NuAxis Innovations recently received its Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Maturity Level 3 for Development v1.3 certification by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The rating is a framework for software process improvement that requires a company to meet or exceed certain standards for software development, project management and quality assurance. A Level 3 rating requires 18 specific process areas and 12 generic goals and practices to be fulfilled, including project monitoring and control, requirements development, technical solutions, decision analysis and resolution and organizational process definition.

“We are excited to reach this prestigious level of certification,” said Imran Akram, NuAxis CEO. “Reaching CMMI Maturity Level 3 demonstrates NuAxis’ ability to deliver the highest quality service to our customers.”

CMMI Level 3 Requirements:

Maturity Level 2 – Managed

• CM – Configuration Management
• MA – Measurement and Analysis
• PPQA – Process and Product Quality Assurance
• PMC – Project Monitoring and Control
• PP – Project Planning
• REQM – Requirements Management
• SAM – Supplier Agreement Management

Maturity Level 3 – Defined

• DAR – Decision Analysis and Resolution
• IPM – Integrated Project Management
• OPD – Organizational Process Definition
• OPF – Organizational Process Focus
• OT – Organizational Training
• PI – Product Integration
• RD – Requirements Development
• RSKM – Risk Management
• TS – Technical Solution
• VAL – Validation
• VER – Verification

NuAxis is also ISO 9001:2008 (quality management system) and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 (information security standard).

The General Services Administration (GSA) has worked with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to launch the FAR Data Collection Payroll Pilot application. NuAxis Innovations supported the development of the application, which was created using an Agile and human-centered approach to software development. The pilot was launched in accordance with Section 5 of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), which aims to make federal spending information easily accessible to the public. Section 5 of the DATA Act requires the federal government to establish a pilot program that will help determine final recommendations for standardized reporting, the elimination of unnecessary duplication in reporting and the reduction of costs.

“We are thrilled to have launched another Agile project for the federal government,” said Raza Latif, president of NuAxis. “This project is a step toward modernizing federal IT programs and increasing efficiency of reporting within the government.”

The pilot aims to increase efficiency for a required, time consuming certified payroll process for government contractors. The new software is hosted online on GSA’s Business Services Platform. It is expected to substantially cut down the time to complete the entire payroll reporting process.

“This application will have a positive impact on the outdated, cumbersome certified payroll reporting processes,” said Latif. “We are excited to show how Agile development can successfully work within the federal IT environment.”

The application was built by Area330, an Agile software development unit within NuAxis. The Area330 team extended user research and interaction design initially done by 18F to create the software. They also worked through the GSA’s Lightweight Authority to Operate (L-ATO) and Section 508 compliance certifications, which are required before releasing the applications in the GSA’s cloud infrastructure. The application is built using NodeJS, Express and Angular JavaScript frameworks.

About Area330

Area330, an Agile software development division of NuAxis Innovations, developed the FAR Data Collection Payroll Pilot application. Area330 is aligned with the Digital Services Playbook to provide solutions to the federal government that are Agile, user centric, cloud-ready, modern and open source. Area330 has a long history of Agile software development, including automated testing, automated code analysis and coverage, automated accessibility and security testing, issue tracking, CI/CD (continuous integration, continuous deployment) and shared knowledgebase. Area330’s software development expertise includes open source and modern technologies, automation servers, configuration management, security and cloud/hardware infrastructure. Their toolset includes Node, Express, AngularJS, React, Jenkins, Puppet, Cloud Foundry, Cloud.gov, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MySQL, Postgres, MsSQL, Oracle, Microsoft .Net, GitHub, Code Climate, OWASP ZAP, Pa11y, JIRA, Confluence and many others. Area330’s team members actively contribute toward open source projects with a focus on federal clients. Recent contributions include:

• Opendj rest wrapper (https://www.npmjs.com/package/opendj-rest-wrapper), which was developed out of a need to help our federal clients to access directory resources on Opendj.
• fpds-atom (https://www.npmjs.com/package/fpds-atom), a library developed to help federal clients search through the FPDS.GOV ATOM feed.
• samwisejs API wrapper (https://www.npmjs.com/package/samwisejs), which provides easier access to sam.gov resources for JavaScript applications.

About NuAxis Innovations

NuAxis Innovations is a solution-driven IT infrastructure support contractor for the federal government. As a leading IT partner with proven success in large agencies – including the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Labor (DOL) – NuAxis delivers value and expertise. The company was founded in 2002 by a team of passionate technologists and now has more than 375 employees across 22 states. With 99 percent of revenue coming from prime contract work, NuAxis is an established prime contractor adept at providing continuity of operations and robust risk management and allocates resources for each contract that align with the agency’s specific requirements instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mindset. NuAxis Innovations is composed of the highest-caliber employees and is continually expanding its portfolio of IT infrastructure support services. For more information, visit www.NuAxis.com.

NuAxis Innovations ranks number 41 on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Fantastic 50 list of fastest-growing companies in the commonwealth. The company is up five spots from number 46 last year.

“We are excited to be recognized for the second year in a row by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce,” said Imran Akram, NuAxis CEO. “NuAxis is in a period of exciting growth, and we are honored to be included on this list.”

