Advanced Strengthens Its Engineering and Sales Teams with Experienced industry Professionals

	Adam Dickie, Greg Priest, and Andres Diaz-Vialle, Advanced

Advanced, Canada's AV integrator, announces the addition of three senior-level executives to its engineering and sales teams. Effective immediately, Adam Dickie, CTS-D, assumes the position of director of engineering; Greg Priest assumes the position of senior account manager; and Andres Diaz-Vialle becomes the firm's new internal sales representative.

"We are proud to expand our engineering and sales teams with individuals who bring an extraordinary level of talent and experience to our rapidly growing firm," Advanced vice president of sales Mark McPherson said. "We know that Adam, Greg, and Andres' industry experience will provide immeasurable value to our team. We want our clients, and the AV community at large, to understand our commitment to providing best-in-class service with insight from industry experts."

With more than 15 years in the AV industry as a system designer, Dickie, CTS-D, joins Advanced as the director of engineering. Throughout his career, Dickie has worked with architects, consultants, interior designers, electrical engineers, and general contractors to ensure the implementation of professional, practical, and reliable AV systems for a wide range of clients. As a system designer, Dickie has designed a variety of large multi-million dollar projects for such clients as University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and Casino New Brunswick.

Priest joins Advanced as senior account manager with more than 17 years in the AV industry as a design and sales professional. For the past six years, Priest served as an audio visual sales consultant at Westbury National Show Systems, where he was responsible for developing systems' preliminary designs, price quotations, and bid responses. Priest previously earned certifications with key manufacturers such as Crestron, Extron, Polycom, Biamp, and Cisco, and has played a senior leadership role in past major installations for University in Toronto Rotman School of Management, St. Michael's Hospital, Bruce Power, CIBC, and Bank of Montreal. Priest is passionate about new and emerging technologies, including LED video products, IP over AV solutions, unified communications, BYOD meeting rooms, and wireless solutions.

Diaz-Valle, Advanced's new internal sales representative, will be enhancing the company's support for Quebec-based and French speaking education and enterprise clients.

"Advanced will only continue to grow with the new additions to our team," McPherson emphasized. "We look very forward to a productive and innovative year."