Edge Solutions, a leading Atlanta IT services and solutions provider, announced today that the company has added to its management team to drive increased customer growth and expansion into new service areas. Edge Solutions hired industry veteran Ed Gogol as vice president of sales, and experienced technologist Mauricio Rojas as director of professional services. Edge Solutions provides cost-effective, custom IT solutions to organizations of all sizes, including virtualization, cloud computing, infrastructure, and storage and data management solutions representing leading IT manufacturers.

"We are thrilled to have a leader of Ed's caliber joining the team to help propel our continued growth," said Julie Haley, CEO. "Ed has a strong reputation and a proven track record in the Southeast, and we look forward to his expertise and leadership at Edge Solutions. The addition of Mo Rojas will greatly complement our existing services organization, and bring a renewed focus to new technologies and services that will help our clients be competitive in today's marketplace. Both are great additions to the Edge Solutions team!"

Gogol is an experienced IT executive who has held a range of leadership roles at prominent IT solution providers throughout his career. He brings over two decades of sales and marketing experience in the technology channel working collaboratively with partners and clients to deliver successful IT solutions. Gogol's strengths include sales management, account management, channel management, sales results, storage and networking technical expertise and local market knowledge. 

Prior to joining Edge Solutions, Gogol was a regional sales director at Presidio Networked Solutions and director of enterprise systems at Solarcom (acquired by Presdio in 2006). He has served on various boards, including the Board of Directors for Carta Healthcare and Tactics. Gogol is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University, and earned an executive MBA from Georgia State University. 

"I'm looking forward to collaborating with Ed in leading and mentor our growing sales organization," said Bobby Thomas, senior vice president of Edge Solutions. "We're expecting a banner year with the addition of Ed to our leadership team."

Rojas will bring a unique perspective and skill set to Edge Solutions with a 17-year career as an engineer and technology leader at end-user companies that include Fortune 500 and technology innovation organizations. His strengths include results-driven design and implementation of new technology environments, regulatory compliance, project management, IT budgeting and personnel management.

Rojas was director of platform services and storage at Global Payments prior to joining Edge Solutions, and previously held technology leadership roles at Silverpop and LexisNexis. He holds a bachelor's degree in information technology from Southern Polytechnic University, and is currently earning his MBA at Kennesaw State University.

"Mo will bring significant IT expertise and real-world experience to our clients because he's been there and consistently delivered results," said Darin DeHart, vice president of corporate accounts. "We are looking forward to building out a new set of services that our customers will find really valuable based on his understanding of IT needs today and looking toward the future."

Gogol and Rojas are both residents of North Fulton County, and will be working out of Edge Solutions' Alpharetta headquarters office location.