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Julien G. Patterson

Julien G. Patterson has over 28 years of international policy experience and business management expertise. Under his leadership and guidance OMNIPLEX has grown to a successful mid-sized corporation with an employee population of over 3,500 security professionals and this year projected annual revenues of over $100 million. He is a frequent keynote speaker to Government agencies, the Chamber of Commerce, and many civic and religious groups.

Mr. Patterson began his professional career with the Central Intelligence Agency, during which he designed a wide variety of comprehensive and specialized security training programs. Serving 10 years with the CIA, he was responsible for leading a specialized group of worldwide mobile training teams. In 1987, Mr. Patterson left the CIA to begin his career as an entrepreneur and consultant.

In 1990, he founded OMNIPLEX World Services Corporation (then known as OMNISEC International) and has been responsible for successfully growing the business in several critical security arenas. OMNIPLEX has established two wholly owned subsidiaries: OMNISEC International Investigations, Inc., an industry leader in the provision of background investigations and prescreening services; and OMNISEC International Security Services, Inc., a nationwide provider of government cleared Security Officers. The corporate philosophy of OMNIPLEX is, Right People, Right Values® and it drives every aspect of the business from the employees that OMNIPLEX selects, to the customers it serves, and to the communities it supports through its philanthropic programs. As one of the fastest growing security companies in the nation, OMNIPLEX is a great place to work. The following professional, business, and community service awards are a representative sampling of our commitment to employees, customers and community.

In 1997, Mr. Patterson was named the Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year from a field of over 890 nominees in the highly competitive Business Services category. The Entrepreneur of the Year award, sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP, the NASDAQ Stock Market, and other nationally known companies, was established to recognize "an elite group of entrepreneurs whose vision, innovation and hard work have established and sustained successful growing businesses."

OMNIPLEX, a privately held ISO 2000:9001-certified company, is a leading provider of high quality security services and innovative investigative solutions for prestigious government and commercial customers. The following professional, business, and community service awards are a representative sampling of our commitment to employees, customers and community.

  • 2006 — Top 15 "Best Places to Work" in Greater Washington, DC, from the Washington Business Journal.
  • 2005 — Large Business of the Year Award from the Herndon Dulles Chamber of Commerce.
  • 2005 — Top 100 Black-Owned Service/Industrial Firms in the Nation from Black Enterprise Magazine.
  • 2004 — Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Virginia Regional Minority Supplier Development Council.
  • 2002 — Top 100 Minority-Owned Suppliers from the Minority Business News Journal for continuously providing value-added goods and services to numerous corporations and government agencies.
  • 2002 — FastTrack Award from the Washington Business Journal for recognition as one of greater Washington, D.C.'s fastest growing companies.
  • 2001 — Top 100 Diversity Owned Business in Virginia; Ranked second in the state.
  • 2001 — 50 Most Influential Minorities in Business national award from the Minority Business Professionals Network.
  • 2000 — Fantastic 50 top award in the Highest Overall Revenues category as one of the Virginia Vanguard winners of the Fantastic 50 Companies for Year 2000. This award recognizes the 50 fastest growing, privately held, Virginia-based companies.
  • 1999 — FastTrack Award from the Washington Business Journal for recognition as one of greater Washington D.C.'s fastest growing companies; finalist for 2000.
  • 1998 — Supplier of the Year (Class III) National Award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council
  • 1997 — Greater Washington Entrepreneur of the Year Award
  • 1997 — Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the Virginia Regional Minority Supplier Development Council
  • 1997 — Fairfax County (VA) Successful Minority Business of the Year Award
  • 1996 — Minority Business of the Year by Greater Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce, Fort Wayne, Indiana
  • 1996— Amos Tuck Minority Business Executive Program Scholarship Award
  • 1995 — Veteran Employer of the Year Awards - recognized by five organizations in California
  • 1994 — Supplier of the Year Award from the Southern California RMSDC; Natl. Minority Supplier Development Council; Magnavox Electronic Systems Co. (now Raytheon Defense Communications)
  • 1994 Employer of the Year Award from California Employment Development Dept. and California Employer Council
  • 1994 — Veteran Employer of the Year Award — Three awards/outstanding support of veteran's employment
  • 1993 — Employer of the Year Award — Association of Retarded Citizens "Passages" Program
  • 1991 — Distinguished Small Business Award from North Virginia Minority Business and Professional Association
The founder and CEO of OMNIPLEX, Julien Patterson is a frequent guest speaker to government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, various business forums, and the news media on a variety of topics. Past engagements include:
  • "Terrorism — The Media and Public Perspective"
  • "Personal Security Awareness and You"
  • "Violence in the Workplace"
  • "Foreign Travel Safety and Security"
  • "Contracting with the Federal Government"
  • "Black History Month"
  • "Supplier Diversity, Supply Chain Security Management and Global Business"
  • "Testimony of Faith"
  • "From Entrepreneur to CEO"
  • "Entrepreneurial Success"
  • "Emergency Preparedness and Crisis Management"
  • "Terrorism and a Balanced Sense of Paranoia"
  • Entrepreneurialism — Possibility to Probability
Professional and Charitable Affiliations (past and present)
  • Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Chairman ('07) & Board Member
  • Virginia Commonwealth Health & Human Services Reform Committee under Governor Tim Kaine — Committee Member ('06)
  • Virginia Commonwealth Health & Human Services Reform Committee Workforce Workgroup — Committee Member ('06)
  • Virginia Public Safety Foundation — President ('07) & Board Member
  • LEAD Virginia — Board Member
  • Virginia FREE — Sponsor
  • Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck — Board Member
  • Steamboat Era Museum — Irvington, Virginia — Board Member
  • Prison Fellowship Ministry Foundation Board — Board Member
  • Presidential Classroom — Board Member
  • Friends of the Fairfax Juvenile Court — Vice President
  • Good News Jail & Prison Ministry — President's Council & Board of Reference
  • American Society for Industrial Security — Member
  • Ox Hill Baptist Church — Deacon Chair (Past) & Stewardship Committee Member
  • Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council — Executive Advisory Committee ('06 VBOF Co-Chair)
  • Committee for Dulles — Board Member (Past)
  • Dulles International Airport Rotary Club — President (Past)
  • Central Intelligence Retirees Association (CIRA) — Member
  • Various Scholarship Committees