The award program is in its 22^nd year of recognizing businesses in the commonwealth. To be eligible, a company must be privately held with its headquarters in Virginia and have revenue between $200,000 and $200 million. The award is based on a four-year revenue history.

All 50 awardees were announced at the Fantastic 50 Networking Reception and Awards Banquet last night (April 27) in Chantilly, Va. at the Westfields Marriott.

For the complete list of winners, visit virginiabusiness.com/news/article/a-calmer-pace.

NuAxis President Raza Latif was recently interviewed in the Washington Business Journal’s In the Spotlight section. In the interview, Latif discusses his leadership habits and even some fun facts about himself. Read the full interview here.

The Help Desk Institute (HDI) awarded six NuAxis Innovations teams the HDI Certification Pinnacle of Excellence Awards. The awards are given to support centers with four or more employees at which each member has earned an HDI certification. HDI awarded 28 teams this year – six (21 percent) of which went to NuAxis. In total, 16 NuAxis teams have received this award since 2013.

“By utilizing HDI standards, training programs and certifications, we ensure that all of our customer facing support staff possess the knowledge and skills to both consistently solve our client’s technical issues and to better connect on a more human, customer-centric level,” said NuAxis Vice President of Service Management, Bob Roark. “Over time this critical investment has provided functional support that demonstrates clear value in relation to the business needs of the organizations we serve.”

HDI Certifications recognize the breadth of knowledge required to provide IT support, document the skills needed by practitioners and provide leadership to the industry as a whole. HDI certifies customer service and technical support teams and each certification reflects the level of knowledge required for specific roles, ranging from Customer Service Representative to Support Center Director.

Read more about the awards here.

NuAxis Award Recipients:

• Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation – Reclamation Enterprise Service Center
• Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer – Customer Support Center, Customer Support Services Division, IT Service Desk
• Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer – Customer Support Center, Customer Support Services Division, HR Service Desk
• Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer – Customer Support Center, Customer Support Services Division, Finance Service Desk
• Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer – End User Services Division, IT Shared Services Organization, Managed Desktop Support (Denver)
• Department of the Interior, Office of the Chief Information Officer – End User Services Division, IT Shared Services Organization, Managed Desktop Support (Washington, D.C.)

NuAxis Innovations CEO, Imran Akram, recorded a spot on Executive Leaders Radio where he spoke about growing up in Pakistan and how he became the leader he is today.

Listen to the full interview here.

Ten years as an electrical engineer. Three advanced degrees. Fourteen years as CEO of NuAxis Innovations, a fast-growing IT support contractor for the Federal Government with 29 contracts and 375 employees in 22 states. Imran Akram has led a life full of impressive numbers—all made possible by a 5,328 mile trip from Lahore to London at 15 years old.

This cross-continental road trip from Pakistan to London with his father helped him realize his passion for exploration and learning—motivating him to found his own company, NuAxis Innovations, which today was ranked 457 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™.

“I was incredibly lucky to have the experience to travel at a young age,” said Akram, CEO of NuAxis Innovations. “It was through these experiences that I realized how important it is to learn about other people and their cultures—ultimately inspiring me to seek new adventures and higher education in the United States. I have been fortunate enough to live here for 29 years and to meet and work with so many great people.”

The 2016 Deloitte Fast 500 is a list of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. NuAxis grew 134 percent between 2012 and 2015, the period considered for this year’s award.

NuAxis has seen rapid growth over the past few years, acquiring a significant portfolio of contracts with the federal government. It holds a long-standing contract with the Department of Labor (NuAxis provides the department’s Enterprise Service Desk) and multiple contracts supporting the Department of Interior with its Customer Support Center and Managed Desktop Support.

“It is an honor to be included as part of this prestigious list and to be recognized for the hard work and dedication of our team,” said Akram. “We take a lot of pride in providing innovative solutions to the federal government and hope to continue growing in the federal space.”

NuAxis was recently named one of the largest government contractors and a top minority-owned business by the Washington Business Journal, listed on the Inc. 5000 and the Virginia Fantastic 50 and named a Significant Mover by Govini.

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About NuAxis Innovations

NuAxis Innovations is a solution-driven IT infrastructure support contractor for the federal government. As a leading IT partner with proven success in large agencies – including the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Labor (DOL) – NuAxis delivers value and expertise. The company was founded in 2002 by a team of passionate technologists and now has more than 350 employees across 22 states. With 99 percent of revenue coming from contract prime work, NuAxis is an established prime contractor adept at providing continuity of operations and robust risk management and allocates resources for each contract that align with the agency’s specific requirements instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mindset. NuAxis Innovations is composed of the highest-caliber employees and is continually expanding its portfolio of IT infrastructure support services.
 

About Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500™

Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 provides a ranking of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies – both public and private – in North America. Technology Fast 500 award winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth from 2012 to 2015.

NuAxis Innovations Vice President of Service Management, Bob Roark, has co-authored the book, The Success Blueprint, published by CelebrityPress.

