ANGEL Learning Appoints Donald W. Scifres to Executive Team
For Immediate Release - February 28, 2007
Indianapolis, Ind. – Feb. 28, 2007 – ANGEL®Learning, recognized innovator of enterprise elearning software and services, today announced the appointment of Donald W. Scifres to the ANGEL Learning executive team in the role of Vice President, Services. Scifres assumes responsibility for ANGEL customer support, implementation consulting, education and application hosting services.
“As a rapidly growing organization, we have found it critical to build our infrastructure and processes ahead of demand, but without overdoing it,” said Christopher Clapp, ANGEL Learning president and CEO. “Don brings professional expertise and an understanding of scale that will help us find this balance in the years ahead. We are delighted to have him on the team.”
Scifres has more than 15 years experience in senior information technology leadership roles. Prior to joining ANGEL, Scifres was first vice president for information services at Freedom Mortgage Corporation (formerly Irwin Mortgage Corporation), Fishers, IN. His extensive technology experience includes application development, implementation, integration and support and solutions hosting and support. In this capacity, Scifres lead projects envisioning, prioritizing and implementing strategic internal and customer-facing applications.
Additionally, while in systems and IT leadership positions at Cummins, Inc., in Columbus, IN, Scifres lead efforts to create and apply new business methods in such areas as shared services, global business applications, project management and computer integrated manufacturing.
Scifres holds a B.S. in Technology from Purdue University and has completed executive education courses in finance and accounting at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management and in leadership at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
About ANGEL Learning
ANGEL Learning, Inc. develops and markets enterprise elearning software. Our flagship products are the ANGEL Learning Management Suite and the ANGEL ePortfolio system. Our products have been honed by use – with millions of students and instructors served from K to corporate. We enjoy a reputation for creating products with exceptional ease of use, excellent vision into learner progress, and for keeping our commitments. ANGEL LMS received the 2006 Software & Information Industry Association CODiE award for Best Postsecondary Course Management Solution. Educators ranked ANGEL first in customer satisfaction in the IMS GLC Learn-Sat awards. Having emerged from the academy ourselves, our core values reflect those of our customers well. ANGEL world headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana. To learn more about the ANGEL difference, visit us at www.angellearning.com
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