Douglas McCready Honored by Ziggs as Winner of the ZBest Profile Award

This Month’s Individual ZBest Award Recognizes Excellence in the Online Presence of an Ohio-based Information Technology Expert

Boston, MA (PRWEB) March 1, 2006 -- Ziggs, Inc., the fast-growing business people search and online image management platform, today announced that Douglas McCready has been selected as the individual winner of Ziggs’ ZBest Profile Award for February, 2006. Douglas is a leading expert in information technology, supply chain and SAP implementation. He is being honored with a ZBest Profile Award for his online presence created using Ziggs’ free profile service. His online profile can be found in the Ziggs Index of Professionals.

Introduced in January 2005 to help set the Internet’s standard for a quality, professional, online profile, the ZBest Profile Award is awarded monthly to both one organization and the one individual that has developed and presented the most professional online profile listed in the Ziggs Index. Enjoying rapid global growth, Ziggs now provides people search and profile services for customers in over fifty countries. As a result, Douglas was selected for this honor from a pool of professional candidates that span the globe.

Doug’s professional online presence, created with Ziggs Profile Manager™ begins with a compelling photo and comprehensive biography of his extensive IT leadership experience at Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Elmer’s Products, Inc., and The Borden Company. He uses his profile to detail the breadth and depth of his global IT management background within the US as well as in France and England. Doug believes that “exceeding expectations and bringing out the very best in those I work for, work with and who work with me” is the primary aspect of his career that he is most passionate about. He reinforces this idea with a quote at the opening of his profile which states, “blessed is the leader who seeks the best for those he serves.”

In addition to his professional photo and biography, Doug’s online Profile also presents his work history and academic background, supplemented by a downloadable resume. Doug supports his work history with an online interview that communicates his passion for “the ever changing field of technology that allows the creative and innovative side of me to craft solutions to challenging problems.” His online interview also gives him the opportunity to share his involvement with important charity organizations including The Columbus Children’s Learning Center, the March of Dimes and the Habitat for Humanity. He completes his Profile by sharing links of professional importance in his Interests Tab, including his own professional website.

“As a professional executive with more than two decades of IT experience, Doug understands the power of creating and maintaining a professional online profile for use in his daily role as a senior leader and expert in his field,” said Tim DeMello, founder and chief executive officer, Ziggs. “Doug’s online profile is a valuable business asset that enables him to achieve both professional visibility and powerful branding online on a global basis for himself and his employer.” Doug was able to quickly and easily create his comprehensive online profile using Ziggs’ insightful profiling template. To see Doug’s online profile, people search at Ziggs for “Douglas McCready.”

Winners are chosen by Ziggs at the close of a monthly review process that includes an assessment of the professionalism, content value, brand value and creativity of all online profiles in the Ziggs Index. The professionalism measure weighs the overall quality of the entire profile, including the photograph. The content value measure rewards profiles that present the most valuable information to a prospect or client reviewing the profile. The brand value measure assesses the profile’s level of success in communicating the company brand and corporate identity within the profile. The creativity measure seeks to reward profiles that are creative in their efforts to communicate all of the above three elements. In combination, these measurements set the standard for the definition of a quality online profile.

Companies and individuals who wish to submit their online profile for consideration for future Ziggs ZBest Profile Awards can e-mail their profile submission to ZBest@Ziggs.com. Entries received by the last date of a given month will be reviewed for consideration for the upcoming month’s award. Winning entries are announced in a press release, presented online at www.Ziggs.com, and receive a ZBest Award for display at their place of business. Help Ziggs help the industry raise the standard for professional online profiles, and submit your quality profile for consideration today.

About Ziggs, Inc.
Millions of professionals are searched for online every day. Dedicated to assisting professionals in meeting their business objectives by optimizing the experience of presenting to and connecting with professionals online, Ziggs is the first destination site for businesspeople search and professional profile management. Providing the fastest-growing index of current professional profiles on the Web, Ziggs delivers targeted professional search and easy-to-use profile management tools for companies and individuals that assist in generating new business opportunities by finding and connecting with professionals. Founded in October 2003, Ziggs is headquartered in Boston, MA. For more information, visit www.Ziggs.com.

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