Projectline

= History =

Projectline Services, Inc. was founded in 2003 by Mike Kichline, and joined by co-owners and corporate officers Anika Lehde and David Jones in May 2004. Projectline is headquarted in Seattle Washington and as of August 2008, Projectline employs more than 80 people in Bellevue Washington, Seattle Washington, Brooklyn New York, and Cadiz Spain. In August 2008 Projectline was named to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inc_500 Inc. Magazine] list of the 500 fastest growing companies in the United States. [Inc. 500 Magazine, August 2008: http://www.inc.com/inc5000/2008/company-profile.html?id=200802790]

Services

According to its website [ [http://www.projectlineinc.com Projectline Web site] ] , Projectline provides marketing consulting and project management to global high tech firms. They specialize in product validation programs, customer advisory boards, customer testimonials, customer reference programs, business intelligence, and strategic marketing consulting.

Philosophy

Projectline is known for an open, entrepreneurial, and informal work environment supported by telecommuting and flex time. [NW Jobs Article: http://marketplace.nwsource.com/job/peoplespicks/2007/winners/?lid=541522] Projectline employees volunteer together each month for a Northwest cause [Projectline News Page (bottom): http://www.projectlineinc.com/news.html] and loan to three global small businesses [Projectline Kiva Profile: http://www.kiva.org/lender/projectline7068] each month through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiva Kiva] .

Awards & Industry Recognition

Projectline has been listed as one of the top 100 companies to work for by Washington CEO Magazine in 2007 [Washington CEO Magazine 2007 List of Best Companies to Work for: http://lists.washingtonceo.com/displaylist.aspx?l=0c906652-b906-459a-aa86-710217c638af] and 2008 [Washington CEO Magazine 2008 LIst of Best Companies to Work for: http://www.washingtonceo.com/home/lists/100-best-companies-2008.html] . On November 6, 2007 Projectline was named the Best Small Business in Seattle by NWJobs, a Seattle Times Company [NWJobs Best Small Company in Seattle: Projectline Services: http://marketplace.nwsource.com/job/peoplespicks/2007/winners/?lid=541522] . In August 2008 Projectline was named by the Puget Sound Business Journal as one of the top 20 mid-sized businesses to work for in Washington.