Akira Technologies Inc. Newsletter

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Table of contentsVAR department

Plan for success The dream team

983113n the past year983084 983105kira983124echnologies has experienced atremendous amount of growth983086983124he company has grown in termsof employees983084 locations983084 clients andcontracts983086 983105s a result983084 revenue andprofit are on the rise983086

983113n the fourth quarter of thefiscal year alone983084 the value983085addedreseller team in 983127ashington983084983108983086983107983086983084 brought in 983076983089983091983086983096 millionof revenue983086 983124he 983126983105983122 team turned

this number into a profit of 983076983093983095983097thousand983086 983113t expects 983076983092983096 million ofrevenue for the year983084 with a profitof just under 983076983089 million983086 983124he 983126983105983122team achieved this large profit withonly four employees983086

983124he 983126983105983122 teamconsists of 983123hannon983117unley983084 983117arilyn983117artien983084 983106rendan983110itzpatrick and983115ristoffer 983111arringer983086983124he 983126983105983122 team991257sgeneral objective isto buy commercialcommodities onbehalf of publicsector clients983086 983124hekey to success with a

small team is specifying tasks983086991260983109ach of us has a different role983084

and when our roles are combinedthey further the overall goal of theteam983084991261 983117unley said983086

983124he 983126983105983122 team builds relationshipsin the industry983084 which gives ittwo advantages983086 991260983113f 983113 can builda relationship983084 983113991257ll know aboutthat contract before it is posted983084991261983117unley said983086 983122elationships with suppliers also give 983105kira

983124echnologies an advantage on theprice of commodities983086

983124he 983126983105983122 team leverages its strong work ethic983084 collaborative skills andlasting relationships to gain a majorprofit983086

News

BytesVolume

Nov 20 201

1 VAR department

2 Meet the CEO

COO corner

3 Recent contracts

4 Employee spotlight

Photo by Austin Cozzolino



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983124his creation was 983105kira 983124echnologies983086 983105fter workingfor several failed start983085up companies in productdevelopment983084 983107hennamaraja decided it was time fora change983086 983112e ventured into the world of consultingand has not looked back983086

983107hennamaraja grew up in 983113ndia and attended983119smania 983125niversity983086 983105fter

moving to the 983125nited983123tates983084 he earned degrees

from the 983125niversity

of 983119klahoma and983108uke 983125niversity983086

983107hennamaraja ismuch more thana 983107983109983119 to 983105kira983124echnologies983086991260983127ith a start983085up983084

you always haveto wear different

hats983084991261 983107hennamarajasaid983086 991260983113991257m involved in

every aspect from long983085termstrategy to day983085to983085dayoperations983086991261

983124he title 983107983109983119 does not do 983107hennamaraja justice983086983112e does the little things on a daily basis that keep 983105kira 983124echnologies running983086 983107hennamaraja isdirectly involved in contract selection and businessdevelopment983086 983113n addition983084 he doubles as a quasi983085983107983110983119983084 handling the entire company991257s budget983086

983107hennamaraja likes to relax and enjoy his little timeoff983086 983112is weekends consist of activities with his wifeand children983086 983112e also enjoys reading books and watching movies983084 a slight escape from the busy life ofa start983085up 983107983109983119983086

Meet the CEO

Going beyondexpectations

ldquoWith a start-up you always

have to wear different hatsrdquo -Srinivas Chennamaraja

COO Corner

Medicine for

growing pains 983105kira 983124echnologies is

experiencing a period

of booming growth983084increasing from six to

983089983088983093 employees in the

last three years983086

991260983105ll levels of our business

have doubled within the

last 983089983096 months983084991261 said

983107raig 983110itzpatrick983084 the

chief operating officer983086

991260983124his growth has allowed

employees to have careers here983084 rather than just jobs983086991261 983127ith new contracts rolling in every few weeks983084 this

growth shows no signs of slowing down983086

991260983124he biggest challenge is that we don991257t know what

other growth is coming983084991261 983110itzpatrick said983086 991260983127e want

to say yes to new work983084 but supporting existing clients

is job no983086 983089983086991261 983127ith all the pressure983084 management is

focusing on hiring and training quality employees983086

983110itzpatrick said983084 991260983113f you think of growth like a house983084

we have to give time for the foundation to dry before

we start putting up the walls983086991261



$0 (2003)

$3 (2011)

$60 (2014)

(2014) 105

(2011) 6

(2003) 1

Growth by numbers

EmployeesRevenue

(millions)

2003 2011 2013

age 2

Source Craig Fitzpatrick

Credit Austin Cozzolino


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Recent Contracts

Akira wins bigDefense Logistics Agency

983105kira 983124echnologies wona contract from the983108efense 983116ogistics 983105gencyto be the supplier ofcommercial hardware forits 983109nterprise 983120ersonal983107omputing 983120rogram983086983124his 983108epartmentof 983108efense agencycontracted 983105kira983124echnologies for 983076983093983091million of supplies over

five years983086

United States Navy

983105kira 983124echnologies won a multi983085milliondollar contract from the983125nited 983123tates 983118avy983086

