For the fourth consecutive year, Verndale has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest-growing private companies. Moving up 180 spots to rank 2,284 on this year's list, we are honored to be recognized among the nation's elite private companies. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the talented members of our team along with the great companies that entrust us with their business.
Verndale congratulates the teams at Symmons Industries, Inc., KVH Industries, Inc., and Bryant & Stratton College on the launch of their new corporate websites as well as Money Management International on the launch of their new Money Bunny microsite.
Verndale welcomes several new team members this month.
Ian Oliver joins us as a Technical Analyst. Prior to Verndale, Ian worked as an intern for BZ Results, a division of Automatic Data Processing, Inc. where he was responsible for transferring website databases and resizing Flash websites. Ian recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Digital Media from the College of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
We welcome Dave Brown as our Project Coordinator. Dave is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware, where he earned his B.A. in Art History with a minor in Interactive Media. While working towards his College degree, Dave spent the past few years as a freelance graphic artist and web designer.
Katey Marx joins us as a Project Manager. Katey comes to us from BigBad, Inc. where she was also employed as a Project Manager. Prior to BigBad, Inc., Katey worked as a Technical Writer at Poet Software, GmbH in Hamburg, Germany. Katey holds a B.A. in Marketing and a minor in German from the University of North Texas.
Tony Viyavuthi joins our team as a Web Support Engineer. Most recently, Tony worked as a Network Administrator at Brandeis University. Tony holds an M.B.A. from Brandeis International Business School in Waltham, MA and a B.S. in Computer Science with honors from Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand.
Laura Vecchio joins us as a HTML Creative Support Developer. Prior to joining Verndale, Laura spent two years at Overdrive Interactive, specializing in social media strategy and technologies. Laura holds a B.S. in Marketing from Bentley University and is currently working towards a Web Development Certificate at the Center for Digital Imaging Arts in Waltham.
Lastly, Verndale welcomes Crowe Paradis Services Corp, The Baldwin Realty Group, and The Center for Victims of Torture as this month's newest clients.
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Symmons, a premier manufacturer of commercial and residential plumbing products, recently launched their new website. Leveraging the latest version of Sitecore CMS, the new website offers an enhanced room-based navigation method – making it easier for the user to browse and filter specific products. New lifestyle photography adds ambience to the website and showcases the products in their installed environments.
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Did You Know?
Verndale's web consulting team offers a CMS Comparison & Selection service called Quickstep to help clients promptly identify and prioritize content management requirements, understand CMS return on investment and zero-in on the "best-fit" CMS solution. Quickstep enables businesses to sort through their complex requirements to make informed choices and develop a winning CMS investment decision in weeks – not months.
Learn more about Quickstep and contact a Verndale CMS consultant to get started.
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