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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:00:15 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>About</title><link>http://www.pricingwire.com/about/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:30:53 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>About Us</title><dc:creator>Chris Hopf</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 21:26:23 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.pricingwire.com/about/2008/9/25/about-us.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">254352:2612741:2049477</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong><span style="font-size: 120%;">Our Expertise Comes From Our Experience</span><br /><br /><br />Thank you for visiting PricingWire.</strong>&nbsp; My name is Chris Hopf and after leading&nbsp;significant and lasting improvements in areas such as sales, operations, pricing, project management,&nbsp;marketing, finance and training, I began <a href="http://pricingwire.com">PricingWire</a> to do what&nbsp;I do best, help companies of all sizes create, recognize and capitalize on opportunities to achieve their full potential - everyday - every transaction.<br /><br /><strong>For&nbsp;more than twenty&nbsp;years,</strong>&nbsp;I have&nbsp;worked as an owner, employee and as a consultant with small startups,&nbsp;mid-sized mergers&nbsp;and Fortune 50 Corporations such as Microsoft and United Technologies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>My experience spans a number of&nbsp;industries </strong>including software, high technology, digital media, retail, publishing, general and specialty contractors, industrial suppliers and wholesale distribution.&nbsp; <br />I am a <a href="http://pricingsociety.com/Page4807.aspx" target="_blank">Certified Pricing Professional</a>&nbsp;(CPP) and longtime member of the <a href="http://pricingsociety.com" target="_blank">Professional Pricing Society</a>.</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><img style="width: 595px;" src="http://www.pricingwire.com/storage/Chris%20n%20Grace%20-%20Mt%20Si.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1241160169364" alt="" /><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 595px;">Near top of Mount Si with my youngest daughter Grace</span></span></p>
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