IT STAFFING FIRM OPTOMI EXPANDS TO CHARLOTTE AND PROMOTES MARKET LEADER FROM WITHIN

January 22, 2016

As an organization dedicated to training, mentoring and promoting internal talent, Optomi is pleased to be expanding into the Charlotte, North Carolina market by promoting Matt Robinson (one of the firm’s first employees) to lead the new branch as Managing Director. As Optomi continues to expand its national footprint, it remains committed to offering new opportunities to the internal team.

Optomi CEO Michael Winwood remarked, “We could not be more thrilled to promote Matt Robinson into our Charlotte Managing Director role. Matt was one of our first hires in Atlanta and has been a consistent top performer. His passion for the industry and dedication has earned him this promotion. Optomi’s ‘promote from within’ philosophy is foundational to our long-term success.”

This latest expansion continues Optomi’s momentum as one of the fastest organically growing IT staffing firms in the US. Headquartered in Atlanta, Optomi also has offices in Chicago, Dallas, Baltimore/Washington DC, Orange County, Detroit and now Charlotte. Charlotte has a wealth of experienced people across the IT field ,making it an excellent market for Optomi’s niche skill-sets.

Optomi specializes in deploying project managers, business analysts and technologists in the ever- evolving spaces of mobile technology, information security, network engineering, business intelligence, cloud and application development. Optomi’s niche approach and dedicated focus on higher-end IT skills enables the firm to better identify candidates with these in-demand skills. Expansion into the Charlotte area increases the capacity for the firm to supply IT jobs.

By being well-positioned to serve Fortune 500 clients as well as mid-sized clients and start-ups through its skill-set focused strategy, the firm expects to be highly competitive in the region.

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