Pragmatek Consulting Opens Chicago Area Office; Hires Industry Veteran as Regional Director

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Pragmatek Consulting Group, Limited, a business improvement and ERP solutions provider, has opened an office in Schaumburg, Ill. and hired Chad Miller as regional director to expand the firm’s footprint in the Greater Chicago market. Plans include hiring up to 20 consultants this year in the Chicago area.

A Chicago-based sales veteran who has extensive experience with SAP, customer-relationship management and other IT solutions, Miller’s focus is middle-market and Fortune 1000 companies in need of supply chain optimization, process improvement, enterprise data architecture strategies, and installation or upgrade of SAP software.
Most recently, Miller was sales director of Approva Corporation in Schaumburg, Ill. His 18 years of IT experience include senior account positions at SAP America, Siebel Systems and Platinum Technology, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California.

“We believe there are many small- to medium-size businesses and divisions of larger companies that are underserved with local expertise in business improvement strategies and on-time, on-budget ERP implementations,” according to Steve Bloom, CEO of Pragmatek. “Examples of current hot topics among C-level executives include executive alignment of business and IT strategies, self-funding operational improvements that boost the bottom line, and applying emerging technologies to support the business model.”

Pragmatek’s revenues nearly doubled last year from $12 million in 2005 to $21 million in 2006. Bloom projects $35 million in revenues for this year through organic growth and expansion into other markets.

Companies in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana can contact Miller at Pragmatek’s Schaumburg office by calling 847-397-9355 or emailing him at chad.miller@Pragmatek.com.

Pragmatek helps its clients realize significant productivity gains and increased profitability by applying process improvement techniques and optimizing enterprise business systems. The firm’s team-centered approach helps clients to diagnose problems and identify improvement opportunities that can reduce cost, increase revenue, and capture value. For more information, visit www.Pragmatek.com.

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