Mcconnell International – New Consultants Bring Additional Insights to Help Clients Navigate Challenging Economic and Political Terrain

Washington, DC, April 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Dennis Szymanski and Howard Stern have joined the McConnell International team as Executive Consultants. Together they add more than fifty years of experience in the U.S. Federal government market to McConnell International’s offerings.

“We have a great track record of having the right resources at the right time to meet the needs of our clients” says Brad King, President of McConnell International. “McConnell International is committed to proactive investment in great talent to provide our clients with the knowledge and support they need to be successful in today’s changing market. We are very glad and fortunate to have Dennis and Howard on our team.”

Dennis Szymanski is an experienced analyst, line manager, project/program manager, and executive. As a Federal government executive, he served as Chief of Staff to the IRS Chief Information Officer and was the Deputy Chief Information Officer at the U.S. International Trade Commission providing discipline and leadership for main mission and infrastructure projects. Mr. Szymanski offers clients a powerful and timely combination of information technology expertise and agency knowledge in key trade and financial agencies. Clients looking to leverage the Administration’s economic recovery programs will benefit from his background in IT architecture, engineering, program management, contract management, IT policy development and governance and his agency knowledge at the U.S. International Trade Commission, Internal Revenue Service, Federal Railroad Administration and Federal Communications Commission.

Howard Stern has developed sales/marketing organizations and grown revenues in both the commercial and government markets with a strong focus on IT services, market intelligence and e-government solutions. By combining extensive private sector sales and marketing expertise with a deep knowledge of Federal government operations, he has an impressive record of contract wins across a range of federal agencies with a particular focus on health care services. Mr. Stern is well positioned to assist clients who are currently providing services to or are interested in expanding into the Department of Health and Human Services, DoD Military Health Systems and the Department of Veterans Affairs.

For more information contact:
Camille Auspitz
(215) 715-3896
camille.auspitz@clintonrubin.com

Notes to editors

McConnell International, a Clinton Rubin LLC company – www.mcconnellinternational.com
McConnell International promotes successful partnerships between industry and government. McConnell International helps industry clients win new business, shorten sales cycles, and expand existing contracts. With such strong partners, government works better.

McConnell International services create win-win relationships with Federal government agencies and industry players. Competing for new business is costly, and McConnell International helps clients maximize their return on business development investment, secure new business, shorten sales cycles and expand existing contracts by providing:

- Intimate working knowledge of federal agencies
- Targeted go-to-market strategies
- Government-industry relationships at all levels
- Winning-edge proposal coaching
- Collaborative multi-client market research
- Executive recruitment
- Business teaming arrangements
- Optimized portfolio investments in government sector firms

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