Dec. 5, 2005 - Augmentix™ Grows Sales Force with Strategic Hires
Experienced industry sales veterans join Augmentix to increase growth and market share
(Austin, TX) – December 5, 2005 - Augmentix, a provider of mission critical solutions for rugged environments, today announced Jim Sauer has joined the company as the vice president of sales and Pete Aviles has joined as the director of military sales.
"I am thrilled that both Jim and Pete have joined the Augmentix team and will play instrumental roles in strengthening our sales efforts as we take our business and the organization to the next level of success," said Rod Keller, Augmentix president and CEO. "Anytime a company adds to its executive team the bar is raised for greater and more cohesive strategic accomplishments. Jim's business leadership abilities combined with world-class software and hardware company experience aligns perfectly with the skill set of our hand-picked team of executives to achieve our goals for the coming year and beyond."
Sauer recently served as vice president of sales for Dell, Inc. where he was responsible for generating $900 million in revenue from 50 of the largest Global accounts, including GE, Exxon-Mobil, UTC, General Dynamics, Dupont, EDS and Siemens. Previously, Sauer led the sales team at Dell, which launched enterprise products into the public sector. During his tenure, sales grew to $700 million and included winning multi-million dollar contracts with the US Navy, US Air Force, EPA, Cornell University, State of New York, State of Florida and New York Public Schools. Prior to joining Dell, Sauer served over 11 years with Compaq Computer in numerous sales and management positions. Jeff Browning, Recruiting Partner with Austin Ventures, introduced Sauer to Augmentix.
Aviles previously worked for the Technology Advancement Group, Inc. (TAG) as a regional director and was responsible for growing the company's presence and increasing sales in the Western and Pacific regions, specifically with the Department of Defense, Government Contractors Homeland Security and SPAWAR System Center San Diego. Prior to TAG, Aviles was the Southern region business development manager for Worldcom where he focused on improving overall operations, sales and marketing efforts and winning and maintaining company contracts with military clients including the Department of Defense, Government Contractors and NMCI.
About Augmentix
Augmentix Corp.(www.augmentix.com) provides the military, telecommunications, and industrial industries with mission-critical computing solutions for applications in the harshest environments. Augmentix servers and mobile products are based on best-in-class technologies and standardized architecture components from industry leader Dell. Augmentix A+ rugged servers include the patent-pending Server Availability Management Processor system and innovative board and packaging designs that create environmentally robust, high availability servers that fit into the most compact spaces while withstanding extreme temperatures, contaminants, moisture, dust, shock, vibration and other harsh conditions. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and offers global service and support.
