CSG Professional Services hires new Vice President to guide growth in the IT services market
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Portland, OR - February 25, 2010 - CSG Professional Services, Inc., a leading software services consulting company based in Portland, has hired Kevin McVicker as its new Vice President. McVicker is joining the senior management team to help guide CSG to the next level of leadership within its market.
Kevin McVicker has many years of experience in the IT services industry. He comes to CSG from Ascentium, a digital agency, offering interactive web design, integrated digital marketing and technology services. McVicker was a Partner at Ascentium and served as the Managing Director of the Portland office and the Director of Portals and Collaboration business unit.
CSG Professional Services is a leading provider of high-value IT consulting services, specializing in custom business software, business intelligence/productivity, and collaboration solutions using Microsoft technology. CSG has been in business serving the Pacific Northwest for 17 years working with well-known clients such as Schnitzer Steel Industries, State of Oregon, Bonneville Power Association, Johnstone Supply, and many others. "CSG has consistently delivered great results on a number of mission-critical projects for us.” says Larry Luck, VP & CIO for Schnitzer Steel Industries. "We value our close relationship with CSG and look to them as a strategic partner.”
"We are investing in the future of the company to better serve our clients with a broader range of Microsoft services,” says Jerry Frank, CSG President and Founder. "As the business climate improves, we are positioned to take advantage of the upturn and to successfully emerge as the leader in our marketplace.”
Kevin McVicker has an extensive background in information technology dating back to 1993 where he was a systems consultant at First Chicago Bank, then VP/IT Manager at U.S. Bank before starting his own company, Centerlogic, in 1997, which merged with Ascentium in 2007. Centerlogic was a multimillion dollar technology services company specializing in application development and infrastructure solutions.
CSG Professional Services has survived what they feel is the worse of the economic downturn and are optimally aligned for growth moving forward. The company has also hired four new employees in the last six months to meet the demand for services. "This is an exciting opportunity,” says McVicker. "CSG’s depth in application development and alignment with Microsoft as a Certified Gold Partner in the areas of business intelligence and collaboration puts us in a position to thrive for years to come. I look forward to helping CSG grow the business substantially over the next few years and be prosperous well into the future.”
CSG recently established client relationships with Unitus Community Credit Union, Stimson Lumber Company, and Flir Systems to name a few. CSG is working with Unitus to develop a Consumer & Equity Loan Web-Based Member Interface application. "These folks have been great to work with,” says Brian Irvine, CIO at Unitus. "They understand Microsoft technologies and have a talented technical staff.”
For more information about CSG Professional Services, Inc., please visit www.csgpro.com
CSG Public Relations contact: Jeff Weigel, 503-445-6319, jeffw@csgpro.com
NOTE: Kevin is available for interviews. Please contact Jeff Weigel to facilitate.
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