January 17, 2008
GREG BLAKE JOINS PRESTOSPORTS AS OPERATIONS ASSISTANT
ROCKVILLE, Md. - Greg Blake, a 2006 graduate of Towson University, has been added to the PrestoSports team as an Operations Assistant. Blake began full-time duties with the growing technology platform for sports information in December. The Damascus, Md. native had served as an intern at PrestoSports since August.
"Greg has impressed us from the minute he joined us at PrestoSports," PrestoSports CEO Serge Knystautas said. "He has been instrumental at a key time for our company and we're excited that he's coming aboard with greater responsibilities."
As Operations Assistant, Blake will be responsible for coordinating operations, managing site design calls, maintaining daily support for web site and live stats clients, and conducting quarterly client reviews.
"I have always wanted to work within the sports industry and with the atmosphere here at PrestoSports and their vision for the future, I couldn't imagine a better fit to get started," Blake said.
In the fall, Blake played a key role as PrestoSports integrated the D3Scoreboard scores and standings interface into its network of sites. He has also assisted in the launching and support of the PrestoSports network of web sites - including the live stats service. Blake has served as the webmaster for the New England Collegiate Conference and Provident Pride of Maryland sites. He administers the weekly PrestoSports/ Pride of Maryland Player of the Week using the PrestoSports online awards system.
Prior to joining PrestoSports, Blake served on the summer staff for University of Dreams, a successful summer internship program in New York City. He also has experience as the website creator and webmaster for Gas Galore at www.gasgalore.org.
Blake, who graduated from Towson with a degree in Marketing, also serves as an assistant baseball coach at Damascus High School.
