2005 Fast 50

37: Zen Technology Inc.
Location: Bethesda, Md.
Annual growth rate: 73.03%
2004 Revenue: 34,024,868
2003 Revenue: 17,834,299
2002 Revenue: 10,511,496
2001 Revenue: 6,263,404
2000 Revenue: 3,796,211
Leadership: Leslie Butler, president
Number of employees: 240
Website: www.zentech.com
Lines of business: IT consulting, systems engineering and network support
Major customers: Defense Department, Housing and Urban Development Department and Federal Communications Commission
Major contracts/projects: Zen Technology provides WHS network backbone support for the Defense Department under a $5.4 million contract awarded September 2004. The company also provides software development and system maintenance support services for IT projects for the Housing and Urban Development Department under a $8 million contract awarded September 2004.