AMERICAN SYSTEMS Appoints Larry Mendenhall to Vice President of Government Consulting Services

Business Wire, Nov 14, 2006

Seasoned Consultant to Help Government Agencies Boost Performance and Streamline Operations

CHANTILLY, Va. -- AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned, government IT solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Larry Mendenhall as vice president and executive director of Government Consulting Services. In this role, Mendenhall will develop a portfolio of top-level professional services that federal agencies can call on to evaluate and improve their strategic and IT performance. Additionally, his unit provides leadership in strategic planning, information technology optimization and business process redesign.

"Larry's extensive knowledge of government consulting and strong background in the government IT arena make him the perfect choice for this position," said William C. Hoover, president and CEO, AMERICAN SYSTEMS. "I have great confidence that his talent and vision will be a tremendous asset to both the Government Consulting Services group as well as AMERICAN SYSTEMS' customers."

Mendenhall brings over 20 years' consulting experience to developing and implementing management and business process solutions for the public and private sector. Prior to joining AMERICAN SYSTEMS, Mendenhall served as a partner at Coopers & Lybrand, where he co-authored the firm's SUMMIT methodology for development of IT strategy and infrastructure models. Mendenhall has also held executive-level positions at Litton/PRC, Oracle and Motorola. As vice president at Motorola, Mendenhall was part of the CGISS-Integrated Solutions Team that won the 2003 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.

"I am honored to join AMERICAN SYSTEMS' team of industry-leading consulting professionals," said Mendenhall. "Given the current challenges, both domestically and abroad, that our government faces, the Government Consulting Services unit can play a significant role in helping federal agencies become leaner, more efficient and better able to meet their mission goals."

Mendenhall earned a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University, performed graduate studies at Carnegie Mellon's GSIA Program, and is a certified Project Management Professional by PMI.

About AMERICAN SYSTEMS

Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is one of the largest employee-owned companies in the United States, generating 2005 revenues of $275 million. Based in the Washington, DC suburb of Chantilly, VA, the company provides systems engineering, technical and outsourcing services to government and private sector customers. With approximately 1,500 employees in 22 office locations and more than 125 field sites, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is known for anticipating and responding rapidly to our customers' present and future needs.