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Cynergy Announces Executive Team Reorganization in Response to the Continued Growth of Its RIA Business
New Team Spans Across All Aspects of Cynergy's Business Units Including Sales & Marketing, Operations and Execution, as Company Sees Continued Strength and Growth Through 2009
| Source: Cynergy Systems
WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - February 5, 2009) - Cynergy Systems, Inc., a global leader in
Rich Internet Application (RIA) software design and development, today
announced a strategic executive reorganization in reaction to their
continued growth. The reorganization includes the creation of several new
positions, including a Vice President of Software Development, Director of
Sales, Director of Technical Leadership and Director of User Experience.
Targeted at bolstering the executive management team in order to support
Cynergy's continued growth through 2009 and beyond, the new positions are
across all aspects of delivery including Sales & Marketing, Operations and
Execution.
Filling these new positions, and supporting their commitment to career
development, organic growth and stable expansion, Cynergy is pleased to
announce the following promotions of four key individuals.
Mark Shank, Vice President Software Development
With a formal education in computer science from the University of Maryland
and a career spent in management and consulting, Mark brings experience,
maturity, and an acute attention to detail to all of Cynergy's
relationships. Mark is responsible for all of Cynergy's design and
development services worldwide by keeping Cynergy's software engineering
teams focused towards the end game: building rich, engaging, powerful
software through a transparent and repeatable process to create long
lasting, mutually beneficial business relationships.
Karl Johnson, Director of Technical Leadership
Karl's 10 year career in software development and consulting experience
includes working as a consulting manager with Booz, Allen, Hamilton and
leading project management, software development and testing efforts across
numerous federal and commercial engagements. Prior to Booz, Karl was a
technical lead with Microsoft Corporation in Redmond and specialized in
e-mail server and mobile communications development and testing. Karl's
group is made up of the elite development leads who are responsible for the
day to day management and technical leadership for Cynergy software
development projects.
Aaron Adams, Director of User Experience
Aaron Adams leads the User Experience Group at Cynergy, an award-winning
creative team that specializes in world-class user experience design. Using
Cynergy's unique and proven LookFirst approach to Rich Internet Application
development, Aaron's group drives the user experience design as well as
information architecture facets of all Cynergy projects.
Prior to Cynergy, Aaron led product development and design for WorkLife
Media, recognized as an Adobe MAX Award finalist for consumer-facing
applications. He studied Visual Communications at Kendall College of Art
and Design in Grand Rapids, MI.
Rick George, Director of Sales
With a long career in enterprise software development, Rick oversees all
sales and business development efforts at Cynergy worldwide. Rick's passion
is to help each Cynergy customer achieve that rich and engaging user
experience in their own software that allows them to capture market share
and drive sales like never before.
Prior to joining the Cynergy team, Rick spent two decades designing and
building mainframe, client/server, and web based software applications for
a wide range of clients. Rick holds a Bachelor of Business Administration
in Business Analysis from Texas A&M University.
"I am extremely proud and excited by these promotions and our organization
as a whole. Even in today's challenging economic conditions, our business
continues to remain strong and deliver stable and profitable growth.
Today's reorganization empowers us to run our business even more
efficiently, while we focus on our core value of designing and building
incredible software solutions for our customers," said Carson Hager,
President of Cynergy. "Nothing provides software companies today, and in
this environment, with more value than User Experience through Rich
Internet Applications. These changes let us execute at that even better
for our customers."
About Cynergy Systems
Cynergy is the global leader in the design and development of Rich Internet
Applications specializing in Microsoft Silverlight and WPF as well as Adobe
Flex and AIR. Using its proven LookFirst approach to the design and
development process, Cynergy has created rich, powerful business and
consumer applications for companies across nearly every vertical including
healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and government markets.
Cynergy is privately held and headquartered in Washington, D.C.; the
Company's U.S. field operations include Rochester, N.Y., Grand Rapids,
Mich., and San Diego, Calif. Cynergy's European operation is based in
London, United Kingdom and Copenhagen, Denmark and its Asia Pacific
operations are located in Taipei, Taiwan and Sydney, Australia. More
information about Cynergy can be accessed at http://www.cynergysystems.com
and samples of their work can be found at http://www.cynergytv.com.