EZGSA Expands Management Team with New Vice President; Industry Veteran Eric Kerkhoff Brings Sales and Management Expertise to Growing Government Contracts Company.Business Editors BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2004 EZGSA (www.ezgsa.com), provider of government contract management assistance for businesses, today announced the addition of Eric Kerkhoff as vice president. "When Eric joined EZGSA in early 2004, he made an immediate impact by sharing creative techniques for our customers to expand their businesses to the federal marketplace," said Scott Orbach, EZGSA president and co-founder. "His extensive knowledge of government sales combined with his leadership capabilities will yield impressive results for our customers and support our growing team." In addition to leading educational seminars across the country, spearheading client relations and overseeing a growing sales force, Kerkhoff will assume many of the responsibilities of Principal and Co-founder Evie Altman. As of June 30, Altman will no longer be in charge of day-to-day operations, but will serve on EZGSA's Board of Directors. Kerkhoff has more than 14 years of professional experience building diverse, high performance sales teams. His previous positions include vice president of sales and marketing for iORMYX, Inc.; director of sales, managing consultant, and enterprise solution architect for InoTech; and sales positions at Automation Research Systems (ARS). Prior to ARS, he served in a variety of roles including east coast computer reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channel for MicroAge, Inc. Kerkhoff currently chairs the advisory board of the United Professional Sales Association (UPSA UPSA Union Professionnelle Suisse de l'Automobile UPSA United Professional Sales Association UPSA Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra UPSA Undergraduate Political Science Association UPSA University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors ), where he co-authored the Compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of Professional Selling - The International Standard for Professional Sales. At UPSA, Kerkhoff earned the designation of Certified See certification. and Registered Sales Professional Trainer (CRSP-T) and received the first UPSA "Trainer of the Year" Award in 2003. Additionally, Kerkhoff develops and instructs the business development and sales certificate program at George Washington University's Center for Professional Development. Kerkhoff was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corps United States Marine Corps (USMC) Separate military service within the U.S. Department of the Navy (see U.S. Navy), charged with providing marine troops for seizure and defense of advanced bases and with conducting operations on land and in the air in connection with in 1987 after over three years of active duty. About EZGSA EZGSA supports the growth of businesses by assisting them to obtain GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. Schedule contracts. Comprised of former government contracting officers A US military officer or civilian employee who has a valid appointment as a contracting officer under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The individual has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and determinations as well as findings about such contracts. and industry experts, the company provides continuing contract, marketing, and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. support to commercial enterprises that wish to enhance their sales to the federal marketplace. EZGSA's flexible services and personnel can assist businesses of any size, as well as enterprises both with long-standing government relationships and those new to the marketplace. A woman-owned business formed in 1999, EZGSA is headquartered in Bethesda, MD. For more information, visit www.ezgsa.com or call 301/913-5000. |
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