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Salient CRGT appoints Joseph Zimmerman as<br />
Vice President, Enterprise Solutions Group<br />
FAIRFAX, VA, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 22,<br />
2016 – Salient CRGT, Inc., a<br />
leading provider of Agile software<br />
development, data analytics,<br />
mobility, cyber security,<br />
and infrastructure solutions,<br />
today announced the addition<br />
of Joseph Zimmerman as Vice<br />
President, Enterprise Solutions<br />
Group (ESG). He will lead Salient<br />
CRGT’s delivery oversight<br />
at the U.S. Postal Service and other<br />
strategic accounts, with additional<br />
responsibilities in business development<br />
in new customer capture,<br />
including expansion into the Department<br />
of Defense, and propelling<br />
Salient CRGT’s market leading<br />
solutions in Agile and mobile development.<br />
Mr. Zimmerman is a military<br />
veteran with more than 20 years of<br />
active duty experience as an officer<br />
in the United States Marine Corps<br />
where he served as Company Commander<br />
and Operations Officer. As<br />
a proven leader, he brings 28 years<br />
of successful management experience<br />
and a track record of superior<br />
results in growing organizations<br />
both organically and through new<br />
opportunities.<br />
“With his depth and breadth of<br />
demonstrated achievement, Joe’s<br />
entrepreneurial leadership and extensive<br />
background in operations,<br />
business development and strategy<br />
will be invaluable to our business<br />
development team and our customers,”<br />
said Tom Ferrando, President<br />
of Salient CRGT. “We look forward<br />
to his immediate contribution that<br />
will further define our strategic focus<br />
in Salient CRGT’s market leading<br />
solutions in Agile and mobile<br />
delivery, as well as expansion in our<br />
service to military and other government<br />
customers.”<br />
Before joining Salient CRGT, Mr.<br />
Zimmerman was the Chief Operating<br />
Officer for Pyramid Systems,<br />
where he was responsible for overall<br />
corporate strategy and day-today<br />
management across operations,<br />
business development, contracts,<br />
human resources, security, corporate<br />
IT, and facilities. With more<br />
42<br />
than 100 employees and revenue<br />
in excess of $25 million, he established<br />
their first ever comprehensive<br />
business plan and was<br />
able to bring key leadership into<br />
operations and human resources.<br />
Prior to joining Pyramid, he<br />
held several progressive leadership<br />
positions at InfoReliance<br />
Corporation, eventually becoming<br />
their Executive Vice President<br />
of Operations. During the course<br />
of his tenure, he came to lead the<br />
company’s entire services portfolio<br />
including software engineering, cyber<br />
security, cloud computing, and<br />
enterprise IT capability areas to include<br />
customers in the defense, civilian<br />
and commercial sectors.<br />
“We are proud to bring Joe on<br />
board as we continue to meet the<br />
demanding mission critical needs of<br />
our customers,” said Manoj Gandhi,<br />
Senior Vice President ESG. “As we<br />
expand in to new military markets,<br />
his experience and strong relationships<br />
with the Marine Corps will<br />
enhance our future endeavors.”<br />
Mr. Zimmerman retired from the<br />
Marine Corps in 2007 and received<br />
five personal awards including the<br />
Meritorious Service Medal, Joint<br />
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