Merlin Taps Industry Veteran to Lead Enterprise Solutions Division.DENVER -- Merlin International, one of the nation's fastest growing federal IT solutions providers, today announced that Stanley Graves has joined the company as Vice President of the Enterprise Solutions Division (ESD (1) (Electronic Software Distribution) Distributing new software and upgrades via the network rather than individual installations on each machine. See ESL. ). In this position, Graves will be responsible for defining consulting engagements, negotiating implementation partnerships, and managing client relationships. He will be based in the company's Vienna, Va. office. "Stan brings more than 40 years of experience in the federal IT and defense markets and we knew he was the right person to lead our Enterprise Solutions Division," said David Phelps, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Merlin. "We experienced tremendous growth in 2006 and his insight and strong customer support experience will be a significant asset to our rapidly expanding list of federal IT customers." Since 1990, Graves has held several senior executive management positions with key public sector technology providers including Vector Data Systems, Anteon and General Dynamics General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[1]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. . Prior to joining Merlin, he served as President and CEO of Vector Data Systems (VDS (Virtual DMA Services) A programming interface that lets bus mastering devices cooperatively manage DMA channels. ), which provides operational intelligence support to the Global War on Terrorism Terrorist acts and the threat of Terrorism have occupied the various law enforcement agencies in the U.S. government for many years. The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, as amended by the usa patriot act in more than 70 countries. In addition he served as Chairman of the Board for Anteon, Australia and Anteon, UK. "Merlin is a company that is working hard to deliver solutions that go above and beyond the status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. for the public sector," said Graves. "It's one of the significant reasons why I wanted to join the firm and bring my experience to bear for ESD. I believe we are going to accomplish some significant milestones in terms of results for the federal government as well as for Merlin." Merlin recently established the ESD to manage full-scale implementations for public sector agencies, with an emphasis on security, managed content, enterprise messaging and enterprise management solutions. The Merlin professional services team, comprised of consulting and implementation specialists, will work closely with the company's clients to fulfill their diverse needs. About Merlin International Merlin International is one of the fastest growing public sector IT solutions providers in the United States. Based in Denver, with offices in Vienna, Va., Columbia, Md., and the Scott Air Force Base Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a base of the United States Air Force in St. Clair County, Illinois near Belleville which are in the St. Louis metropolitan area. office (St. Louis, Mo.), Merlin delivers technology solutions and services for a broad range of organizations including the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , Department of Defense, civilian and intelligence agencies, as well as for state and local governments. The company's solution expertise spans Enterprise, Infrastructure and Security Solutions. Today, more than 500 clients count on Merlin's expertise to help them define, integrate, deploy, and maintain systems and networks that align information technology with program and business goals. Learn more about Merlin at www.merlin-intl.com. |
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