More great news on the hiring front. Welcome to the team Rick, Brian and Jesus!

Oh, and eGroup continues to hire. Check out our <a href="http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/about/careers" target="_blank">careers page</a> for details.
<p align="center"><strong>eGroup Strengthens Team with Accomplished Technology Professionals</strong></p>
<strong>MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – October 30, 2012</strong> – <a href="http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/">eGroup</a>, the Southeast’s leading provider of <a href="http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/cloud-services">cloud</a>, <a href="http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/application-services">application</a> and<a href="http://egroup.jasonmangone.com/what-we-do/services/end-user-computing"> end-user computing</a> services, today announced the addition of several new accomplished technology professionals to its expanding team. They strengthen an already impressive team of data center, infrastructure, cloud and application services professionals.

<strong>Rick Fowler</strong>, based out of eGroup’s Mt. Pleasant headquarters, joins as an Application / Data Services Consultant. As a former eGroup customer executive, Rick has held various C-level positions in operations and finance, and has an MBA from Duke University. Rick’s focus is to design optimal Application and Data Services solutions for southeastern based companies. His background in working closely with portals and collaboration, management and automation, business intelligence, and big data platforms will provide immediate benefits to eGroup’s growing customer base.

<strong>Brian Beaty</strong>, based in Charlotte, NC, joins as a Technical Consultant supporting eGroup’s western North Carolina team. Brian brings technical leadership with a wealth of experience in enterprise infrastructure architecture, unified communication and collaboration systems design and project delivery. His diverse background includes experience as a Cisco Systems Engineer, principal of a managed services datacenter business (sold to SunGard), and as an Infrastructure Architect for one of the top 25 financial institutions in the world (top 5 in the US).

<strong>Jesus Shelby</strong>, based out of eGroup’s Mt. Pleasant headquarters, joins as an Application Services Engineer. He has an MBA from Southern Wesleyan University and holds multiple technical certifications including CISSP and MCITP SharePoint. During the past seven years, Jesus has led technical teams in the government contracting sector. At eGroup, he will work with customers on designing, delivering, and supporting solutions based on Microsoft technologies with an emphasis on SharePoint.

“We’re thrilled that Rick, Brian and Jesus have joined our growing team,” said Mike Carter, Principal, eGroup. “They each bring a unique and impressive skill set, from core infrastructure expertise all the way up to the application and data level. Most importantly, given their past leadership roles, they understand what customers and the customers’ constituents truly require in a solution.”