Technology Advancement Group, Inc. (TAG) is a veteran-owned, privately-held company with offices in Dulles, VA and San Diego, CA. TAG also maintains a Program Office at Scott AFB in Fairview Heights, Illinois. TAG’s Dulles Headquarters sit on an 8.5 acre campus. A new facility providing an additional 35,000 sq. ft. of R&D, engineering and manufacturing space was opened in May 2006. TAG is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company.

TAG has served as a leading provider of IT solutions to Federal Government and commercial industries over the past 20+ years and has a long-standing and respected history of providing Systems Engineering, Electronic Equipment and Program Management support to our customer base. Today, there are over 25,000 TAG systems deployed around the world. TAG products can be found in the most inhospitable climates on land, aboard adverse shipboard environment vessels, and at the highest altitudes achievable by aircraft.

TAG’s success lies in our ability to focus our corporate Mission Statement and leverage the tenets of our business model to ensure customer expectations are exceeded and mutual business relationships prosper.

TAG’s Mission is to resolve our customers’ IT challenges with World-Class:

• Engineering;
• Manufacturing and Integration; and
• Lifecycle Management

TAG uses this foundation to ensure risk is mitigated, expectations are exceeded, and our customers can consistently rely on the strengths of our company, our equipment, and our services time and again.

TAG was founded in 1984 by John McEwan, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who holds a Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. After serving our country as a U.S. naval officer, which included an assignment with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, John formed TAG. John McEwan adopted the TAG® ball, a schematic representation of forward thinking and innovation, as the symbol for TAG®. It acts as a constant reminder that even the smallest of ideas can have a huge impact. Since our humble beginnings as IT innovators, TAG has been at the forefront of developing IT solutions for specific military requirements. TAG workstations were first put into service for the Naval Research Laboratory as well as the US Navy, who continues to be our largest customer.

TAG’s executive management team is headed by James S. McEwan, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TAG, Inc. Before joining TAG in 1995, Jim held several key management roles for Browns Automotive Group, including President & General Manager, and Vice President of Finance and Leasing. While working in the automotive industry, Jim served on several Finance and Marketing boards for Mazda, SAAB, General Motors and Subaru of America. Jim’s in depth knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering has propelled TAG as a leader in state of the art information technology solutions for the defense industry. Jim’s visionary leadership has been the driving force for TAG’s tremendous growth in the last ten years. Jim studied Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and serves on TAG Board of Directors.

TAG’s day-to-day operations are managed by Marcus DeSouza, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Before joining TAG in 1996, Marcus was President and CEO of DeSouza-Gorman Associates, an executive management consulting company based in Fairfax Virginia. Prior to DeSouza-Gorman, Marcus held several key management roles for Browns Automotive Group, including President & General Manager, and Vice President of Sales and Finance. While working in the automotive industry, Marcus served on several Marketing and Finance Boards for General Motors Corporation, Nissan Corporation and Subaru of America. Marcus’s diverse and extensive executive management experience has led TAG to achieve unparalleled growth and business efficiencies. Marcus served in the US Navy and attended the University of South Carolina to study Business Administration.