Universal Mind Opens a New Office in San Francisco --Adobe and Accenture veteran hired to lead the company's West Coast operation

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 02, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Today, at Enterprise 2.0, Universal Mind [http://universalmind.com], creator of custom next-generation software applications for the Web, desktop, kiosks, and mobile devices, announced the opening of a new office in San Francisco. The new San Francisco office broadens the reach of the company's full-service offering of Web-application design, development and project management, and will tap into a rich talent base in the region. The new location is the third Universal Mind office, and is led by Chris Rogers, formerly of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

"Despite the economic downturn we have experienced strong demand for our custom Web applications, and are excited to expand our presence in San Francisco and the Silicon Valley," said Brett Cortese, president of Universal Mind. "We believe that our approach to user-experience driven design combined with our technical expertise and solid methodology are the reasons why we've been successful to date, and why we expect to continue that success as our company expands." Chris Rogers recently joined Universal Mind as managing director to lead the new San Francisco office bringing a strong background in technology consulting within industry-defining practices from Accenture to Adobe. At Accenture, Chris led project management offices for some of their largest clients, and parlayed this experience to co-found consulting practices for Web technology start-ups during the 1990's. Most recently, Rogers spent six years with Adobe Systems where he played a key role in the development of Adobe's Consulting Services practice. In 2003, Chris was among Adobe's first hires in their budding consulting practice, and went on to hold key leadership positions, culminating in the overall management of the West Region. Chris' team architected and built industry-defining applications including two MAX Award winners, and one of Time Magazine's Top 50 Websites for 2008. Rogers concluded his time at Adobe by overseeing the most successful year in history for Adobe Consulting's West Region before departing in 2009.

"Universal Mind is a great fit for me--the team shares my passion for solving customers' business challenges with well-designed custom Web applications," said Rogers. "There are tremendous opportunities ahead and I'm thrilled to have joined an organization that has been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of rich Internet application innovation." Universal Mind is attending the Enterprise 2.0 conference this week in San Francisco, and can be found at booth #827.

For more information about Universal Mind, or to contact the San Francisco office go to: http://www.universalmind.com/#/contact.

About Universal Mind Universal Mind's team of software strategists, designers, and developers helps clients achieve business objectives by creating custom connected software applications for the Web, desktop, kiosks, and mobile devices. Universal Mind excels at solving difficult business challenges for its customers by fusing experience-driven design, advanced technology, and industry insight. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Westfield, MA. For more information visit http://www.universalmind.com.

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