Press Release

Method Park opens Pittsburgh office

The new location will bring Method Park closer to its large clients in the U.S.A. who form a rapidly growing user base of Method Park’s process management tool “Stages”. At the same time, the new office provides access to future technologies and talents in highly innovative industries.

Erlangen, April, 19, 2017 - Method Park opens a U.S. office in Pittsburgh, PA, the „Silicon Valley of the East“. The new office is located in Oakland, home of leading organizations like the Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, or the University of Pittsburgh and an impressive number of technology startups. Companies like Ford or Uber have recently invested billions of US dollars in Pittsburgh.
„We are now at the pulse of new technologies like the Internet of Things, autonomous systems, or robotics. This unique location will also provide us access to a unique pool of talents“, says Method Park CTO Erich Meier, who will lead the new office.
Method Park will focus activities around its process management tool „Stages“ at the new location. The customer care team for North America will also be located in Pittsburgh so that clients like General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and Honeywell can directly be supported.
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About Method Park
For many years Method Park has successfully offered consulting in questions of software for safety-critical systems in the automotive industry and in the medical technology area, for which the company develops its own software solutions. Method Park brings extensive know-how to fields with high and extremely high safety requirements. With this knowledge Method Park offers its customers a variety of solutions from a single source that contribute to the success of each company. Method Park is the competent partner for consulting, coaching, training, engineering services and products for all questions of software development processes. The "Stages" Web-based process management portal developed by Method Park supports users with the practical implementation of development processes. Stages ensures the realization of predefined quality standards and process models and can be integrated in all common development environments. Furthermore, Stages enables the global distribution of development tasks beyond corporate boundaries. Founded in Erlangen in 2001, Method Park employs around 170 persons at sites in Erlangen, Munich, Stuttgart, and Hannover, as well as in Detroit, Miami, and Pittsburgh in the US.
For further information please contact:
Dr. Christina Ohde-Benna, PR Assistant
Method Park Holding AG, Wetterkreuz 19a, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
Christina.Ohde-Benna@methodpark.de	www.methodpark.com