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Michael Quint joined Qorvis Communications in 2003 as a managing director.  In his role he works with technology companies and government contractors, ranging from start-up to publicly traded, to develop comprehensive communications campaigns that enable them to effectively tell their story to drive sales efforts and achieve business goals. Prior to joining Qorvis, Quint directed public relations efforts at several technology companies in the Washington Area, including publicly-held MicroStrategy and Veritect, a subsidiary of Veridian. In addition, he was Principal of Quint Communications, a strategic marketing and communications firm. In 2001 Quint was named one of the 15 Top PR professionals under the age of 35 by PR News Magazine.

Pertinent Background & Relationships

• At Qorvis, Quint works with Cisco Systems to drive thought-leadership throughout the public sector
• Director of Public Relations for MicroStrategy, a publicly-traded enterprise software company and its subsidiary Strategy.com, developing and executing high-level media campaigns that generated extensive coverage in business print and broadcast outlets. Director of Marketing at Veritect, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veridian, a $1 billion government contractor. At Veritect he successfully positioned the company for sale to RedSiren Technologies in June 2002.
• Director of Corporate Communications at eGrail, an enterprise software company he helped position for sale to FileNet Corporation.
• Quint began his career managing PR accounts for several software and Internet companies, including MicroHelp, Micrografx, Dr. Solomon’s Software and Broadcast.com at Alexander Communications.

Education

Quint holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia.