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eBizITPA Pilots New Program to Help Businesses Kickstart IT Projects
ERIE, PA (October 27, 2004) The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA) announces the addition of four employees: Ron May, Marty Barclay, Doug Luthringer and Gerry Schneggenburger.
With 29 years of experience in Information Technology Systems and Support, Ron May has been hired as an IT Program Manager at eBizITPA. Ron will be working with businesses, IT service providers and economic development organizations to develop and manage eBizITPA’s IT talent recruitment/retention and e-Business growth initiatives.
Success at the Center has prompted Marty Barclay to leave a 15-year career in sourcing at GE to become the Manager and Procurement Consultant for eDynaQuote at eBizITPA. After helping to install the initial groundwork for eDynaQuote at the Center, Barclay will now utilize his procurement experience to further develop the online competitive bidding tool.
New hire Doug Luthringer joins eBizITPA as the Client Development Manager for eDynaQuote. After garnering experience as an eBizITPA intern, Luthringer will work full-time with buying and selling companies that use eDynaQuote Reverse Auction software. His responsibilities include assisting with live training sessions and developing web-based eDynaQuote training software. Doug is a recent graduate of Penn State Erie and a former sergeant in the US Marine Corps.
Gerry Schneggenburger has been appointed Manager of Advanced IT Development following 20 years of experience in electrical engineering, business operations, systems analysis and development. In this new position Schneggenburger will work with business start-ups and faculty research & commercialization projects to develop new IT capabilities.
The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) is a state-wide Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority initiative designed to help Pennsylvania enterprises understand and use information technology and e-business tools to be more competitive. It is headquartered in Erie, PA and located on the Internet at www.ebizitPA.org.
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