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Halcyon Solutions "Statement of Qualifications"
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Halcyon Solutions, Inc. (www.halcyonit.com) 5880 Innovation Drive, Dublin (Columbus), Ohio 43016, USA (614) 552-9090
Statement of Qualifications
Halcyon Solutions, Inc. is an IT Solutions and
Consulting Company with an exemplary track
record of growth, customer satisfaction and
innovative thinking to solving today’s business
problems. Halcyon has been in business since 1992
and continues to make an impact in the IT
Consulting industry across the United States.
Halcyon has been recognized by the industry
through numerous nominations, awards and
recognitions received by the company, including
Microsoft Heartland Partner of the Year and TechColumbus Innovation Semi-Finalist Awards.
Strong, Financially Viable and Recognized
Halcyon has tripled in revenue in past 5 years and continues to remain profitable. We continue to
make investments in our capabilities in the form of cloud computing technologies, mobile
application development, and by developing software products built on leading edge technologies.
Halcyon is committed to enhancing its intellectual assets in order to provide the best value to our
customers.
Client Experience that is Well-
Referenced
Halcyon has consistently met or exceeded our
client’s expectations. Our customer retention rate
continues to rate extremely high compared to our
competitors. We believe in developing long-term
relationships that will outlast the duration of the
project. The testimonial shown is just a sample of
the positive reviews our consultants and our
company has received from one of our customers.
State-of-the-Art US-based Software Development Center
At Halcyon’s Corporate Office in Columbus, Ohio, we maintain a 6,000 square foot Software
Development Center that can be used by our clients to locate their project teams. The Development
Center is equipped with a dedicated high-speed Internet connection, VoIP, in-house servers and a
Testing Lab.
“With the help of Halcyon’s project team,
we were able to deliver to the business
users a secure and functional SharePoint-
based Portal in a short time. We look
forward to a continuing relationship with
Halcyon.” – Eric Austin, VP of
Information Technology.
Corporate Certifications
Federal GSA GS35F0047X
SBA 8(a) Certification 109587
Ohio State Term Schedule 534272
Ohio Certified Minority Business
Enterprise (MBE)
Microsoft Gold Partner
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Halcyon Solutions, Inc. (www.halcyonit.com) 5880 Innovation Drive, Dublin (Columbus), Ohio 43016, USA (614) 552-9090
Highly Experienced and Skilled Resources
Halcyon brings a team of experienced, certified and qualified resources to every IT Project. The team
usually is comprised of a Project Manager, Solutions Architect, Analysts, Designers, Programmers
and Testers. In addition, we also provide industry expertise relevant to the client’s vertical. Our
technical resources are certified by SAP, Oracle and Microsoft in their line of specialization. For
example our Microsoft consultants include: MVP, MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCT (Microsoft Certified
Trainer). In the case of ERP, the average experience of our consultants is 12-15 years. We have
consistently made available to our clients a highly experienced and industry recognized project team
thereby ensuring the highest quality deliverables on any project we undertake.
Customized and Flexible Methodology
Halcyon employs industry best practices to deliver solutions to our clients. Every project is unique
and our approach is to use the most suitable methodology to build and implement the solution. Our
consultants are trained and experienced in using agile development, waterfall development or
unified approaches to developing software. Project management is a key differentiator of Halcyon’s
delivery methodologies allowing the client to be fully informed of the project status, project issues
and risks and scope related changes.
Halcyon Balances Business Goals with a Social Mission
Halcyon was awarded the 2011 Pillar Award for Community Service and
selected as a Finalist for 2011 Corporate Caring Awards
Halcyon’s Founder, Mohan Viddam, believes
that a business should not only be
successfully managed to meet its economic
objectives, but also to contribute to the well-
being of its employees and the society. As
such, Halcyon offers free training programs
called Blueprint for Success to all employees
that teach important life-improving concepts
of meditation, positive thinking, self-
reflection, behavior awareness, and goal
attainment. Recently, Halcyon launched the
Veterans Workforce Development Program,
through which returning veterans are
trained in IT skills and provided assistance
in finding IT jobs. The company has
successfully trained and placed several
veterans through this non-profit program.
