Staff Changes August2013

For Immediate Release
Contact: Alexandria Trusov
Email: atrusov@blinfo.com
Phone: 269.465.6207 x 310

  

STAFF CHANGES AT B&L INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Robert Korell Joins R&D Department

Bridgman, MI, August 13, 2013 - B&L Information Systems is pleased to announce several promotions, as well as a recent addition, to the Research & Development Department.

Carol Gorbitz has been promoted to Senior Software Architect and Business Analyst. Her revised duties and responsibilities include: primary design and development of Odyssey^TM business application functions; creation and review of Odyssey enhancement design specifications; and intercompany consultation on Odyssey solutions for clients. A 31-year employee of B&L, Carol brings a wealth of product experience and client design expertise to her new role.

Additionally, Brad Clark has been promoted to Odyssey Product Manager. His new duties and responsibilities include: primary responsibility for Progress Software Corporation development tools; researching and recommending back-end technologies; further development and management of Odyssey, including both full releases and maintenance releases; and coordinating Odyssey development with the user interface team. Brad joined B&L in 2000 as Software Development Engineer.

To further enhance the development of Odyssey, Robert Korell has joined the R&D Department as a dedicated OpenEdge programmer. Progress's OpenEdge business application platform is the foundation of B&L's cloud-based ERP solution, Odyssey. Robert comes to B&L with 15 years of experience working with Progress programming.

"As a company, we are committed to programming in OpenEdge for many reasons, including the ability to build and deploy dynamic business applications specifically for metalcasters" states Doug Hinman, Vice President, R&D. "This staff change allows us to focus our internal resources on growing and building our Odyssey product to support our customers."

 

About B&L Information Systems

B&L Information Systems is a global leader in providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) for metal casters. All B&L products, whether client server application or Software as a Service (SaaS), are designed with the specific needs of metal casters in mind.