AI's IMD Names Andy Florence New Director of Project Management

Florence to Focus on Superior Customer Service and Product Quality

LITTLETON, CO – September 6, 2007: American Innovations’ Integrity Management Division (IMD), leading provider of integrity and risk management software and engineering services for the pipeline industry, announced the addition of Andy Florence as Director of Project Management. Andy will be responsible for leading the project management office and working cross functionally with department leaders, overseeing project portfolio costs and schedules, managing a team of engineering project managers and developing and maintaining relationships with customers to ensure their satisfaction.

Before joining American Innovations, Florence received his B.B.A at Texas A & M University specializing in Business Analysis for Management Information Systems. Andy has over twenty years experience working in software services organizations around the globe. He spent the last two years at Troux Technologies as a Senior Project Manager in Professional Services where he was responsible for scoping pre-sales proposals and delivering the projects after the close of sale; Florence’s project portfolio totaled over one million dollars in revenue. Previous to his tenure at Troux, Florence worked for Motive, Inc. in both Austin, TX as an Account Manager for companies like Hewlett Packard and ADIC, he also assisted with establishing an office for the company in Tokyo, Japan.

Upon starting work at the IMD’s Littleton, CO office in late August, Florence stated, "It was an easy decision to join the AI team. I was impressed by the value proposition for pipeline integrity management -- any company with oil and gas facilities worldwide will benefit from IMD’s software technology and expertise. The opportunity to be part of an enterprise with such great potential is thrilling and I could not be more excited about what lies ahead for the division.”

“At IMD, we are focusing on significantly upscaling our customer relations during projects, and we realize that a strong technical engineering acumen is only part of the success of projects: customer attention and ensuring the success of the business relationship is the other” said Jennie Hoff, President of American Innovations’ Integrity Management Division. “Andy is the epitome of the kind of project management leader we want here. His extensive background in software project management, managing effective engineering teams, monitoring work product quality and improving customer service will be crucial to this division’s success.”

Andy Florence can be reached at his Littleton, CO office at 303-948-0119 or via email.

About American Innovations
Based in Austin, Texas, American Innovations is a fast growing provider of products and services for the oil and gas market, as well as other industrial markets. Its Field Data Division, headquartered in Austin, includes Bullhorn® web-based remote monitoring, MicroMax™ GPS synchronized current interrupters, Allegro Field Computers and the Pipeline Compliance System (PCS) software. Its Integrity Management Division, headquartered in Littleton, Colorado, includes the IAP, IMP and FMP software systems, RiskCat HCA identification and engineering services aimed at helping oil and gas companies comply with integrity regulations.