ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 23, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Planned Systems International, Inc. (PSI), a leading provider of information technology (IT) solutions and services for the federal government, announced the expansion of its executive leadership team to include the appointment of Dr. Chiang Ren as Chief Solutions Architect.

Dr. Ren will be responsible for developing innovative technical solutions that solve problems for PSI’s current and future customers.

A Six Sigma Black Belt and Associate Fellow of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Dr. Ren brings over 26 years of technical and management consulting experience formulating and presenting innovative healthcare IT solutions to many high ranking officials across the federal government. He has won presentation awards from the Military Operations Research Society, and has been the lead author for over a dozen journal articles on topics such as disaster preparedness, medicine, and management of information systems.

Dr. Ren holds a Bachelor’s Degree from University of Pennsylvania, a Master’s Degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Doctorate Degree from the University of Bolton (UK). 

CEO Terry Lin said, “Dr. Ren’s stellar record of success in healthcare IT will position PSI for larger-scale and more innovative solutions that will better serve our Government clients. We look forward to sharing his insight and industry knowledge with our current and expanding customer base.”

About Planned Systems International, Inc.

Founded in 1988, PSI is a CMMI-DEV Level 3, CMMI-SVC Level 3, ISO® 9001:2008, ISO®/IEC 20000-1:2005, ISO® 27001:2005, and ISO® 14001:2004-certified enterprise IT solutions and management consulting services provider specializing in Health IT and Data Integration & Analyses. PSI has a stellar record of past performance and award-winning experience, and core capabilities in the following areas:  Requirements Gathering & Design; Enterprise Architecture & Design; Software Development & Maintenance; Systems Integration; Testing Services; Web & SharePoint Development; Cloud Computing; E-Learning - Instructional Design & Delivery; Service Delivery & Customer Care; Medical Modeling & Simulation; Big Data Analytics & Business Intelligence; Mobility Systems; Theatre Systems Support, and Advisory & Assistance Services.

The company has earned a solid reputation for applying state-of-the-art technologies and the industry's most successful methodologies to support business solutions for the Defense Health Agency (DHA), Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and other Government clients.

Visit PSI on the web at www.plan-sys.com.