Patina Solutions opens Chicago office

Patina Solutions, the professional services firm headquartered in Milwaukee, announced that it has opened its third office located in Chicago, Illinois. Lynne Pallesen has been hired as a Director of Client Solutions based in the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Patina Solutions deploys professionals generally over the age of fifty to work on engagements for companies in multiple industries. Patina provides a wide range of talent for functions including, but not limited to, engineering, human resources, customer service, sales and marketing, finance, R&D and information technology. Clients benefit from the experience and expertise of seasoned executives and managers who help them meet workload demands through special projects, interim management and executive needs, consulting, training and ongoing operational support.

"We are very pleased to be opening an office in Chicago, a huge market with a wide range of great companies," said Mike Harris, co-founder and CEO. "I have worked with Lynne Pallesen in the past and she is a talented professional with a passion for client service. I know Lynne will be very effective at helping companies to meet their goals and introducing the new and unique concept of Patina to the Chicago marketplace," continued Harris.

Pallesen will be introducing Patina to corporations in Chicago. She has significant business development experience in Chicago including eight years with Alternative Resources Corporation (where Harris served as CFO). "I am excited to be working with Mike Harris again to build a business I believe in so deeply. The flexible workforce is the way of the future especially as companies navigate today's challenging financial environment," said Pallesen. "Patina's skilled and talented workforce brings exceptional wisdom, expertise and commitment to each engagement and does so with a strong work ethic and maturity," added Pallesen. Lynne holds a JD from the Kent College of Law at IIT and a BA from the University of Michigan.

Mike Harris is an experienced entrepreneur with significant success in start-up and high growth companies. Patina Solutions is his sixth professional services start-up since 1995. He is best known as the founder and former CEO of Jefferson Wells, which was acquired by Manpower in 2001. He also founded Capital H Group, Novo Group and Adams Harris and served as the initial CFO of Alternative Resources Corporation (formerly headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL). Patina Solutions has secured growth capital from individual angel investors to launch the firm and to expand into a national enterprise over the next five years.

More details on the firm are available at www.patinasolutions.com.