Softworld Names Estridge and Kunicki to Board; Business Consulting President and High Tech Entrepreneur Bring Years of Strategic Insight.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Softworld Inc., a leading contract staffing and recruiting firm named by Inc. magazine as the 98th fastest growing company in America, announced today that Dr. Ken Estridge, founder and president of The Enterprise Development Group, and Henry Kunicki, founder and principal of Kunicki & Associates, have joined its Board of Directors. Mike Shuman, founder and chairman of Softworld, and Dave Teitelman, 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. , complete the Board of Directors. "Ken and Henry bring a record of strong results and achievement to Softworld and we're delighted that they have joined our team," said Teitelman. "Their individual past successes and strategic insight will be invaluable as we continue to expand our operations and leverage our successful track record into new areas." Dr. Estridge brings more than 30 years of business experience as an entrepreneur, business consultant and executive coach to Softworld. A seasoned leader with an outstanding set of skills in marketing, finance, strategic planning and general management, Dr. Estridge founded The Enterprise Development Group Inc., a Boston-based business strategy and financial consulting firm, in 1993. As its president, Dr. Estridge assists entrepreneurs in the creation and development of successful companies. Earlier in his career he founded the Joy of Movement Centers, a chain of dance and fitness centers. The centers grew to seven locations in New England and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. employing over 300 people with over 12,000 members. Dr. Estridge has also served as a consultant, interim CEO, president and vice president of marketing and business development for an array of high tech and commercial companies including those in software, internet commerce, publishing, healthcare, aquafarming aq·ua·farm·ing n. See aquaculture. aq  ua·farm n. & v. ,
personnel recruitment and consumer goods consumer goodsAny tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and and services. Dr. Estridge earned a bachelor of science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in industrial management from MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology , a masters degree from MIT Sloan School of Management The MIT Sloan School of Management is one of the five schools of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is one of the world's leading business schools, conducting research and teaching in finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, and a doctorate in business administration (DBA) from Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . Henry Kunicki brings more than 25 years of experience in sales and business development to the Softworld board. He founded Kunicki & Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in business development in the high technology market in 1996 and serves as its president. Customers include companies in biometrics, high security "mantrap man·trap n. 1. A trap set to catch trespassers or poachers. 2. Slang A woman considered dangerously seductive and scheming. Noun 1. " entrances, video surveillance, high resolution imaging systems, data storage and medical imaging. Prior to starting his own company Mr. Kunicki served as vice president of sales for eTrue.com Inc. (formerly known as Miros) in Southborough, MA and in a variety of executive positions at Raytheon/E Systems Corporation including medical market manager, vice president sales and director international sales for the advanced video products division, and vice president and general manager of the MegaScan Technology Division. Prior to those assignments in 1981 he co-founded Modgraph, Inc. of Concord, MA, a computer graphics firm. In that position he established a distribution network in the US and Europe and negotiated OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreements with key CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. companies and a joint marketing agreement with a major computer manufacturer. He also worked in executive positions at Xyquest Corporation, Video Seven, Number Nine Computer, Modgraph, Inc. and Matrix Instruments. Mr. Kunicki received a bachelor of science degree in philosophy from King's College in Pennsylvania. About Softworld Softworld provides IT contract staffing and IT business solution services for a broad-range of industries with concentrations in financial services, government, pharmaceutical, biotech and high technology. Since 1993 Softworld has provided companies the technical talent, project management, and solutions development teams they need to grow and succeed. The company's goal is to help companies maintain appropriate staffing levels with the most qualified contractors available while providing its specialists and project management and solution development teams with the best environment meeting their criteria and unique skills. With clients throughout the United States Softworld maintains its headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts with regional offices in Washington DC; Atlanta, Georgia; and, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate canal system, is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city's population is described as metropolitan, where diverse culture is commonplace. According to 2006 U.S. . |
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