Roark gives advice and shares experiences he’s accumulated on his path to success, as do his co-author Brian Tracy and the group of professional business experts who contributed to the Blueprint. The book focuses on goal setting and stories of the authors’ successes and failures – and what they have learned from those experiences.

The Success Blueprint is expected to be released in December 2016. Roark has already won the CelebrityPress Editor’s Choice Award for the book. A portion of the book’s royalties will be donated to the Entrepreneur’s International Foundation, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating unique launch campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes.

For more information on The Success Blueprint, click here.

About Bob Roark:

Bob is a results-driven Information Technology operations and service management executive with an unwavering focus on delivering world-class satisfaction for internal and external customers. With a broad range of technical and business experience across multiple industries, he drives business value for all stakeholders through continuous process improvements. Consistently achieving results by developing and retaining top talent, introducing best practices and standards, reengineering inefficient processes and systems, and building high-performance Information Technology infrastructure that supports multimillion-dollar profit growth, cost cuts, and operating efficiencies.

Bob is an MBA graduate of Western Governors University. He is the Vice President of Service Management for NuAxis Innovations, a solution-driven IT infrastructure support contractor for the U.S. federal government with offices in Washington D.C. and Denver, Colorado, and more than 350 team members across 22 states. Bob was also selected as one of America’s PremierExperts™ and holds numerous industry-leading certifications including Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional (PMP), HDI Support Center Director (SCD), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MSCE), ISACA – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and several ITIL certifications.

About NuAxis Innovations

NuAxis Innovations is a solution-driven IT infrastructure support contractor for the federal government. As a leading IT partner with proven success in large agencies – including the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Labor (DOL) – NuAxis delivers value and expertise. The company was founded in 2002 by a team of passionate technologists and now has more than 375 employees across 22 states. With 99 percent of revenue coming from contract prime work, NuAxis is an established prime contractor adept at providing continuity of operations and robust risk management and allocates resources for each contract that align with the agency’s specific requirements instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mindset. NuAxis Innovations is composed of the highest-caliber employees and is continually expanding its portfolio of IT infrastructure support services.

When faced with the decision to follow the dot com craze of the late ‘90s or stick to his engineering roots, one CEO made the tough choice that, today, landed his rapidly growing company on the Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing privately held companies.

Imran Akram, NuAxis Innovations’ CEO, founded the company with his wife in 2002. He took the plunge into entrepreneurship when the company he was working for decided to shift away from services and focus on products, leaving Akram’s client, the United States National Park Service (NPS), in need of a replacement service provider.

“I, of course, had no idea that the dot com bubble would burst. I just knew that the NPS and Department of Interior still needed the services I provided as an engineer, so I made the decision to follow that path,” said Akram. “The NPS and I had built a very strong relationship over the years and they wanted to continue working with me, so I decided to set up a company to continue supporting them.”

NuAxis started with just Akram and his wife working with just one agency. Within 3 years, he had 30 employees. Today, 15 years after he founded NuAxis Innovations, the company continues to serve NPS, but now also holds sizeable prime contracts with other federal agencies (including the departments of Interior and Labor) and has grown to more than 350 employees in 22 states.

Exemplifying that growth is the honor the company has received today: Inc. Magazine ranked NuAxis Innovations NO. 2,641 on its 36th annual Inc. 5000 List, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs.

“We are so excited to be recognized for our growth and achievements with inclusion on this prestigious list,” said Akram. “NuAxis has been expanding rapidly over the past few years and we look forward to continuing on this path while helping government agencies solve their IT challenges.”

The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring all the companies on the list will be held from October 18 through 20, 2016 in San Antonio. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow and many other well-known names gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 5000.

About NuAxis Innovations

NuAxis Innovations is a solution-driven IT infrastructure support contractor for the federal government. As a leading IT partner with proven success in large agencies – including the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the Department of Labor (DOL) – NuAxis delivers value and expertise. The company was founded in 2002 by a team of passionate technologists and now has more than 350 employees across 22 states. With 95 percent of revenue coming from contract prime work, NuAxis is an established prime contractor adept at providing continuity of operations and robust risk management and allocates resources for each contract that align with the agency’s specific requirements instead of imposing a one-size-fits-all mindset. NuAxis Innovations is composed of the highest-caliber employees and is continually expanding its portfolio of IT infrastructure support services.

About Inc. Media

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders.  Winner of the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 2014 and 2012. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 13,000,000 today.  For more information, visit www.inc.com.

The Inc. 500|5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Started in 1982, this prestigious list of the nation’s most successful private companies has become the hallmark of entrepreneurial success. The Inc. 5000 Conference & Awards Ceremony is an annual event that celebrates their remarkable achievements. The event also offers informative workshops, celebrated keynote speakers, and evening functions. For more information on Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Conference, visit http://www.inc.com/.

NuAxis Innovations recently received its ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. The ISO 27001 certification is an information security standard and specification for information security management systems published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The certification demonstrates NuAxis’ ability and proven record of high-quality IT services management processes.

NuAxis is also ISO 9001:2008 (quality management system requirements) and ISO 20000-1:2001 (service management system standard) certified. NuAxis has been providing IT services for more than a decade to federal agencies, including the Department of Interior and the Department of Labor.

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