983105kira 983124echnologies hasthe task of purchasingcommercial commodities983084like desktops and laptops983084on behalf of the 983118avy forthree years983086 983124his contract will help support the983118avy991257s mission of turningits ships and vehicles intoinformation centers983086

Office of the AssistantSecretary for Planning and Evaluation

983105kira 983124echnologies came out on top in a battleto revamp the websiteof the 983119ffice of the 983105ssistant 983123ecretary for 983120lanning and 983109valuation983086983124he 983105983123983120983109 gave 983105kira 983124echnologies the task of making its website more interactive and social to

increase website traffic983086

Department of Veterans

Affairs

983105kira 983124echnologies is collaborating on the 983108epartment

of 983126eterans 983105ffairs project 983110orum983110or983125s983086 983105kira 983124echnologies isorganizing community managers and automating their work983086 983110orum983110or983125s makes it easy for 983126983105 staff to collaborate983084 communicate983084 and share ideas and expertise983086

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Photo by US Navy Photo by VA

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Customized Akira Technologies iscurrently located inseven states across thecountry The company hasaspirations of becomingan international force Akira Technologies strivesto hire employees withvarying perspectivesand backgrounds Onesuch employee is AndreyMikhalchuk

Mikhalchuk grew up allover the globe He was

born in Russia and movedto Ukraine and Australiabefore immigrating to the UnitedStates

ldquoMoving here was a fun challengeboth for me and my familyrdquoMikhalchuk said While mostpeople would be afraid to move toa place with no friends relativesor knowledge of the customs the

process intrigued MikhalchukldquoChoosing the right first employer inthe US is criticalrdquo Mikhalchuk saidHe was relieved when he found anew home in Akira Technologies

Mikhalchuk worked his way up to the position of chief architect at Akira Technologies Mikhalchuk designs complex systems that are implemented for clients He represents the company on all of the technical aspects and processes

speaking on its behalf at conferences and presentations Mikhalchuk embodies the international andtechnical mind Akira Technologies

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983106ack in 983090983088983088983091983084 983123rinivas 983107hennamaraja had no idea what the future would look like for his new creation983086

983124his creation was 983105kira 983124echnologies983086 983105fter workingfor several failed start983085up companies in productdevelopment983084 983107hennamaraja decided it was time fora change983086 983112e ventured into the world of consultingand has not looked back983086

983107hennamaraja grew up in 983113ndia and attended983119smania 983125niversity983086 983105fter

moving to the 983125nited983123tates983084 he earned degrees

from the 983125niversity

of 983119klahoma and983108uke 983125niversity983086

983107hennamaraja ismuch more thana 983107983109983119 to 983105kira983124echnologies983086991260983127ith a start983085up983084

you always haveto wear different

hats983084991261 983107hennamarajasaid983086 991260983113991257m involved in

every aspect from long983085termstrategy to day983085to983085dayoperations983086991261

983124he title 983107983109983119 does not do 983107hennamaraja justice983086983112e does the little things on a daily basis that keep 983105kira 983124echnologies running983086 983107hennamaraja isdirectly involved in contract selection and businessdevelopment983086 983113n addition983084 he doubles as a quasi983085983107983110983119983084 handling the entire company991257s budget983086

983107hennamaraja likes to relax and enjoy his little timeoff983086 983112is weekends consist of activities with his wifeand children983086 983112e also enjoys reading books and watching movies983084 a slight escape from the busy life ofa start983085up 983107983109983119983086

Meet the CEO

Going beyondexpectations

ldquoWith a start-up you always

have to wear different hatsrdquo -Srinivas Chennamaraja

COO Corner

Medicine for

growing pains 983105kira 983124echnologies is

experiencing a period

of booming growth983084increasing from six to

983089983088983093 employees in the

last three years983086

991260983105ll levels of our business

have doubled within the

last 983089983096 months983084991261 said

983107raig 983110itzpatrick983084 the

chief operating officer983086

991260983124his growth has allowed

employees to have careers here983084 rather than just jobs983086991261 983127ith new contracts rolling in every few weeks983084 this

growth shows no signs of slowing down983086

991260983124he biggest challenge is that we don991257t know what

other growth is coming983084991261 983110itzpatrick said983086 991260983127e want

to say yes to new work983084 but supporting existing clients

is job no983086 983089983086991261 983127ith all the pressure983084 management is

focusing on hiring and training quality employees983086

983110itzpatrick said983084 991260983113f you think of growth like a house983084

we have to give time for the foundation to dry before

we start putting up the walls983086991261



$0 (2003)

$3 (2011)

$60 (2014)

(2014) 105

(2011) 6

(2003) 1

Growth by numbers

EmployeesRevenue

(millions)

2003 2011 2013

age 2

Source Craig Fitzpatrick

Credit Austin Cozzolino



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