PITTSBURGH PA, OMAHA NE, JULY 1, 2010 - The Sextant Group, Inc., announces Craig Park, FSMPS, Associate AIA, has joined the national independent technology consulting firm as Principal Consultant, and has opened a new Midwest office for the firm.

With over 30 years in the building industry, Park is an award-winning and nationally-recognized thought leader on audiovisual and collaborative technologies. He is as well-known in architectural circles as he is throughout the audiovisual industry. For the last four years Craig served as Chief Marketing Officer for the top-10 international architecture and engineering firm Leo A. Daly, and from 2004-2006 in a similar capacity for architects Harley Ellis Devereaux. His experience includes project leadership roles on over 400 projects in the higher education, healthcare, technology, institutional and corporate environments.

"Craig Park is one of those rare industry stars, known for his creativity, energy, and integrity, as well as for his ability to produce exceptional results." says Mark Valenti, CEO of The Sextant Group. "While Craig's most recent work has been at the highest level marketing of professional architectural services, his roots (and heart) lie in the audiovisual industry.

"We expect to see a significant impact on our ability to better serve our clients, especially in the Midwest," Valenti continues. "Craig's role will embrace marketing, business development, and project leadership responsibilities from St. Louis to Denver and Minneapolis to New Orleans." The new office is based in Omaha, where The Sextant Group has been especially active since 2004. The new office is the firm's seventh.

Park's credentials are broad and deep—he has served on the national board of directors of InfoComm International and currently serves on the association's Leadership Development Council. He is an associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and a member of both Construction Writers Association (CWA) and National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). He is Fellow and Past National President of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) and currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees of the SMPS Foundation.

His awards include Educator 2000 from the NSCA, the SMPS National Marketing Achievement Award, and the William Hankinson Lifetime Achievement Award from the SMPS San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter. He was twice a recipient of InfoComm International's award for Distinguished Achievement in Systems & Facilities Design.

Park is a graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, where he received a B.S. in Architecture. He also completed post-graduate certification programs in Microprocessor Technology at New York University and in Leadership at the Advanced Management Institute in San Francisco. Park is a regular speaker on technology applications at building industry programs.

"Joining an industry leader and innovator like The Sextant Group provides me the platform to focus on the communication and technology needs of our clients, which is what I have always enjoyed the most," said Park. "Helping organizations and their architects, designers, and engineers create optimized collaborative environments for media production, presentation, or performance is what The Sextant Group is well known for, and I look forward to working with Mark and the entire firm to continue to build their reputation and success."

Craig Park contact:

The Sextant Group, Inc.
7914 W. Dodge Road #422
Omaha, NE 68114
402.218.2117
CPark@TheSextantGroup.com

The Sextant Group is the award-winning technology consulting firm specializing in the design and specification of architectural and environmental acoustics, audiovisual systems, IT, telecommunications, security, and architectural lighting. Clients include education, medical, corporate, government, institutional, performing arts, broadcast, and sports & recreation, on over 1000 projects for more than 500 owners in 42 states and 11 countries.