Jim Gruher: Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers - 2001

Jim Gruher is Senior Vice President of Western U.S. Operations for Emerald Solutions Inc., a leading business and technology integrator. The company is based in Portland, Oregon, with offices in 11 other U.S. cities. He is responsible for Emerald Solutions' operations throughout the western United States. Gruher has more than 17 years of experience in the information technology and consulting industries. Prior to joining Emerald Solutions, Gruher served as Vice President of Complete Business Solutions, Inc. (CBSI), where he was responsible for directing the national manufacturing industry practice. Previous to his employment at CBSI, Gruher was a manager in Andersen Consulting's systems integration practice.