Company Profile

Customer-driven, Partner-centric, Employee-owned

Criterion Systems, Inc. is a systems integrator that delivers innovative, technology-enabled business solutions for government agencies to leverage existing and new technology, protect infrastructure and share secure information.

Combining deep government experience with expertise in driving the latest innovative technology advancements, Criterion has earned the reputation of a trusted advisor that supports customers through the entire technology lifecycle from strategy, concept and design, to systems integration and deployment.

The company is led by a dynamic group of former government CIOs and CTOs that pioneered some of the federal community’s most recognized IT projects. The executives now lead the Criterion teams that are helping the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) fight the Global War on Terror, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) protect the nation’s airports, and federal civilian agencies serve America’s citizens.

In 2009, Inc. magazine recognized Criterion as the nation’s No. 1 fastest growing government services company and No. 10 overall on the annual Inc. 500. Criterion is a small business headquartered in Vienna, VA, with an office in Lexington Park, MD to support the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

Leverage. Innovate. Protect. Share.

History:

Criterion Systems was founded in 2004 by Promod Sharma, Mike Dillard, Dave Coxe and Steve Mast. The company started out with $100M in funding from a major investment firm to buy high end technology companies. After a year the co-founders decided they wanted to create an employee-owned business so they returned the money and Criterion became a 100% company owned IT services company.

Criterion Competencies:

Systems engineering and design
IT engineering and support
Cyber Security
Information sharing and collaboration
Innovative solutions

Criterion Employees:

Education: 90% have Bachelor’s degrees or higher; 20% have PhDs or Masters degrees
Security Clearances: 88% have Secret or higher; 20% have TS/SCI or higher
Experience: 77% have more than 10 years experience
Certifications: 80% maintain certification in their area of expertise