“Employees of Halcyon, along with their families,
have been volunteering with Friends of the Homeless
for the better part of the last decade. They prepare
meals for the 150+ men who stay at the shelter once a
month and bring the meals in and serve dinner to the
residents. Halcyon has not diminished their
assistance in any way during the recent economic
downturn. Their commitment to those suffering from
hunger and food insecurity in our community is
unwavering and so I believe they are deserving of this
nomination.” – Erin Martin, Program Manager, Friends
of Homeless
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Halcyon Solutions, Inc. (www.halcyonit.com) 5880 Innovation Drive, Dublin (Columbus), Ohio 43016, USA (614) 552-9090
SERVICES
Halcyon offers a wide array of IT Consulting Services to enterprises. Our approach is offer
innovative technology solutions to solve critical business problems. We work with our clients to
define the best methodology, most suitable technology and integrate the client’s existing resources
into our projects. Our services include:
Microsoft
Consulting Services
(SharePoint,
Dynamics CRM,
AX, GP and .NET)
As a Microsoft Certified Partner and with extensive skills in SharePoint,
Dynamics CRM, AX and GP, Halcyon can help employees, partners,
customers and stakeholders of an organization collaborate, work together
and share information. Halcyon has also developed its own HR Self
Service and Sales Management portals using these technologies.
Halcyon also offers migration services to migrate Visual Basic and ASP
applications to the .NET platform through the use of an automated
migration product.
Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP)
Systems (SAP,
Oracle, PeopleSoft)
Over the years, Halcyon has developed expertise, techniques and tools
that can be leveraged in assisting the most complex or even the simple
ERP implementations. Our knowledge of the most widely used ERP
systems can also be used by clients in determining the best ERP solution
for their specific business need. Halcyon offers architects, functional and
technical expertise with relevant certifications in SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft
and Dynamics AX/GP.
Data Warehousing
and Business
Intelligence
Halcyon offers a comprehensive portfolio of proven data warehouse
technology applications that make data easily accessible to users across
your organization. Our consultants have assisted clients in developing
data warehouse strategies, designing enterprise transformation layers
(ETL) and implementing data warehouse systems to enable and facilitate
management decision-making. Our data warehousing experts have
experience with leading ETL, DW and BI technologies, including
Informatica, Ascential Datastage, Business Objects, Cognos and Ab Initio.
Project
Management
Halcyon provides the best in the industry project and program managers
that are PMP and PgMP-certified and have several years of experience
delivering large, fixed-price complex projects. Their knowledge of
technology and the industry allow them to offer strategic and planning
advice to our customers to ensure the best use of technology.
Software Quality
Assurance
The Software Quality Assurance practice of Halcyon offers testing and QA
services giving our customers a peace of mind before implementing
mission-critical systems. Halcyon also offers a state-of-the-art Testing
Center in its Software Development Center, based in Columbus, Ohio.
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Halcyon Solutions, Inc. (www.halcyonit.com) 5880 Innovation Drive, Dublin (Columbus), Ohio 43016, USA (614) 552-9090
CLIENTS
One of our core values has been to always put the customer first. This has helped us develop long-
term relationships with several clients on the Fortune 500 list. Some of our clients include:
Energy and Utilities
ABB
AEP Ohio
British Petroleum
Southern California Edison
Financial Services
Capital One
Citigroup
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
FDIC
Finra
US Bank
Healthcare Kaiser Permanente Progressive Medical Insurance
Higher Education University of Illinois
Information
Technology
Accenture
Capcom
HP
Microsoft
NEC America
Perficient
Insurance
Allstate
Great American
Nationwide
Manufacturing
Boston Scientific
John Deere
L&T
Lexmark
Maxim Semiconductor
Medtronics
Owens Corning
Public Sector
City of Philadelphia
City of Portland
Franklin County of Children Services
Ohio Department of Development
Ohio Department of
Developmental Disabilities
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Ohio Tuition Trust Authority
Ohio Department of Education
Research Battelle
Retail
Deluxe Corp
GAP
LTD Commodities
Smucker's
Solae
Telecommunications
AT&T
CenturyLink
Comcast
Transportation
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Railways
Rush Enterprises