial it is to arm our sailors and other service members with timely and accurate information of all types. Centuria is committed to support NAVO in delivering these mission-critical products and services to the warfighter.” ABOUT CENTURIA Recognized by the Washington Post as a Top Workplace for 2024, Centuria is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and a registered ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1:2018 and CMMI Level 3 assessed company. Since 2002, Centuria has been delivering Information Technology, Engineering Scientific and Managed Services to the Federal Government. Centuria offers technical and scientific expertise in information technology, aerospace, meteorology, radar, and defense systems and has earned the trust and respect of our clients through a mission-oriented and service-first approach. Centuria is headquartered in Reston, VA, with offices in Rochester, NY.
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