Company:Celerity IT
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Professional Services |
| Genre | Consulting |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Mclean, Virginia, United States |
Area served | Nationwide |
Key people | Curt Schwab(CEO) |
| Services | Digital Strategy | Experience Design | Operational Excellence | Digital Products | M&A Advisory |
| Owner | Randstad |
| Website | www.celerity.com |
Celerity IT is a Virginia based consulting firm that specializes in business and technology advisory services such as customer experience, design thinking, operational excellence, intelligent automation, business process and strategy, and a variety of Agile consulting services.[1] Celerity was established in 2002 by Michael Berkman and Lewis Waters in McLean, Virginia. Celerity maintains offices in New York City ; Harrisburg, PA; Pittsburgh, PA; Richmond, VA; Boston, MA; McLean, VA; Baltimore, MD; and Dallas, TX. They also offer technology services out of Clujj, Romania. Celerity launched Celerity Government Services (CGS) in 2009, which later spun off as Xcelerate Solutions.[2]
In 2013, Celerity acquired 3PC Media, a digital agency based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
In 2015, Celerity was acquired by the French firm, AUSY.[3][4]
Awards
In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011,[5] and 2012,[6] Celerity was named as one of the 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Greater Washington, D.C. Area by the Washington Business Journal.
In 2007, Celerity was listed as #143 in Inc. Magazine’s Fortune 500 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies.[7]
In 2010 and 2011, Celerity PA was named one of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania.[8] From 2010-2013, Celerity PA was also a Central Penn Business Journal Business of the Year Award Finalist.[9]
In 2014, Celerity's work on the National Geographic website won a Nielsen Norman Award for Best Intranet Design and a 2014 Ektron Site of the Year award for the Intranet category.[10][11]
In 2012, founding CEO Michael Berkman was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award Finalist for the Greater Washington Area.[12]
In 2015, Celerity's work on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) website won gold in the 2015 Horizon Interactive Awards in three categories: advocacy, health, and university.[13] The site also won gold at the 2016 AVA Digital Awards.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sadowski, Michael (September 19, 2013). "Celerity acquires 3PC Media". Central Penn Business Journal. http://www.cpbj.com/article/20130919/CPBJ01/130919750/Celerity-acquires-3PC-Media.
- ↑ Solutions, Xcelerate. "Celerity Government Solutions, LLC dba Xcelerate Solutions Awarded NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business" (in en). https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/celerity-government-solutions-llc-dba-xcelerate-solutions-awarded-nitaac-cio-sp3-small-business-301239906.html.
- ↑ "AUSY North America to acquire McLean-based Celerity". Virginia Business. http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/ausy-north-america-to-acquire-mclean-based-celerity.
- ↑ "BRIEF-Ausy announces acquisition of US firm Celerity" (in en). Reuters. 2015-11-18. https://www.reuters.com/article/idINFWN13D05Z20151118.
- ↑ "2011 Fastest Growing Companies". Washington Business Journal. Oct 24, 2011. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/10/07/the-list-2011-fastest-growing-companies.html#i2.
- ↑ Duhring, Niole (Nov 8, 2012). "Fastest Growing Companies in Washington". Washington Business Journal. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/fastest-growing-companies-in-washington.html#i4.
- ↑ "Celerity Profile". Inc.. http://www.inc.com/profile/celerity.
- ↑ "Best Places to Work in PA". Central Penn Business Journal. 2011. http://bestplacestoworkinpa.com/2011-best-places-to-work-in-pa/.
- ↑ Urie, Daniel (October 4, 2013). "Central Penn Business Journal names 2013 Business of the Year Awards Honorees: Central Pennsylvania Business Awards". Central Penn Business Journal. http://blog.pennlive.com/business/2013/10/central_penn_business_journal_2.html.
- ↑ "2014 Intranet Design Award Winners". Nielsen Norman Group. Jan 6, 2014. https://www.nngroup.com/news/item/2014-intranet-design-awards/.
- ↑ "Ektron's 2014 Site of the Year Awards Honor Innovation in Online Marketing, Collaboration and Customer Experience". Providence Journal. May 20, 2014. http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20140520/NEWS/305209922.
- ↑ "Celerity CEO Michael Berkman Earns Finalist Spot on Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur Of The Year" List". Celerity. May 11, 2012. http://www.celerity.com/about/news/celerity-ceo-michael-berkman-earns-finalist-spot-ernst-youngs-en/.
- ↑ "Horizon Interactive Awards: 2015 Winners Directory". Horizon Interactive Awards. https://www.horizoninteractiveawards.com/2015/winners/winners_list_c.
- ↑ "AAMC's Medical Student and Resident Website Wins Gold at AVA Digital Awards 2016". Morningstar, Inc.. Feb 26, 2016. https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-news-wire/PRNews_20160226PH32808/aamcs-medical-student-and-resident-website-wins-gold-at-ava-digital-awards-2016.print.html.
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