Company Profile

The Persimmon Group, Inc. is a privately held Texas corporation engaged in the Information Systems consulting business. Enterprise technology consulting and solutions are Persimmon’s primary business offering which includes application design, project management, programming services, technical consulting services, and technical education. Incorporated in 1994, The Persimmon Group, Inc. has provided technical and business consultancy to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex for nearly fifteen years.

Founding Partners

Charles Abbott

As the company's most diverse asset, Charles architects solutions to a wide variety of business and technical problems.

Strengths: Account and project management, enterprise solutions, system and network integration, IBM iSeries and Windows platform technical consulting, EDI and E-Commerce solutions

Craig Grant

Along with his founding tenure, Craig's relationship with some of the company's largest and oldest clients makes him an essential part of the company’s core team.

Strengths: Account and project management, enterprise solutions, manufacturing and distribution application consulting, IBM iSeries technical consulting

Greg Stairs

Leading the company’s team development initiative, Greg’s experience with enterprise projects keep him on the cutting edge of iSeries programming technology. In addition to his client related responsibilities, Greg serves as the company’s financial director.

Strengths: Account and project management, enterprise solutions, manufacturing and distribution application consulting, iSeries technical consulting

Management Team

Kim Barker

Expanding on our company’s integration & modernization philosophy, Kim’s experience in advanced iSeries development as well as leading edge integrated technologies such as PHP and MySQL enhance our capabilities and skill set.

Strengths: IBM iSeries project management and development including advanced ILE RPG and SQL programming, and web integration development using CGIDEV, PHP, and MySQL. Industry knowledge includes manufacturing, distribution, & apparel application consulting.

Terry Tatum

Managing many of the iSeries related projects, Terry bridges the gap between the IBM and Microsoft worlds with the combination of his iSeries and .NET skills.

Strengths: IBM iSeries and Microsoft technologies, project management, enterprise solutions, manufacturing, distribution and apparel application consulting, advanced programming solutions

Administration

Gail Easley

Keeping everyone in line and making sure the ship sails straight, Gail is the administrative brains behind the organization. From wrangling time sheets and invoices to accounting management, Gail keeps the blood pumping for The Persimmon Group.