History
The company's roots are in mechanical engineering and today that is still what separates CTI from other contractors. The company began when a government representative requested mechanical engineering support from the founder. Over time the company has been building a complete solutions company:
- 2012 CTI takes minority ownership in Onyx Government Services
- 2010 RF Engineering, Communications and Signals Expertise added
- 2007 Systems Engineering added
- 1999 Software Engineering added
- 1998 100% Employee-Owned (ESOP)
- 1993 Electrical Engineering added
- 1984 ESOP organized
- 1974 Model Shop added
- 1970 Machine Shop added
- 1967 CTI began performing Mechanical Engineering
CTI Makes Strategic Investment in Onyx Government Services, LLC.
In January 2012, CTI has taken a minority ownership position in ONYX Government Services, LLC, located in Fairfax, Virginia. Onyx (www.onyxgs.com) is a Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) data management company specializing in applications and data integration to provide decision-ready information to Command and Control (C2) and Decision Support Systems. Onyx provides Software Engineering expertise with a focus on Service Orientated Architecture, COTS & database integration, and Agile Application Development for the Defense, Intelligence and Security Communities. With CTI’s experience in the “art of collection” and Onyx’s experience in data integration/fusion and visualization, we can collectively provide a unique end-to-end hardware and software solution for presenting actionable intelligence, which can be leveraged in Geospatial data applications, Threat and Risk analysis, commercial Supply Chain analysis, and other logistics-based applications.
CTI acquires Q.E.D. Inc.
In September 2010, CTI acquired Q.E.D. Inc. to expand our unique services and solutions offerings in antenna and RF circuit design, RF propagation, link analysis, and signal detection along with specialized software skills.
CTI plans to continue adding new engineering and manufacturing capabilities through acquisition, hiring and training in order to continue building a complete solutions company, while remaining more nimble than our competition.