The Next Wave

Media Logic Awarded SBA Small Minority Business of the Year

August 17, 2006 

Bellevue, WA:  Media Logic, a technology services firm located in Bellevue, WA, has been awarded the prestigious SBA Small Minority Business of the Year for Region X (WA, OR, ID, AK) and is a finalist for the National Minority Small Business of the Year Award.    

As a recipient of the Region X award, Media Logic has been invited to Washington DC, August 29-September 1^st, 2006 to be presented with the award at the 2006 National Minority Enterprise Development (MEDWeek) Conference. The Conference provides a unique forum to address the major issues affecting the growth and development of minority business enterprises (MBEs) from around the United States. 

Kathy Hobbs, President & CEO of Media Logic stated, “We are delighted with this recognition and wish to thank the many people and organizations that have helped us along the way. In particular we are indebted to the Small Business Development Centers of Washington State, the Northwest Minority Business Council and the Small Business Administration, Region X for their mentorship, business networking and Minority Executive Business Program sponsorships critical to our success. Without the support of our community, we would not be here today. We look forward to many years ahead of growing revenue and the opportunity to bring new technology careers to inner city and rural residents at every community we work.”

About the Company

Founded in 1992 by Kathy Hobbs, the firm provides nation-wide technical staffing and software consulting services for government agencies, such as the US Army, Sound Transit, King County,  as well as major corporations such as Boeing, Microsoft, Unisys Corporation and SAI/Bechtel National.  Media Logic’s technology consulting experience is vast. The firm specializes in designing and architecting highly scalable, cost-effective distributed applications for both client/server and internet-based environments. Media Logic is SBA 8(a) certified and WMBE Certified. 

Media Logic directs its profit stream to community outreach programs that promote technology education as a means of social empowerment. Every IT dollar spent with Media Logic also funds highly visible training and mentoring programs to build a diverse pool of qualified IT candidates for tomorrow’s workplace. In partnership with various community organizations, Media Logic works with these groups by providing technology instructors and outreach programs to teach and mentor the future generation of IT professionals. 

Contact:

Les Sessoms,

Business Development Manager,

Media Logic

Phone: 206-243-1000

Media Logic announces new Business Technology Training Program: August 22, 2005

BELLEVUE - Kathy Hobbs, CEO of Media Logic, Inc., announced a three part expansion in its technical training program to inner city residents desiring Information Technology (IT) careers. Beginning this fall, Media Logic will add “business technology” courses to its current two year technology training program offered through the Center for Empowerment (CFE). Media Logic provides FREE scholarships for qualified applicants.

Program participants will have the opportunity to contribute their increasing knowledge and skills to design and implement CBAT IT projects.

These new courses complement CFE’s existing Business Development program conducted in partnership with the Small Business Administration’s S.C.O.R.E. service and the University of Washington’s Business Economic Development Program. “By adding business training to our technology program, our students can compete with a real world understanding of how to increase business performance and lower costs with the right use of technology,” explained Kathy Hobbs. “This is a great value add to corporate America, and goes beyond technology outsourcing.”

Media Logic will offer paid scholarships for qualified applicants. Candidates will be screened to ensure that participants are qualified for real jobs when training is successfully completed.

The expanded technology training program includes a new partnership with Centro Palabra Viviente (CPV), Ralph Figueroa - Program Director, in cooperation with Alianza Hispana Evangelica del Noroeste. Media Logic will broadcast live classes from Rainier Valley at CFE’s facility to CPV in Everett over an Internet connection. This new partnership expands community outreach to residents who would otherwise be unable to participate in the program. Media Logic will also fund a bilingual facilitator to assist with student support at the remote site.

Training will be administered under the direction of James Williams, Media Logic's Vice President of Technology and Professional Development. Screening and orientation for Spring quarter, 2002, will begin early next year.

Finally, to get beginning students up a steep learning curve quickly, Media Logic announced a new partnership with Donald Clark, through the Community Outreach Program at ITT Technical Institute. Beginning Spring 2006 term, instructors from ITT Technical Institute will donate training to students leading to A+ certification, and network and server courses to students completing A+ training. These new courses will be taught in tandem with in-depth database courses provided by Media Logic.

Media Logic is both an SBA 8(a) business and a social venture. As an IT consultancy since 1992, it works within the corporate community to solve difficult business problems through applied technology.

"We’re thrilled to announce this program expansion made possible by our new partnership with Centro Palabra Viviente and the collaboration with the Seattle campus of ITT Technical Institute,” commented Kathy Hobbs. “Our own neighborhoods will be winners and so will the corporations that have struggled to meet diversity issues in the technology workplace."

Media Logic is committed to establishing a corporate model for actualizing social commitment that may be replicated throughout the world.

Cassandra Williams, Executive Director of CFE, will oversee the program providing trainee recruiting and screening to assure those accepted into the program will be most likely to succeed. Media Logic will verify all trainee information such as employment history, performance and background checks to make sure that graduates are qualified candidates for jobs when their training is completed.

James Williams, Media Logic's VP of Technology, will administer the Training. Classes are held in the Rainier Valley at CFE on Tuesday & Thursday evenings and on Saturday mornings. Each class broadcasts live to CPV in Everett

The Center for Empowerment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, faith-based corporation committed to empowering and equipping youth and families in the greater Seattle area to achieve a higher quality of life and to furthering the development of the overall community.

Centro Palabra Viviente is a community outreach arm of United Methodist Church providing a realistic and viable venue to Hispanics in the Puget Sound area to enter the technical world. Its goal is to help Hispanic families achieve a greater quality of life through education and to forge stronger engagement and participation in their community.

