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Empowering solutions.
Building trust.

Accentuate Tech is a mission-driven organization founded on principles of integrity, innovation, and service. As a service-disabled veteran-owned entity, we bring a unique blend of public-sector understanding and private-sector agility to every engagement.

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Years of experience
21+
Successful projects
300+
Prime contracts
5
Offices worldwide
6

01 / Our leadership and values

Built on connectivity,
commitment and trust.

More than a technology vendor, Accentuate Tech is a solutions partner built on connectivity, commitment and trust. Though one man started the company, it has grown through collaboration, shared aspirations of success, and a tangible demonstration of excellence in every task. Today, Accentuate Tech continues to work with clients around the world, driven by a simple yet powerful set of values.

Over the years, Accentuate Tech has grown from its procurement roots into technology and professional services, supporting government and enterprise clients with IT, cybersecurity, cloud, health care and biotechnology programs. Our food, fertilizer and energy supply business now operates through Accentuate General Trading at accgt.com.

02 / Leadership

Our leadership
and expert team.

Veterans and specialists with direct lines to the people who make the commitments.

Portrait of Nasir Huq

Founder and President

Nasir Huq

Studied aerospace engineering, then served in the U.S. Air Force and traveled the world.

  • Service-disabled veteran, U.S. Air Force
  • 15+ years in engineering, IT and cybersecurity
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Nasir Huq started his career working for various firms in the D.C. Metro area, after studying Aerospace Engineering in college. With a passion to serve our nation in the Armed Forces, Nasir joined the U.S. Air Force as soon as he was eligible and has traveled the world, gaining valuable experience. He brings with him over 15 years of military, the federal government, and civilian experience in Engineering, IT, Cybersecurity, and Project Management. He and his team have worked on several critical projects, including but not limited to: IRS – Affordable Care Act, VA – Healthcare and Chapter 33, DoS – Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, DoD – Troop Retention Program and DHS – Custom Border Patrol. As a Service Disabled Veteran, he had to overcome various obstacles throughout his career, which have provided him with valuable knowledge and skills.

Portrait of Shannon Caulfield

Director of Human Resource and Staffing

Shannon Caulfield

Managed projects, departments and IT services across 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard.

  • 20-year U.S. Coast Guard veteran
  • Treasury and Homeland Security experience
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Shannon Caulfield is a 20 year veteran of the United States Coast Guard. During her active duty, she managed various projects and departments and provided all manner of information technology services. Outside of the military, she has experience with other civilian organizations such as the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security, and other private businesses.

Portrait of Koichi Endo

SDVOSB Advisor

Koichi Endo

An experienced IT manager with 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, including the Surgeon General's office.

  • 20-year U.S. Air Force veteran
  • IT service manager and Agile product owner
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Koichi Endo is a 20 year veteran of the United States Air Force. During his active duty, he served as the Assistant to the Pathology Consultant to the USAF Surgeon General where he headed many projects including the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, AF HIV Screening Project, and the Capitol Region CHCS Consolidation project. An experienced IT manager, he has worked with Military Health Systems, DNA Forensics, government fiduciary systems, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Treasury DevOps, and Cloud implementations. He is a seasoned IT Service Manager, Agile Product Owner, and project manager.

Portrait of Papia Ashraf

Director of Global Consulting Services

Papia Ashraf

With Accentuate since 2015, with extensive experience in operations, strategic planning and international trade.

  • Operations and trade compliance
  • Fluent in five languages
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Ms. Papia Ashraf has been an integral part of Accentuate Technology since 2015 and has extensive experience in operations, strategic planning, international trade, marketing and finance. She is a multilingual professional with an international education and outlook, with conceptual an analytic understanding of international financial markets; executing medium and long-term cross border corporate, sovereign/sub-sovereign transactions in the information Technology, pharmaceutical industry, construction machinery and edible oils' global markets. Ms. Ashraf is an Operations leader with international trade compliance expertise, fluency in 5 languages, and track record of delivering success in complex environments. Experienced Global Commodity Procurement and Risk Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the several industries managing spends of up to 1 billion US dollars. Papia helps Accentuate in Import and Export regulations formalities and documentation, S&OP, forecasting, replenishment planning, production planning, inventory optimization, customer experience, procurement, innovative warehousing techniques, transportation through cost optimized route planning and fleet management

03 / Trusted by

Government agencies
and technology leaders.

The agencies, states and technology companies we have delivered for and with.

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Federal agenciesPrograms we have supported

  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of State
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Department of Veterans Affairs

State partnersState government

  • State of Ohio
  • State of West Virginia
  • State of Utah
  • State of Maryland

Technology partnersPlatforms we deliver on

  • AWS
  • Microsoft
  • Oracle
  • Micro Focus
  • Carahsoft

Other partnersSuppliers and associations

  • Red River
  • Grainger
  • ANSI
  • eVA
  • NBAA

04 / Our offices

Local presence. Shared responsibility.

Accentuate Group brings together Accentuate Tech (IT and professional services, Washington, DC) and Accentuate General Trading (food, fertilizer and energy supply), with offices in Washington, DC, Arlington, Dubai, Dhaka, Samsun and Vilnius.

United States

Washington, DC

Washington, DC Office

1717 N Street NW, Suite 1Washington, DC 20036View on map
United Arab Emirates

Dubai

UAE Office

Business CenterDubai Investment Park FirstSuite 107-122, Dubai 15592-65973+971 50 932 9835View on map
Bangladesh

Dhaka

East Asia Office

Premier Bank Bld, Opp. US Emb. AnnexPlot-6 (Level-5), Road-2/B, Block-JBaridhara, Dhaka, Bangladesh+88 096 3801 5010View on map
Türkiye

Samsun

Turkey Office

Mimar Sinan Mah. Alparslan Blv.No:25A/22, AtakumSamsun, TurkeyView on map
Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania Office

Ukmerges g. 219Vilnius, 07156LithuaniaView on map

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