Vienna, VA, November 10, 2008—MicroTech President and CEO Anthony “Tony” Jimenez was named as one of the Top 100 business owners in 2008 by Minority Business Enterprise – a prestigious annual award focused on successful minority entrepreneurs in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 

The Top 100 MBE awards were created to recognize those enterprising women and minority entrepreneurs that fuel this nation’s economy through their innovation, sacrifices, and dedication. Business owners like Tony Jimenez are living their dreams and making significant contributions to their clients, professions, industries and communities.

“I’m very gratified to receive this honor,” said Tony Jimenez. “Being a minority business leader is important to me. I launched MicroTech just four years ago. We started with only three people and now we have over 300 highly-skilled employees working nationwide and managing a host of Federal Government contracts, including one of the largest Small Business contracts ever.”

The awards event took place November 6, and was hosted by The University of Maryland University College, the Maryland Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and the Maryland Department of Transportation, among other sponsors.

MicroTech offers leading-edge Information Technology services, business process improvement, strategic consulting, application services, technology solutions and managed services that provide affordable cost-effective capabilities to Global 2000 companies, the U.S. Federal Government, and state and local agencies.

Nominations for the MBE award are received through the Washington DC region's many chambers of commerce, professional organizations, the business community and the general public. A panel of distinguished judges has the difficult task of evaluating hundreds of applications and using a system of scoring to determine the Top 100 MBE list.

Criteria for the award include professionalism in their respective field and contributions to the community. The foundation of MicroTech’s success has been the organization’s commitment to cultivating and developing the best professionals equipped with MicroTech’s high quality standards and solid business processes, comparable to other companies much larger in size and scope, and with more resources.

In July, Jimenez was singled out as a “Trailblazer” and an inspiration to other entrepreneurs by the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense at the National Veteran Small Business Conference. “My philosophy is always to lead from the front, set the example, and never forget the communities that helped you achieve your goals,” Jimenez said. “I encourage my employees to give back to the community by volunteering and MicroTech has a solid record of community involvement among small business owners and in our local communities.”

 

MicroTech is one of the most highly regarded and fastest growing Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and 8(a) Small Businesses in the nation and delivers process-driven performance for mission success.  MicroTech applies its regimented process, enterprise IT experience, and state-of-the-art engineering solutions to integrate different technologies and create proven results that respond to clients' strategic needs.  MicroTech is a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, a Tandberg Platinum Partner and an EMC Velocity Partner.  In addition, MicroTech has been named to Inc Magazine’s prestigious Inc 500, with four-year growth of approximately 1000%, the Washington Business Journal's list of the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in the Washington, DC area, Hispanic Business Magazine’s list of the top 500 Hispanic-Owned Businesses, and Washington Technology's Top 25 8(a) list, which recognizes the 25 most successful 8(a) small businesses in the Government market. MicroTech is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, with other key offices in Greensboro, NC, Huntsville, AL; and Colorado Springs, CO.

 

MicroTech’s accomplishments to date are a reflection of its leadership. President and CEO Anthony “Tony” Jimenez is a highly decorated U.S. Army Veteran and seasoned Information Technology executive. He has nearly 30 years experience in IT development and deployment, strategic planning, enterprise transformation, acquisition management, and procurement.  Tony is an active member of the Technology industry and an advocate for the Veteran and the Hispanic community.  He serves on a number of boards and councils, and attends numerous conferences and technology events serving as an expert on entrepreneurship, government contracting and contract support management. Tony holds MA in Computers and Information Systems, an MS in Acquisition Management and a BS in Business Management.