Steve Fitzgerald to Lead Service Operations to Support the Growing Vista HRMS Customer Base

Blue Bell, Pa., April 4, 2016 – PDS®, a leading provider of human resource, benefits, recruiting, payroll, and time and attendance software throughout the U.S. and Canada, today announced that Steve Fitzgerald has been appointed to vice president of Services.  In this role, Mr. Fitzgerald will be responsible for overseeing Professional Services, Hosting/SaaS operations, IT, and Customer Support for the company. 

“Steve was with us for more than a decade in the 1990s and is credited with co-authoring our then flagship client/server product line – one of the first web-developed products in the marketplace, which invigorated our company with new technologies and approaches in our software solutions,” said Charles Jefferies, President & CEO at PDS. “We welcome Steve back to the PDS team and know that his extensive technology knowledge, his in-depth understanding of our product and service offerings and his drive to succeed will prove to be a win-win for both PDS as a company and our customers.”

Mr. Fitzgerald has more than 30 years of executive and technical management experience combined with an in-depth technical knowledge of software development, implementation and product support.  He was at PDS from 1984 to 1999, where he advanced to the position of VP of Product Development and was a senior technology executive and board member. 

Prior to re-joining PDS, Mr. Fitzgerald held numerous executive-level positions at technology companies, including: Executive VP of Engineering at Motionsoft, Chief Technology Officer at Echo360, Inc., Senior VP of Engineering at Razorsight (acquired by Syncronoss), and VP of Engineering at SoftMed Systems, Inc. (acquired by 3M HIS).

He earned his B.S. degree in business administration from Villanova University and a computer science degree from the Maxwell Institute in Norristown, Pa.

About PDS

PDS is a leading provider of HCM systems offering a core suite of recruiting, onboarding, human resource, benefits, payroll, and time and attendance software throughout the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. PDS’ Vista suite enables organizations to minimize the time invested in administrative HCM and payroll activities by streamlining and automating those processes and facilitating strategic decision-making capabilities. Its innovative, personalized solution is backed by a team of experts who know your name, so you get a truly personalized experience your way, on your terms.

Founded in 1974, PDS is a privately held company headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa. For more information on PDS or PDS’ Vista solution and services visit www.pdssoftware.com

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