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Where We’ve Been…and Where We’re Going
2009 was an exciting year for Evans & Chambers Technology. It was a year of continued high performance, growth, team building, giving, and positioning for the future.
Performance
This year, our core team played various roles to support the development of several secure, robust, and easy to use mission-critical web applications. Some of us wrote software code, managed teams and schedules, and conducted application testing and software deployment. We provided subject matter expertise to our customers in many areas including enterprise custom software development, web 2.0 concepts, project management, and information sharing in the Intelligence Community. Congratulations to all of the Evans & Chambers employees who received accolades from their respective customers in 2009.
This year our Recruiting team performed at its highest level yet. In a slow economy, the team added hundreds of cleared resumes to our application tracking system and interviewed a good percentage of them. We welcomed several new members to our team, and are positioned to welcome more in 2010.
Team building
At Evans & Chambers we like to have fun, which doesn’t seem too difficult for a company full of great personalities! Thanks to our CFO (Chief Fun Officer), we enjoyed several happy hours at new and exciting local area restaurants (Il Fornaio was my favorite), got a little competitive at the company picnic at Dulles Golf Park, and took an adventurous weekend retreat to Baltimore. That’s where we learned to sail in extremely low winds and watched the Orioles play at Camden yards. Then, as a way to thank our core and virtual teams, we enjoyed a night of good food and conversation at the annual holiday party at Panache Restaurant. It was a fun 2009, and we look forward to even more fun next year.
Giving
At Evans & Chambers, we strive to give back to our communities through charitable giving. This year we donated to the Liberty God Parent Home. This sponsorship enabled two young women living in Lynchburg, VA to reach their goals despite some difficult challenges life has thrown their way. The Liberty God Parent Home is an organization that provides life skills for teenage pregnancy through counseling, adoption services, and higher education opportunities.
Positioning for the future
We have put ourselves in a strong position for success in 2010. From a new business perspective, our Business Development team wrote and submitted a strong proposal for an important Government contract that will allow Evans & Chambers the opportunity to make the most of our 8(a) designation. Evans & Chambers has also joined several teams to bid on 5 large government procurement efforts in the coming year.
In addition to bidding on the competitive contracts above, we began executing plans to deliver new Information Sharing solutions for the Government that will allow local police departments to better “predict” where a criminal or terrorist event will occur. We also have plans to explore new opportunities within the commercial sector, including a project that would allow us to assist companies involved in litigation with the discovery process. At Evans & Chambers, we strive to provide above-average service and consultation and are excited to explore these and other opportunities.
As we say goodbye to 2009, we introduce a new theme for 2010: “Excellence through Execution.” That’s our reminder to be mindful that as a company or an individual contributor to a project, excellence is achieved not only through individual mastery of ones craft, sharp intelligence, or a motivated attitude. Excellence is realized when those collective strengths are put into action. Only then can we deliver results and make a positive impact.
Happy New Year!
Jamil Evans, President
Evans & Chambers Technology
