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8/31/2009
Apogee Interactive Continues Growth: Names Scott Phillips IT Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Energy Analysis Software Company Expands to Serve Energy Utilities
ATLANTA, Aug. 31, 2009 -Apogee Interactive announced a key staff addition today as it continues its expansion to meet the energy software needs of electric and gas utilities across the country. Apogee has named Scott Phillips Director of Information Technology for the Atlanta-based company which develops Web-based energy efficiency tools and self-service programs hosted on hundreds of utility websites and used by millions of utility consumers.
As IT director, Phillips will be responsible for providing departmental leadership to Apogee's customer-focused IT environment and overseeing application development, technical infrastructure and support services. He will also serve on the company's new product development team.
Phillips comes to Apogee with more than 20 years in the technology industry, including a 10-year tenure as technical manager at MCI/Verizon and IT consulting assignments for the Tennessee Valley Authority, Mississippi Economic Development Department and other large organizations. Phillips most recently served as IT director for AutoGov Inc., a consulting firm providing data mining, predictive analysis, and business intelligence solutions to public and private sector companies.
"Apogee provides the robust analytics and intuitive customer presentation needed to effectively communicate energy information to consumers. With all the recent interest in the Smart Grid, AMI, home area networks, and portable Internet-enabled devices, our utility clients are increasingly asking us to provide online solutions that enable their use," said Susan Gilbert, Apogee's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are pleased to have Scott join our senior management team. His extensive experience in IT operations, networks, and security will help strengthen our technical platform and direct future technical expansion."
Phillips holds a bachelor's degree in computer information science from Coleman College in California and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Alabama. He resides in Atlanta.
Apogee Interactive Inc. (www.apogee.net) is the leading provider of online energy efficiency solutions to energy utilities. Founded in 1994, Apogee's energy analysis and customer self service Web applications are currently in use by more than 400 electric and gas utilities across the US. Its clients span a wide range of investor-owned, municipal and cooperative energy companies including Southern Company (NYSE: SO), American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), Entergy (NYSE: ETR), the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Tennessee Valley Authority, Salt River Project and Jackson EMC.
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