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Founded in 1996, PBG, Inc, formerly The Patricia Bennett Group, offers an extensive portfolio of information technology (IT) products and services. Specializing in the Education and Healthcare sectors, PBG enables clients to leverage their IT investment through Virtualization, essentially expanding a real information system, like a server or desktop, into multiple virtual systems, or virtual machines, each of which can be dedicated to a specific function. In addition to Virtualization, PBG provides a variety of Managed Services, including IT, Security, and Business Continuity services. A recognized leader in corporate communications, Lisa is a summa cum laude graduate of Immaculata University with a B.A. in English. As an award-winning Naval Baseline Coordinator for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), Lisa was responsible for ensuring that Computer Design Documents were technically accurate and fully compliant with all U.S. Department of Defense standards. In 2006, Lisa joined PBG, Inc as Vice President of Sales and Marketing, where she expanded the firm's private sector business opportunities. Owing to her outstanding leadership skills, in 2008, Lisa was elected President and CEO of PBG, Inc An accomplished network designer and engineer, Scott is the Chief Technology Officer of PBG, Inc the Information Systems Security Officer for the U.S. Defense Department's Joint Computer Aided Acquisition and Logistic Support System (JCALS), Scott was instrumental in creating and managing the largest Virtual Private Network ever established, connecting more than 12, 000 VPN tunnels. A graduate of Rutgers University, Scott is an acknowledged expert in the fields of network infrastructure, remote access, and server virtualization, having such prestigious clients Computer Sciences Corporation, L3, and BearingPoint. Steven Applebaum is the principal and owner of Applebaum Professional Services, a public accounting firm located in Marlton, New Jersey. Holding a master's degree in Finance from Drexel University, Steve is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of New Jersey. In addition to serving as a Senior Consultant to the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Rutgers University, Steve serves as the Chief Financial Officer at PBG, Inc, where he oversees PBG's national and international operations. An accomplished business continuity and disaster recovery professional, Jim has designed, developed, documented, and deployed business continuity and disaster recovery plans for several Fortune 500 firms, including RCA, General Electric, and McGraw-Hill. A graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in physics and minor in mathematics, Jim has written extensively on business continuity, enterprise security, and risk management issues. Jim created - and is still a principal contributor to - "Security Management Practices, " an online security journal published by Faulkner Information Services. A member of the prestigious British Continuity Institute (MBCI), Jim has been recognized in both "Who's Who in the East" and "Who's Who in Finance and Industry."