New director named to lead PENNTAP

Wayne Figurelle has been named director of the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PENNTAP).

Since joining PENNTAP in 2001, Figurelle has been program manager for statewide information technology initiatives where he led a network of technical specialists who helped businesses with e-business and internet-related technology assistance. That initiative was recently honored with an award of excellence from the University Economic Development Association.

Before joining PENNTAP, Figurelle was client-server/Internet development division manager for Link Computer Corp., a provider of technology products and services specializing in infrastructure, network engineering, software development, business applications and information technology staffing. Previously, he worked for Raytheon in a variety of software, system development and project management assignments. Figurelle graduated from Carnegie-Mellon University with a triple major in electrical engineering, computer engineering and math.

PENNTAP, a unit of Penn State Outreach, helps Pennsylvania companies improve their competitiveness by providing a limited amount of free technology assistance and information to help resolve specific technical questions or needs. PENNTAP is a federal-state-university partnership for economic development, and services the entire state of Pennsylvania through a network of specialists who have specific areas of technical expertise and are located throughout the state. For information on PENNTAP, visit http://www.penntap.psu.edu online.