WingSwept President Recognized with TBJ's Top 40 under 40 Award
GARNER, NC (May 1, 2009) - Jay Strickland, president of WingSwept, was awarded Triangle Business Journal's Top 40 under 40 leadership award. Triangle Business Journal (TBJ) celebrates the brightest, most promising young business people in the triangle under the age of 40 with this award.
Strickland founded the local IT consulting company, WingSwept, in 1995, and has been behind its growth and success ever since. WingSwept is a local IT company that specializes in custom technology solutions that meet the unique needs of their partners. Even the economy cannot slow WingSwept down, which has continued to make new hires.
"Jay makes a difference in the workplace by being a team leader that is driven, innovative, and easy to communicate with. His leadership skills are unquestionably good, but his passion for his work at WingSwept makes it a superior combination," says Jay's coworker, Annette Springle.
Strickland, along with the other recipients, received the ninth annual award at TBJ's luncheon due to outstanding business accomplishments, community involvement and significant career milestones in 2008. The luncheon was filled with exceptional and deserving professionals that were chosen from 160 nominees.
"I'm thrilled to be receiving this award along with these accomplished individuals of the Triangle. To be acknowledged as a major influence on the business community is an honor," says Jay. "This has been an exciting year for WingSwept, and I could not be where I am today without the people I work with."
ABOUT WINGSWEPT
WingSwept consists of two companies that provide full-service information technology consulting focused on interactive media and essential technology systems. WingSwept Communications and WingSwept Technologies currently have offices in North Carolina and Virginia. Their staff of more than 20 serves a diverse set of clients in all 50 states and around the world. WingSwept's services focus on the areas of government services, network support, web application development and vertical marketing. The companies maintain separate divisions with dedicated staff for Web/database development and information technology consulting.
Headquartered in Garner, N.C., WingSwept Communications was established in 2000, followed by the incorporation of WingSwept Technologies in 2002 by its president, Jay Strickland, who has been in the technology consulting field since 1995. For more information on WingSwept's services, please visit our Web site at www.wingswept.com.
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