RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Stelligent Incorporated, an expert consulting firm helping development teams optimize Agile software production, announced the appointment of Paul Julius, a recognized thought leader on the continual improvement of software processes via agile and continuous integration (CI), as Executive Vice President of Professional Services. Announced at CITCON Brussels 2007, Julius will work with Stelligent CTO Paul Duvall establishing best practices and procedures to assist Stelligent customers with accelerating the delivery of quality software.

Julius brings over a decade of consulting experience to Stelligent, working with software development teams to deliver quality software on time. Prior to joining Stelligent, Julius was at ThoughtWorks working on cutting-edge technologies and shaping the agile movement. He is the co-founder of the open source project CruiseControl – a CI framework often referred to as the granddaddy of CI servers.

“As an expert consulting firm advising leading companies on optimizing software production, our goal is to attract the best and brightest minds in the industry so we can help our customers improve both software quality and time to market,” said Burke Cox, CEO of Stelligent. “Paul’s veteran experience makes him a valuable asset to Stelligent and we look forward to the benefits of his contributions towards our company’s goals and strategies.”

Julius co-founded the Open Information Foundation (www.openinformationfoundation.org) to support innovation by encouraging the use of conferences, workgroups, publications and initiatives provided free of charge. CITCON (www.citconf.com/), a worldwide CI and Testing Conference series of Open Space events for developers and testers espouses the mission statement put forth by the foundation.

“Stelligent is experiencing rapid growth and continues to provide innovative insight to clients on improving software process and development,” said Paul Julius. “I look forward to working with an elite management team and plan to leverage my expertise to provide recommendations on how customers can improve their development processes and strategies.”

Julius is a frequent speaker at industry events and maintains a blog on agile methods and continuous integration. To read Paul’s Blog visit: http://www.pauljulius.com/blog/

About Stelligent

Stelligent Incorporated is a consulting firm and thought leader in helping development teams optimize Agile software production. As experts in the assembly of software, the company helps clients transform their development tactics and accelerate the delivery of reliable software solutions. For more information please visit www.stelligent.com.