Chantilly,
VA - March 22, 2010 - Encore Networks,
today announced the appointment of industry
veteran, Scott Burk as Northern Regional
Director of Sales. Mr. Burk, who most
recently headed the Strategic Sales and
Business Development activities of Purcell
Systems into the Federal Government and
DoD, brings more than 25 years of diverse
sales, business development and technical
expertise. Scott's responsibilities will
include directing Encore's efforts into
the Federal Government, DoD, and continued
penetration into the utility market with
Encore's BANDIT™ line of industrially
hardened (rugged) cyber security routers.
"Scott will add a wealth of technical
expertise and business development experience
to our sales team," stated Peter
Madsen, President and CEO of Encore Networks. "As
we continue to expand our presence in
the utility industry with rugged SCADA
solutions, I look to Scott to establish
new and strengthen existing relationships
with electric, gas and water companies."
Prior to joining Encore Networks, Scott
held various positions in sales, engineering,
and marketing at Vinci Systems, Convergent
Networks, Tellabs, Siemens, Newbridge
Networks and Timplex.
Mr. Burk said, "What attracted
me to Encore is their focus on security
and product reliability in industrial
grade applications. Their highly configurable
line of rugged Bandit routers addresses
today's security concerns surrounding
SCADA monitoring and control functions."
Mr. Burk can be reached at the Encore
Networks Chantilly, VA office at 703-318-4385
or by e-mail at sburk@encorenetworks.com |
About Encore
Networks
Encore Networks is a leader in secure,
IP+Legacy Virtual Private Network (VPN) routers
for converged and broadband solutions. Carriers
and enterprises, both large and small, rely
on Encore's innovative VPN and security solutions
for wireless, satellite, and terrestrial
networks that support both legacy devices
and Internet Protocol (IP) routing standards.
Encore's industrially hardened (rugged) routers
are Smart Grid enabled and designed for mission
critical applications in harsh environments
with wide temperature ranges found in utility
substations, industrial plant floors, mobile
transportation, construction sites and point-of-sale.
Encore is a member of the Virtual Private
Network Consortium (VPNC), the Utilities
Telecom Council (UTC), and the ZigBee Alliance.
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