Enterra Solutions Business Operations in Iraq Names New Director RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2008--Enterra Solutions, LLC announced today the former Regional Team Leader for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Local Governance Program in Iraq (LGP), Anthony D. Sinnott, has been named the company's Director of Operations for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In this position, Mr. Sinnott is responsible for overseeing all company activities and contracts in Iraq, including its Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer Trading Exchanges, multilingual Call Center, and Kurdistan Business Center. "Enterra Solutions is fortunate to have Tony Sinnott and the unique blend of experience and expertise he adds to our team," said Stephen DeAngelis, Enterra Solutions President and Chief Executive Officer. "Tony's proven leadership in the military and as the head of USAID's Local Governance Program in northern Iraq will make him instrumental in rolling-out our Development-in-a-Box(TM) solution in Iraq." Mr. Sinnott will be based at Enterra Solutions' office in Erbil. Mr. Sinnott joins Enterra Solutions with over two decades of experience in the private, public and military sectors. As senior manager for the USAID Local Governance Program in the five northern provinces of Iraq, he led RTI International's implementation of a portfolio of projects that enhanced the technical proficiency, efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness of representative government in Iraq. Prior to joining USAID/RTI, Mr. Sinnott served five years in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom in successive tours of duty as a field grade officer of the United States Marine Corps (USMC). General Tommy Franks decorated him as the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Reserve Officer of the Year in 2002. Mr. Sinnott also has experience in Iraq as the Deputy Chief of Strategic Analyses for the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office (IRMO). He assisted senior decision makers in administering $26.3 billion in U.S. reconstruction funding by producing alternative courses of action in order to re-establish Iraqi security institutions. He also served in the field as an IRMO Regional Reconstruction Officer in successive assignments to Samarra, Fallujah, Diwaniyah, and Kut, Iraq where he was the primary link for U.S. reconstruction efforts with European contingent Coalition military commanders, and Iraqi provincial officials. "I am delighted that I can continue my work in the Middle East as part of the dynamic Enterra Solutions team," Mr. Sinnott stated. "The opportunities are as great as the challenges, and Enterra Solutions has put together a structure for partnerships and alliances that should help surmount those challenges and make the most of the opportunities. I am excited to work with Steve DeAngelis to help demonstrate in Iraq what Enterra Solutions' Development-in-a-Box(TM) solution can do for the reconstruction of post-conflict and post-failed states and for the development of emerging national economies. I believe that Enterra Solutions' development work in Iraq will showcase a new, repeatable model for sustainable economic development, and I am eager to get to work making that a reality." Between active duty tours, Mr. Sinnott worked with the Lincoln Group as their Director of Middle East Private Sector Development, primarily based in Sulymaniyah, Iraq. Mr. Sinnott also has significant experience from earlier stabilization operations. As a Marine Corps Major, he served on the headquarters staff of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR), as an action officer developing long-range plans for U.S. military engagement in the Balkan Peninsula. He also served in the headquarters of the NATO Peace Stabilization Force (SFOR) in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina, during Operations Joint Forge and Allied Force as Director of the Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Information Center and of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Support. Mr. Sinnott's previous private sector experience includes working as a Policy Analyst and Project Officer with the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies; a senior consultant with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP; a consultant with J.F. Corporation, a small venture capital firm; a quality assurance manager with Coca-Cola Enterprises; and a manufacturing and distribution manager for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company. Mr. Sinnott holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, a BS from Murray State University, and he is a graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Command & Staff College.

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