Strategic Addition to Support Robust Development Objectives
MARLBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwire - October 13, 2008) - Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of
outsourced benefits and talent management solutions, today announced that
John Dunne has joined the company as vice president of Development. In
this capacity, Dunne will be responsible for the research, product
development, product quality, documentation and packaging functions of
Workscape's products. He will also lead the development of R&D policies
and procedures, as well as the management of all product development
activities, working closely with the product management and sales teams.
Dunne will report to William Bergen, senior vice president and chief
information officer.
"We have very aggressive objectives for our development team over the
course of the next year and beyond that will be critical to the achievement
of our corporate growth and customer satisfaction goals," said Bergen.
"John brings extensive experience to Workscape in full product development
lifecycle, design, analysis, agile development methodologies, and Six Sigma
quality process improvements. I believe his leadership style, solid
experience and background will serve us well in propelling our company's
continued success to the next level."
"I am excited to join Workscape as it nears its 10th anniversary and
continues its impressive growth," commented Dunne, "This is a pivotal time
in Workscape's history and I look forward to leading the development of our
innovative benefit and talent management solutions to further enhance our
products and sales."
Dunne joins Workscape from Harvard Pilgrim Health Care where he was deputy
chief technology officer. Earlier in his career, he held leadership and
technical positions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, MFS
Investment Management, Tech Data Corporation and Engineering Planning and
Management.
Dunne has also been an engineering supervisor for the U.S. Navy. He
received his electrical engineering training at the U.S. Naval Nuclear
Power School, Orlando, Fla. and the Program for Afloat College Education at
George Washington University, Washington, D.C. He holds a Six Sigma-Black
Belt from Motorola University in San Diego, Calif. He is scheduled to
complete a master's degree in business administration at Edinburgh Business
School in 2009.
About Workscape Outsourced Benefits Administration (OBA)
Featuring powerful, easy-to-use technology, Workscape's OBA offerings
include benefit manager analytics for plan management, rapid plan design
change management, and an integrated WebMD content and application to
inform employees of personal health and benefit decision options. At the
heart of Workscape OBA is a 24x7 U.S.-based HR Service Center staffed by
experienced benefits professionals.
About Workscape On-Demand Talent Management Suite
Workscape's award-winning, multi-lingual compensation solution helps
companies streamline compensation cycles, ensure consistency and fairness
and empower managers to pay-for-performance while adhering to corporate
guidelines and budgets. The company's performance management solution
automates the performance management process and fully aligns goals,
competencies, results and compensation throughout the organization. Both
products are delivered via the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, can be
deployed individually or fully leverage Workscape's integrated Web-based
platform and are now also available in Express versions for mid-sized
companies.
About Workscape
Workscape is a leading provider of business-critical HR solutions that
enable hundreds of organizations to manage their two largest workforce
expenditures: employee benefits and performance-driven compensation.
Workscape's offerings share a common technology platform, can be readily
integrated with existing IT investments, serve millions of employees, and
are scalable and configurable to meet the distinct requirements of
organizations ranging from 1,000 to over 400,000 employees. One client uses
the company's award-winning multi-lingual compensation solution to
compensate hundreds of thousands of employees across 70 countries.
Workscape's outsourced benefits administration offerings are backed by
U.S.-based 24/7 support for managers and employees on policies and
processes. For more information about Workscape, visit www.workscape.com or
call (888) 605-9620.