Pentad Solutions LLC Merges with Octane Data LLC

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pentad Solutions LLC, a Redmond-based technical and analytics consulting company, recently announced a significant merger and re-alignment of its management team.

“The combination of Octane and Pentad makes perfect sense”

As of Tuesday, November 1, 2011, Pentad has agreed to merge with Octane Data LLC, a Kirkland-based data strategy and business intelligence consulting firm. Octane’s founder, Chad Richeson, will join the management team of the combined company, and expand its consulting lines to include data strategy, business intelligence, and business analytics.

Pentad Solutions also announced several management changes that take effect immediately:

Chad Richeson, formerly Founder at Octane Data LLC, will become Chief Executive Officer of Pentad Solutions.
John Bergen, President of Pentad Solutions, will retain responsibility for Pentad’s technical consulting division.
Amanda Aasen, formerly Controller of Builders Capital, has joined Pentad as Controller and will oversee its financial functions.

“We are excited to have Chad and Amanda join the team,” said John Bergen, President and Cofounder of Pentad Solutions. “The years of experience and business relationships they bring to Pentad will definitely strengthen our organization. In addition, the acquisition of Octane Data accelerates our entry into the growing field of strategic business intelligence & analytics consulting.”

Chad Richeson, Pentad’s incoming CEO, explained the reasoning behind the exciting acquisition.

“The combination of Octane and Pentad makes perfect sense,” he said. “Building a full-service data & technology company requires several disciplines, and drawing on the combined set of Pentad and Octane resources will enable us to provide a very high level of service to our customers.”

Located in Redmond, WA, Pentad Solutions was founded in 2008 and is one of the most dynamic and accomplished consulting firms in the Northwest. Based on their reputation for innovation, technological expertise, and superior results, Pentad has quickly grown to over 100 employees and counts several Fortune 500 companies as clients, many of which include prominent local companies. Recently voted one of Seattle Business’s best small companies to work for in 2011, Pentad offers some of the brightest talent in the region in the fields of project management, data architecture, web analytics, and application development. Learn more at www.pentadsolutions.com.

For further information contact Tanna Radtke at tanna@pentadsolutions.com.