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Celerity IT

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Celerity IT
Company typePublic
IndustryProfessional Services
GenreConsulting
Founded2002
HeadquartersMclean, Virginia,
United States
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
Curt Schwab(CEO)
ServicesDigital Strategy | Experience Design | Operational Excellence | Digital Products | M&A Advisory
OwnerRandstad
Websitewww.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, NY; 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

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In 2005,[citation needed] 2006,[citation needed] 2007,[citation needed] 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

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  1. ^ a b Sadowski, Michael (September 19, 2013). "Celerity acquires 3PC Media". Central Penn Business Journal.
  2. ^ Solutions, Xcelerate. "Celerity Government Solutions, LLC dba Xcelerate Solutions Awarded NITAAC CIO-SP3 Small Business". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. ^ "AUSY North America to acquire McLean-based Celerity". Virginia Business. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  4. ^ "BRIEF-Ausy announces acquisition of US firm Celerity". Reuters. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  5. ^ "2011 Fastest Growing Companies". Washington Business Journal. Oct 24, 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  6. ^ Duhring, Niole (Nov 8, 2012). "Fastest Growing Companies in Washington". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Celerity Profile". Inc.
  8. ^ "Best Places to Work in PA". Central Penn Business Journal. 2011.
  9. ^ 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. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  10. ^ "2014 Intranet Design Award Winners". Nielsen Norman Group. Jan 6, 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Ektron's 2014 Site of the Year Awards Honor Innovation in Online Marketing, Collaboration and Customer Experience". Providence Journal. May 20, 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  12. ^ "Celerity CEO Michael Berkman Earns Finalist Spot on Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur Of The Year" List". Celerity. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  13. ^ "Horizon Interactive Awards: 2015 Winners Directory". Horizon Interactive Awards. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. ^ "AAMC's Medical Student and Resident Website Wins Gold at AVA Digital Awards 2016". Morningstar, Inc. Feb 26, 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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