Media Logic is both an SBA 8(a) business and a social venture. As an IT consultancy since 1992, it works within the corporate community to solve difficult technical staffing and outsourcing needs. Media Logic channels its profit stream to fund technology training and mentoring programs for those who would otherwise have little opportunity.

For more information on the training program contact the Center For Empowerment at 206-722-7310 or email cwilliams@centerforempowerment.org. For information on Media Logic, Inc. call 206-243-1000 or info@medialogic.com

TUKWILA - Kathy Hobbs, CEO of Media Logic, Inc., announced a newly formed alliance with the Columbia Basin Advanced Technology Center (CBAT), a Washington State community college based in Pasco, Washington. In a joint initiative, CBAT will provide training facilities to Media Logic, a consulting firm that supplies Information Technology (IT) solutions to growing organizations. Media Logic will implement a training program for inner city and rural residents desiring IT careers by supplying program management, course content and professional technologists as instructors.

Media Logic Vice President of Sales, Randy Bostrum, will oversee fund raising efforts for endowments to help finance peripheral expenses such as communication costs and equipment for the training center.

Program participants will have the opportunity to contribute their increasing knowledge and skills to design and implement CBAT IT projects.

"We are delighted with this partnering venture," remarked Kathy Hobbs. "Together with CBAT's educational facilities and commitment to learning, we believe we can develop a local pool of skilled technologists from gender and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Tri-Cities neighborhoods will be winners and so will the corporations that have struggled to meet diversity issues in the technology workplace."

Media Logic will offer paid scholarships for qualified applicants. Candidates will be screened to ensure that participants are qualified for real jobs when training is successfully completed.

Richard Cummins, Vice President for Information Services and Dean for Communication Technology at CBAT, will oversee the program, lending his educational expertise to ensure that those students accepted will excel.

Training will be administered under the direction of James Williams, Media Logic's Vice President of Technology and Professional Development. Screening and orientation for Spring quarter, 2002, will begin early next year.

Highly skilled IT consultants, sponsored by Media Logic, will do the teaching, enabling trainees to receive the latest in technology from professionals who compete daily in the software industry.

Media Logic is both an SBA 8(a) business and a social venture. As an IT consultancy since 1992, it works within the corporate community to solve difficult business problems through applied technology.

By devoting its profit stream to training and mentoring programs in alliances such as this, Media Logic is creating the next wave of technologists by providing the skills necessary to promote and expand diversity in the IT industry.

Media Logic is committed to establishing a corporate model for actualizing social commitment that may be replicated throughout the world.

TUKWILA - Kathy Hobbs, CEO of Media Logic, Inc., announced a newly formed initiative with the Center for Empowerment (CFE) to provide technical training by top technologists to inner city residents desiring Information Technology (IT) careers. Media Logic offers FREE scholarships for qualified applicants.

"We’re thrilled to announce this partnership. By combining CFE’s community outreach with Media Logic’s technical expertise," commented Kathy Hobbs, "we believe we can develop a local pool of skilled technologists from gender and ethnically diverse backgrounds. Our own neighborhoods will be winners and so will the corporations that have struggled to meet diversity issues in the technology workplace."

Cassandra Henderson, Executive Director of CFE, will oversee the program providing trainee recruiting and screening to assure those accepted into the program will be most likely to succeed. Media Logic will verify all trainee information such as employment history, performance and background checks to make sure that participants are qualified candidates for real jobs when training is successfully completed.

Training will be administered under the direction of James Williams, Media Logic's VP of Professional Development. Classes are held in the Rainier Valley each Thursday evening with additional classes scheduled for the Fall. Highly skilled IT consultants, sponsored by Media Logic, do the teaching. This way, trainees receive the latest in technology from professionals who compete daily in the software industry.

The Center for Empowerment is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, faith-based corporation committed to empowering and equipping youth and families in the greater Seattle area to achieve a higher quality of life and to furthering the development of the overall community.

Media Logic is both an SBA 8(a) business and a social venture. As an IT consultancy since 1992, it works within the corporate community to solve difficult technical staffing and outsourcing needs. Media Logic channels its profit stream to fund technology training and mentoring programs for those who would otherwise have little opportunity.

Kathy Hobbs, CEO of Media Logic, Inc., announced today that one of the company’s leading consultants is to be nationally recognized by the U.S. Department Of Labor (USDOL), Women’s Bureau for her transition from homelessness to professional software engineer.

Gena Loutsis will be honored at the Secretary of Labor’s 21st Century Workforce Summit, to be held June 20 in Washington D.C. Beginning nine years ago as a single, homeless mother of four, Gena was able to launch a career as a software engineer in the IT industry. With the help of Media Logic, the support of several government programs and her church group, Gena has become a well-respected member of the 21st Century technology workforce.

Gena’s transition from homelessness to stability began 9 years ago. She began the journey as a single parent with four children ages 2-6; no drivers license and no job. She was diagnosed with dyslexia at age 4 and had left school with an eighth grade education. She had to spend six months in a domestic violence shelter system before finding a two-bedroom apartment. With her church supplying simple furniture, living supplies, and counseling, she was able to enroll at a local community college in the Project Self-Sufficiency program. Here she began rebuilding her life piece by piece with a school internship in the Employment Security, Workforce Training, and Student Employment offices.

Soon she was managing a student computer lab that helped students utilize the Workforce Training web site and job search software. She built a campus web site that pulled the three offices' job placement resources together and next built a job-tracking database system for the Workforce Training office as well as a database for the Student Employment office to track employment and new job opportunities. She graduated with an ATA in Computer Informational Systems (specializing in Business Management with a Microcomputer application/Support Specialist Certificate) and within days of graduating, was able to get a full-time Web Developer position.