(INDIANAPOLIS, IN – June 22, 2009) – Indianapolis-based BlueLock, provider of cloud computing and managed IT services, welcomes Matt Hunckler to their sales and marketing department. Orr Fellow and recent grad, Hunckler brings his academic credentials, skills and experience in business development, sales and strategy implementation to the growing firm.
“While we anticipated growth this year, we have been pleasantly surprised with the explosion of interest in BlueLock and cloud computing in general,” said Brian Wolff, VP of Sales and Marketing for BlueLock. “We are lucky to have access to talented young professionals like Matt through our involvement with the Orr Fellowship. Matt’s prior expertise and skills in marketing and sales will be a valuable addition to BlueLock.”
Hunckler is the second Orr Fellow employed by BlueLock. He joins Alicia Glick, Marketing Specialist, who has been a part of the team since last November. BlueLock expects to hire at least three more professionals by the end of the summer.
“At BlueLock we are committed to stemming the tide of “Brain Drain” here in Indy” said John Qualls, BlueLock CEO. “Hiring talented new graduates like Alicia and Matt brings tremendous benefits to us, to them, and the larger IT and business community.”
For more information about BlueLock visit their web site at www.bluelock.com.
About Matt Hunckler:
Hunckler graduated from Indiana University in May of 2009 with a B.A. in Business with focus in Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation. Hunckler is also familiar with Spanish. He was part of the Young Entrepreneurs Association student organization and served as Web/Technology Director and also participated in People to People as a Student Ambassador for France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. He is also engaged in the community as a member of the Rainmakers Marketing Group.
Hunckler interned at Seed Strategy, Inc. in Florence, KY working with clients Leo Burnett, Rubbermaid, The William Wrigley Jr. Company, The Kellogg Company and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. He also started his own business in 2007 called SureSite Design. After graduation Hunckler landed a position in the Indiana Governor Bob Orr Entrepreneurial Fellowship with Collina Ventures, where he was assigned to work at BlueLock.
About the Orr Fellowship:
The Orr Fellowship provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students searching for their first salaried, full-time position following graduation. Each year, a new group of talented graduates is selected from thousands of applicants and placed with a host company. Host companies are some of Indiana’s fastest growing entrepreneurial companies. Fellows serve two-year commitment, where host companies engage them in innovative projects while allowing them the opportunity to work closely with company executives. Fellows work with their host company to determine a position that highlights their strength and passions in order to promote personal growth.
About BlueLock:
BlueLock serves its clients by providing the people, expertise and IT infrastructure in a world-class, SAS 70 certified data center. The company provides Virtual Cloud Computing through Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) where clients subscribe monthly to just the right amount of computing, storage and bandwidth capacity needed today with the ability to grow “on demand” in the future. Their unique IT environments are ideal for Web-facing software applications (also known as Web 2.0 or SaaS) and IT environments that require high availability and the ability to expand and contract dynamically for production or disaster recovery. BlueLock, a Collina Ventures company, is privately-held and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Contact:
Lorraine Ball
317-569-1396
Lorraine@roundpeg.biz
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