Tigerpaw Adds IT-Development Leader to Direct Product Development
Douglas Sikora Named Director of Software Development
BELLEVUE, Neb., (February 16, 2011) - Tigerpaw Software, Inc., developer of the most comprehensive business building software for technology providers, today announced the hiring of Douglas Sikora as the new director of software development. Sikora will be responsible for leading and mentoring the Tigerpaw development team and managing the product life cycle of over half a dozen products. Sikora will also work with Tigerpaw's Customer Advisory Group (CAG) to plan and design new product features and new product lines. Other responsibilities include working with partners to provide integrations with their solutions, implementing SCRUM as Tigerpaw's agile development methodology, and interacting with customers.
"We underwent a thorough search and found exactly what we were looking for," says Tigerpaw president James Foxall. "Doug is a true authority when it comes to software development, and his experience in information technology makes landing him a major achievement for Tigerpaw and our customers."
Sikora has over 20 years of experience in executive leadership of software development. He was previously the vice president of information technology at CSG Systems (CSGS), where he directed and managed the research and development of CGS's industry leading solutions. Sikora is skilled in managing diverse sets of technologies, development methodologies, and languages using agile methods and techniques. He has also held the positions of director of information technology, software development manager, and software engineer at CSGS and Information Technology, Inc./Fiserv.
Douglas Sikora earned his Bachelor's degree from Bellevue University and is currently a volunteer member of Outlook Nebraska where he previously held positions of board member and chairman of the board. He is a member of the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP).
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About Tigerpaw
Tigerpaw is the leading provider of business building software designed for technology providers. The award-winning Tigerpaw solution is the most comprehensive suite of tools available to help IT, telephony, security, audio/video, and point of sale businesses create growth. Tigerpaw enables businesses to deliver a higher level of service while achieving greater profitability by managing, automating and integrating service, CRM, inventory, sales, marketing, purchasing, workflow, and accounting. Tigerpaw ensures that sales calls are never forgotten, customer requests don't fall through the cracks, SLAs are met, and technician time is always billed. With Tigerpaw, all employees share customer information from a single database, through one powerful application. For over 25 years, Tigerpaw has helped more than 30,000 technology providers increase sales, provide better service, produce bids faster, order and track equipment, manage projects, and bill faster. For more information, contact Tigerpaw at 800.704.9009; by email at info@tigerpawsoftware.com; or visit www.tigerpawsoftware.com.
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