G.1440’S VP OF IT APPOINTED TO MERRICK SCHOOL OF BUSINESS M.I.S. ADVISORY BOARD
Baltimore-based technology firm G.1440 is proud to announce the appointment of Bob Thomas, Vice President of IT Consulting & Staffing, to the University of Baltimore’s Robert G. Merrick School of Business Discipline-centered M.I.S. Advisory Board
[USPRwire, Sat Mar 11 2006] Baltimore-based technology firm G.1440 is proud to announce the appointment of Bob Thomas, Vice President of IT Consulting & Staffing, to the University of Baltimore’s Robert G. Merrick School of Business Discipline-centered M.I.S. Advisory Board.
As VP of IT Consulting & Staffing, Thomas is responsible for recruitment, development, and operations of G.1440’s IT consulting and staffing services, providing IT staff augmentation and permanent placement to the finest companies in Maryland.
University of Baltimore’s Robert G. Merrick School of Business Advisory Board consists of 65 professionals from corporations, nonprofits, government, and small businesses. The primary responsibility of these professionals is to support the Dean in achieving her strategic objectives and assuring that the public views Merrick as an educational institution of integrity and commitment to its students in fiscal, legal, and policy matters. Board members also supplement class instruction and serve as student mentors.
“Because of the relationships G.1440 developed with major tech companies, such as Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM, Oracle, as well as the business and tech communities in the Baltimore area, I’m able to provide insight into the skills and knowledge companies seek in future employees,” said Thomas. “The Advisory Board gives me the ability to advise the Merrick School of Business M.I.S. department on their curriculum choices and the courses they offer, in addition to allowing me the opportunity to provide career counseling to their graduate students.”
As a member of the Merrick Advisory Board, Thomas hopes to connect the business and technology community in the greater Baltimore area with the University of Baltimore, as well as position the University as an institution to acquire a Master’s degree in Business Science with a specialty in Technology in order to provide the student the best opportunity with a career in IT management.
Baltimore-based G.1440 provides IT professional services and IT consulting & staffing services that Get IT to work for over 600 clients nationwide. Specializing in two core competencies, G.1440’s Professional Services Division designs and builds custom web-based software applications. The Consulting & Staffing Division hires and places top-tier technical talent in challenging positions on projects at the best places to work in the greater Baltimore area, as well as place IT professionals that prefer to work in-house at those companies.
Larry Fiorino, former national VP of Systems & Technology for the Ryland Group, founded G.1400 in 1998 as a web-based custom application development firm. After attending a seminar on Internet business models in 1999, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. – owner and operator of 62 television stations in 40 markets across the country – became G.1440’s largest investor.
In 2000, G.1440 enhanced its Professional Services Division through the acquisition of Impreza Design, a premier marketing communications firm. Our first industry-specific application was released in 2001 – Builder1440, a sales and marketing system for homebuilders – and with over 150 builders is now the leading sales system in the industry.
G.1440 launched its Consulting & Staffing Division in 2002, providing staff augmentation and permanent placement services. Later that year, i1440, a Homeland security system for colleges and universities was released. In 2004, G.1440 experienced 40% growth, with 70% of revenue coming form repeat clients.
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