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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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