Bryant Haines is the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board at Kinetic IT Systems, Inc., and he is the President and Chief Operating Officer at SSG Synergetics Incorporated. He has over 14 years professional experience in government and private sector work. Bryant is a highly motivated IT project manager and systems engineer with an impeccable record for exceeding expectations. His second greatest joy is being the chief executive of his own consulting firm; creating success in the truest terms. He has been awarded the highest performance rating three years in a row among 100,000+ colleagues, and has broad experience in government and business project management. He enjoys applying his drive, knowledge, leadership and partnerships in the service his company and his clients.

In November 2006, Bryant was selected as the North Carolina Businessman of the Year. Recent events highlighting his contributions and capabilities include the following public recognition:

Recognized by the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Blue Diamond Award Committee as the Project Manager for the Small Business Development Program's CompassCVM Project Manager.

• North Carolina Businessman of the Year (2006)
• North Carolina Republican of the Year (2006)
• Mayoral Appointee to the Privatization & Competition Advisory Committee

Bryant recently served on the program management team for a classified project with the US Department of Homeland Security, where he was responsible for defining, modeling, communicating and leading the execution of solutions to some of the most critical technical and business problems that arise in the Government today. This is where he takes great pride in his work ? dealing with the highest priority, most complex issues and requirements to rapidly produce innovative solutions, then leading those solutions through to completion. He has been working in leadership and systems engineering positions for over twelve years, and recently directed a government-based team in an enterprise development and deployment project.

Bryant enjoys serving in leadership roles and is an excellent follower ? provided it is a cause in which he can believe. He has a knack for pulling the best teams together for these efforts. Bryant has a keen interest in public service and currently serves on the City of Charlotte?s Privatization & Competition Advisory Committee as an appointee of Mayor Patrick McRory. If you would like to know more about Bryant or have any questions for him, please feel free to contact him directly via telephone or email.