INDUSTRY

Liquid Computing Inc., a developer of a new class of scalable computing system, today announced the appointment of Tom Kreidler as Vice President of Federal Sales. Mr. Kreidler will spearhead the company’s government strategy and establish its sales pipeline. With over thirty years of experience in the IT industry, Mr. Kreidler brings extensive expertise with product, service, networking and integration companies in both government and commercial markets. Prior to joining Liquid Computing, Mr. Kreidler worked with Juniper Networks as the vice president and general manager of the federal systems division. He also spent 15 years with Sun Microsystems where he was president of government sales. “The federal government has distinctive scalable computing challenges that Liquid Computing can uniquely address,” said Brian Hurley, CEO, Liquid Computing. “We are very pleased to be adding someone of Tom Kreidler’s caliber to our team. His expertise and reputation in this sector are impeccable and will help drive our government strategy.” In addition to his stints with Juniper and Sun, Mr. Kreidler spent several years working with the U.S. federal government, Army and Navy branches of system integration companies. Joining Liquid Computing’s U.S. team, he will work from the Maryland office, effective immediately. “I’ve spent many years working with the federal government to help solve its communications and computing problems,” said Kreidler. “While the industry has acknowledged the potential impact of the convergence of these two technologies, no one has stepped up with a converged technology solution. Liquid Computing is the first company to deliver such a product and I am thrilled to be joining their team.”