TORSTEN KABLITZ JOINS MANAGEMENT 3.0 AS TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE LEAD
OPERATIONAL INVESTMENT™ FIRM ADDS ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Bellevue, WA - April 15, 2009– Management 3.0 LLC, the leading operational investment firm in healthcare and information technology, today announced that Torsten Kablitz has joined the company as Technology Practice Lead. In this new capacity, Kablitz, a senior software architect and development expert, will shape Management 3.0’s technology development and investment strategy.
“We are delighted to welcome Torsten to the M30 family”, said Bob Pinkerton, principal and co-founder of Management 3.0. “Our clients are looking to understand the inherent risks in their businesses and Torsten is the ideal ‘virtual CTO’ to provide meaningful feedback on architecture, development methodology, quality and other vital benchmarks in software development.”
“The Management 3.0 philosophies begin with risk assessment”, said Kablitz. “We are looking to build a world class assessment capability that is a reliable predictor of market viability and success – an intelligence service that allows CEOs and investors to understand product/service risk and profit from it.”
Kablitz is a veteran of numerous IT start-ups including Advanced Research Systems, Health Systems Technologies and Zynchros, Inc. As founder of QEDnet, Torsten led a number of architectural, design and development projects for clients such as Amazon, the Port of Seattle and Microsoft.
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About Management 3.0, LLC
Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, Management 3.0, LLC is the leading operational investment firm in the Pacific Northwest, specializing in Information Technology and Healthcare. The company’s goal is to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies through a combination of strategic planning and hands-on, operational leadership. For additional information please visit the company’s web-site at http://www.em3oh.com/.