OST went through a big growth spurt over the last year, and the Grand Rapids-based tech firm expects its Ann Arbor and Detroit offices to benefit from that growth over the next year.
OST, AKA Open Systems Technologies, hired 50 people over the last 12 months, including two sales professionals in Ann Arbor. The local office staff, which also splits time at the Detroit office, now stands at 13 employees.
"We have had a tremendous amount of growth across the entire organization," says Rob Kellner, principal of application development practice for
OST.
OST specializes in IT services, database security, and mobile application development for a number of large companies with a big presence in Michigan, such as
ProQuest and
Thomson Reuters.
"We have seen a 40-50 percent growth especially in application development and managed services," Kellner says. "Both of these particular areas have exploded."
That's good news for the Tree Town and Motown offices. Although a vast majority of OST's new hires have been in Grand Rapids, Kellner expects the staffs in Ann Arbor and Detroit office to grow exponentially this year to keep up with the spiking demand for mobile apps and managed services. He also says OST is aggressively going after new business in southeast Michigan in 2014.
"That's definitely an area that will see a big push for growth," Kellner says.
Source: Rob Kellner, principal of application development practice for OST
Writer: Jon Zemke
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