Calabrese Named Chief Operations Officer and VP of Sales for CerkiTek
Released on = December 12, 2006, 11:09 am
Press Release Author = Leanna Adams/The Flourishing Business
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = CerkiTek, L.L.C. announced that Robert (Bob) Calabrese has been named Chief Operations Officer and Vice President of Sales. He will assume responsibility for business development, partner and client relations and internal operations.
Press Release Body = ATLANTA, Dec. 14, 2006 - CerkiTek, L.L.C. announced that Robert (Bob) Calabrese has been named Chief Operations Officer and Vice President of Sales. He will assume responsibility for business development, partner and client relations and internal operations. Bob joins a high powered management team that will build CerkiTek into a highly viable, world-class software and services firm providing high value results to the small and mid-sized business marketplace.
Calabrese has a proven track record of success with pioneering startup companies. Prior to joining CerkiTek, he held positions with GE Power Systems, IBM, Citigroup, Xerox and SVG Lithography Systems. Bob has broad experience in the Information Technology arena - from multinational consumer and industrial Fortune 100 firms to small, innovative, Internet startup organizations. He has functioned in a variety of capacities - Technology Consultant, Director of IT, VP of Sales, VP of Operations and Chief Operating Officer in areas spanning software development, telecommunication services, technology deployment and utilization to business process re-engineering. Bob has controlled multimillion dollar budgets and managed geographically dispersed teams up to 50 people. He has also worked closely with world-class audit and consulting firms, completed projects critical to the success of organizations in transition like divestiture and leveraged buyout and outsourcing.
"As soon as Bob got here he hit the ground running and landed us a sit down with the leadership team of a strong industry player. We're excited to have him aboard to push our sales and operations to the next level," said CerkiTek's President, Joe Crowley.
"I'm extremely proud to have been chosen to boost CerkiTek's revenue in the coming years," Calabrese commented. "This company has a ground-breaking tool, well-established goals and a dedicated and determined team. Together, we will build a stronger company with a bright future."
Calabrese has presented at user groups and professional organizations around the country on various technology topics and currently maintains a membership with the Technology Association of Georgia.
He received his undergraduate degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and his MS degree from the Graduate Management Institute of Union College. He served over two years as a US Army Corps of Engineers officer on special assignment to the Deputy Chief of Staff in Washington DC.
About CerkiTek, LLC CerkiTek helps organizations intelligently leverage technology to improve their business by providing affordable customized software development solutions that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of people, operations and sales efforts and allow better visibility into and control over the business. For more information visit CerkiTek.com or call 678-367-8715.
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Web Site = http://www.cerkitek.com
Contact Details = Media Contact: Elizabeth Gordon or Leanna Adams for CerkiTek 404-521-2401 ladams@flourishingbusiness.com 1189 McLendon Avenue, Suite 11 Atlanta, GA 30307