Photo- and Info-Graphic Consultant Inducted Into Consulting Alliance

May 26, 2012 - PRLog -- Peter Thomas, owner of alpenGRAPHIK in Delmar, NY, was accepted for membership in the Consulting Alliance, an association of the Capital Region's leading independent consultants focused on professional learning and business development.

AlpenGRAPHIK is a consulting firm that serves companies and organizations in the areas of event photography, info- and presentation-graphic development, digital asset management, internationalization and geographic information systems.

Prior to founding alpenGRAPHIK in 2011, Thomas was a management consultant in Boston and Washington, DC for 17 years and an official at the State University of New York's System Administration in Albany for 19 years. As a consultant, he specialized in international trade and investment, public sector marketing, and technology applications to business needs -- serving a broad range of corporate, not-for-profit, and government clients as a consultant and trainer.

Thomas was on the staffs of Harbridge House/Sears World Trade, The Hay Group, The World Bank, and Thompson-Delstar, Inc. Additionally, he co-founded Eastern European Language and Business Associates, a firm focused on providing business support services to Western investors in the former Soviet Bloc. While with SUNY, he served as Assistant Provost for International Education and Director of Research and Economic Development and was involved in a large number of programs and projects dealing with the rapid growth in Internet usage at the university.

Thomas earned a BS in Biology at Hobart College, an MS (Civil Engineering) and JD at the University at Buffalo and an MA in International Affairs (international law and business) at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Visit the website (http://alpengraphik.com) for additional information.

The Consulting Alliance is a key resource of expertise to businesses and organizations in the Capital Region and worldwide. The Consulting Alliance helps its members build upon their successes through an array of skills development, resource sharing and networking opportunities, while working together to maintain the standards and reputation of the consulting profession. The Consulting Alliance marks its 20th business anniversary in 2012. Find more information about the organization at www.consultingalliance.org.