Optomi Professional Services Recognized By Inc 5000
August 16, 2019

Optomi Professional Services joins the elite alumni of INC 5000 America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies by being recognized for the third consecutive year. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. Optomi Professional Services specializes in deploying technology talent in the areas of mobile, network/system engineering, information security, cloud and application development as well as healthcare IT related skills. Through its Provalus division, OPS competes head on with offshore outsourcing by creating a new wave of domestic technology talent located within delivery centers in American rural towns.


“We set out to create a unique firm that would disrupt the tech staffing and offshore outsourcing industries.”, says OPS CEO Michael Winwood, “We are delighted to receive this recognition which validates our mission to offer innovative solutions to our clients that address the tech talent shortage. We thank the entire Optomi family for their commitment to our purpose which makes this all possible.”


With the demand of tech talent at an all-time high combined with the resurgence of American workers providing outsourced solutions, OPS is on a growth trajectory rarely seen in the traditional professional staffing industry.


“Companies that made the list, on average, have grown sixfold since 2015. During a stretch when the economy grew just 12 percent, that’s a result most businesses could only dream of”, says James Ledbetter, Editor in Chief Inc. Magazine.

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