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Echo Global Logistics Developer Wins Second Place at Startup Weekend Chicago
CHICAGO, IL, Dec 18, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECHO), a leading provider of
technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management
services, announced today its Senior .NET Developer Andy Abbott
placed second at the Startup Weekend Chicago, an event that
challenges designers, developers, and business development personnel
to build a viable business in just 54 hours. The event is part of
Startup Weekend, a global grassroots movement of entrepreneurs that
as of 2012 has held more than 672 events in 100 countries.
Mr. Abbott and his team of two business development individuals and
an iPhone designer created an app called pix2gether, a photo
gathering tool which allows users in a group setting to take pictures
with their smartphone and have them appear together on an online
portfolio in real time. The app was designed to allow groups such as
wedding parties to pull together collective pictures without any
manual work. His team was one of the smallest in the competition; the
winning team boasted 16 team members.
"Our success hinges on the talents of our people, and this is
especially true in our IT department which is such a vital piece of
all aspects of our business," said Doug Waggoner, Chief Executive
Officer of Echo Global Logistics. "We congratulate Andy on his
success at the Startup Weekend event, which was enabled by his
technical skills and ability to think creatively. Both of those
attributes are keys to his and our other staff members' continued
success at our company."
Mr. Abbott is a senior developer working primarily on Echo Global
Logistics' internal purchase order system, and is determining from a
technical standpoint how the system's architecture can be improved.
"As a developer, I have seen people become stagnant if they don't
break out of their routines and take on some challenges," said Mr.
Abbott. "I enjoyed working with a small team to build a viable
business in just a weekend, and know these endeavors will help my
performance at work. The Startup Weekend challenge mirrors the
culture at Echo Global Logistics, where creativity and collaboration
are encouraged."
For more information about the Chicago Startup Weekend, visit
http://chicago.startupweekend.org.
About Echo Global Logistics
Echo Global Logistics, based in Chicago,
is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply
chain management services, delivered on a proprietary technology
platform, serving the transportation and logistics needs of its
clients. Echo maintains a web-based technology platform that compiles
and analyzes data from its network of over 24,000 transportation
providers to serve its clients' shipping and freight management
needs. Echo procures transportation and provides logistics services
for clients across a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing,
construction, consumer products and retail. For more information on
Echo, visit: www.echo.com. The Echo Global Logistics, Inc. logo is
available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/ pkgid=5293
SOURCE: Echo Global Logistics
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