PCIS Appoints New Advisor To Guide Its Rapid Growth In The BC Technology Sector

Online, May 27, 2011 (Newswire.com) - VANCOUVER, BC, Canada - Pacific Coast Information Systems (PCIS), a premier strategic IT consulting firm is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Bull on the Advisor team. With his over 30 years in IT sales, marketing and management, Kevin will share his knowledge in growing and sustaining technology companies successfully.

In 2010, Kevin Bull successfully led the sale of Veriteq to Vaisala Oyj of Finland. He was appointed the CEO of Veriteq Instruments in 1995 and under his direction, he brought Veriteq from a small manufacturer of commodity Data Loggers to the industry leader of Temperature and Humidity Monitoring systems for audited and regulated industries. While continuing to be based in Richmond BC, Veriteq grew to an organization with three US sales offices and a network of international distributors. In addition to his CEO duties, he also acted as a consultant and speaker to NCSLI (National Conference of Standards Laboratories - International), US Navy and NASA.

According to BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA), the BC technology sector made a quick recovery and expanded its recruitment activities in 2010, signalling an economic recovery and including the prospects of returning to a labour shortage by 2011. PCIS is a BCTIA member and example of a successful BC technology company that has almost doubled its workforce since the 2009 recession. "With the appointment of the new advisor and under his guidance, PCIS plans to develop greater market share in core IT consulting services, as part of its strategy for sustainable and long-term growth," says Vaclav Vincalek, Founder and President of PCIS.

About PCIS

PCIS has provided full-service IT consulting in Vancouver since 1995. PCIS has been a trusted IBM® partner since 1995 for enterprise solutions. More recently, it has developed solid partnerships with Microsoft® and Blackberry®. It is an agile company with a team of business and technology specialists selected for their fluency in business and information systems, along with multiple skill-sets for streamlined decision-making abilities to delivery greater value. PCIS achieves this by leveraging best practices in technical assessment, business analysis and IT project management for its strategic IT consulting, application development and technical solutions. PCIS' value proposition is to ensure that technology systems continue to be aligned with their clients' vision as their business changes and grows, to help them increase efficiency and profitability.

Contact:

Liza Lee, Marketing Communications Manager
Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd.
700-1112 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 2S1 Canada
Phone: 1 (604) 844-7558
[email protected]