E-Ternational Research Consulting

What E-Ternational Research Consulting does

E-Ternational Research Consulting, LLP is a privately held, woman-owned analytical and IT consulting firm headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, founded in 2007 by Dr. Felix Ammah-Tagoe (Principal Researcher) and Patience Ammah-Tagoe (Business/Finance Operations Officer). The firm delivers policy-relevant research, data analytics, and visualization services to U.S. federal transportation agencies (USDOT, BTS, MARAD, FRA, Transportation Safety Institute, U.S. Coast Guard), multilateral development organizations (World Bank, USAID), and selected state and commercial clients. Its core practice areas are multimodal freight and transportation analytics, international trade and development consulting, and project evaluation for multilateral donors.

The company builds business intelligence and geospatial solutions on conventional enterprise platforms—Tableau, Oracle OBIEE, ESRI ArcGIS (including ESRI Online and cloud suite), Oracle Database, and SQL Server—producing interactive dashboards, maritime and freight portal visualizations (vessel calls, container by TEU, trade by customs districts, tanker calls), and enterprise GIS deployments. It also performs automated data ingestion across heterogeneous formats (Access, Excel, CSV, ASCII, XML, database dumps), data cleansing, and predictive modeling integrated into BI reports. The technology stack is built around third-party enterprise tools rather than proprietary software products.

E-Ternational operates on a professional services revenue model delivered through government contract vehicles—FAA eFAST MOA, Maryland DBE certification, SAM registration, and SBA 8(a) set-aside status—targeting multi-year consulting engagements with federal and state agencies. Marketing is minimal, relying on government procurement channels, reputation, and a content website showcasing policy analyses and visualizations. The firm has no disclosed external investors, no M&A activity, no disclosed headcount, and operates as a tightly held partnership with the two co-founders as the principal client-facing leadership.

Name

E-Ternational Research Consulting

Legal name

E-Ternational Research Consulting, LLP

Website

https://eternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

E-Ternational Research Consulting is a woman-owned SBA 8(a) firm in Rockville, MD that delivers BI, GIS, and transportation analytics consulting to U.S. federal agencies and multilateral development organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transportation & International Development Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Sector & Policy Consulting (BPAHACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE), Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Transportation consulting services
• International development consulting
• Geospatial GIS solutions
• Business intelligence analytics
• Data visualization dashboards

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Analytical and IT consulting services delivered through project-based engagements with government and commercial clients. Services include research consulting, transportation consulting, international development, and database solutions.
2. Contract-Based Government Services: Services provided through various contract vehicles for federal and commercial clients including research consulting, transportation, international development, international trade, database solutions, business intelligence, GIS and spatial analysis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

E-Ternational Research Consulting is an analytical and IT consulting company that partners with clients to create fact-based solutions for infrastructure systems, decision-support tools, and data visualization applications. The firm delivers research consulting, transportation analytics, international development services, business intelligence, geospatial/GIS, and project evaluation for U.S. federal agencies and international development organizations.

Product overview

E-Ternational Research Consulting is an analytical and IT consulting company providing a portfolio of interconnected solutions centered on transportation, trade, and international development analytics. Their core offerings include Business Intelligence Solutions (Tableau and Oracle OBIEE dashboards), Market Analysis & Trends (policy-relevant industry studies), Geospatial & GIS Solutions (ESRI-based enterprise mapping), and Data Visualization & Dashboards. These are supported by specialized services in Transportation Research, International Development Consulting, and Project Evaluation. The company serves federal agencies and international development organizations with fact-based decision-support tools and data visualization applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Intelligence Solutions Complete BI solutions from requirement gathering through data presentation, including data modeling, analysis, visualization, and dissemination using Tableau and Oracle OBIEE. Builds dynamic interfaces for interactive data gathering, management, and delivery for federal and commercial clients.
• Market Analysis & Trends Policy-relevant industry studies, market research reports, and diagnostic assessments covering transportation patterns, global merchandise trade, and freight transportation trends for federal and international clients.
• Geospatial & GIS Solutions Enterprise GIS architecture design, implementation, and maintenance using ESRI tools, including geospatial database management, web mapping applications, and cloud-based GIS deployments for federal clients such as USDOT.
• Data Visualization & Dashboards Interactive dashboards for web and mobile platforms, ad-hoc queries, and advanced BI applications with drill-down capabilities and role-based permissions to enable data exploration for transportation and trade datasets.
• Transportation Research Services Multi-modal transportation consulting including freight analysis, demand modeling, trade facilitation, aviation cargo analysis, and transportation energy use analysis for federal, state, and local agencies.
• International Development Consulting Trade and transport facilitation assessment, border management modernization, project evaluation, regulatory assessment, and capacity building services for multilateral donor agencies including the World Bank and USAID.
• Project Evaluation and Assessment Program and project assessment services including impact evaluation, identification of effects on households, institutions, and environment, and evaluation of border management and modernization initiatives.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients rate services as 'outstanding'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Westat: Employee-owned research firm providing statistical, survey, and evaluation services to federal agencies. Comparable on USDOT and federal research/analytics engagements, though typically at a much larger scale.
• CGI Federal: Federal IT and consulting services arm of CGI Group, with significant USDOT, DHS, and federal civilian agency work. Overlaps with E-Ternational on BI, GIS, and data analytics systems integration but at much larger scale.
• ICF International: Large public-sector consulting and digital services firm with deep federal transportation analytics, climate, and infrastructure practices. Competes with E-Ternational on USDOT and federal analytics work but at significantly greater scale.
• Mathematica Policy Research: Policy research and data analytics firm serving federal agencies on transportation, evaluation, and program assessment. Comparable on data-driven policy research but with broader scope and larger scale than E-Ternational.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal consulting prime with analytics and data visualization practices serving USDOT, DHS, and federal civilian agencies. Overlaps with E-Ternational on BI, GIS, and transportation analytics engagements, typically as a larger prime contractor.
• Abt Associates: Research and evaluation consultancy serving federal and international development clients, with strong USDOT and USAID portfolios. Comparable on transportation policy research and international development evaluation.
• Deloitte (Federal Practice): Big 4 consulting firm with a major federal practice covering transportation, trade, homeland security, and international development. Overlaps with E-Ternational on USDOT analytics, DHS work, and World Bank engagements.

Direct peers

• Cambridge Systematics: Specialist transportation consulting firm providing freight, freight analytics, and policy analysis to USDOT, state DOTs, and MPOs. Highly comparable on multi-modal freight, trade, and transportation statistics consulting.
• IMPAQ International: Research and analytics firm providing policy research, program evaluation, and survey services to federal agencies. Comparable on transportation and international development research engagements for federal and multilateral clients.
• Optimal Solutions Group: Small woman-owned research and analytics consulting firm providing survey, statistical, and evaluation services to federal agencies. Highly comparable as a small, specialized federal analytics contractor serving USDOT and similar agencies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/e-ternational-research-consulting

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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