Houston, Texas – June 9th 2009 – CHD Solutions, LLC d/b/a Treadstone Consulting www.treadstoneconsulting.net <http://www.treadstoneconsulting.net>  a Houston, Texas based systems integrator focused on servicing the large SMB and Fortune 2000 customers in Houston and across North America announces the formation of Blackbriar Technologies, LLC, a limited liability company formed by Treadstone Consulting, 49% partner and a majority 51% partner and President Ed Dyer. Blackbriar Technologies, LLC www.blackbriarinc.net <http://www.blackbriarinc.net>  is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.  An SDVOB is 51% owned by a Service-Disabled Veteran.
  
Blackbriar's mission is to target and support public sector and Fortune 500 needs and requirements for remote satellite communications - VSAT, Network Infrastructure Services, Custom Application Development and IT Staffing.  This highly sensitive and critical sector includes but is not limited to:  The Department of Defense, The Department of Justice, The Department of Homeland Security, Departments of the Army, Navy and Air Force, The Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency.  By leveraging the Treadstone Consulting partnership Blackbriar Technologies, LLC, gains immediate access to extensive project experience, operations support and noted established offerings in Remote Communications - VSAT, Network Infrastructure Services, Custom Application Development and
IT Staffing.
 
Blackbriar brings into play as CEO, Ed Dyer, and (Colonel Retired - Army) a man with decades of experience, expertise and leadership in public and private sectors.
 
President Ed Dyer is a native Texan and a graduate of Baylor University. Prior to co-founding Blackbriar, Ed spent 32 years in the U.S. Army, serving in a variety of combat and leadership positions including Policy Analyst to the Secretary of Defense and concluding as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Department School and Fort Sam Houston TX. During Ed's Army career, he was awarded the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star for Valor twice, the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart twice, the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Meritorious Service Medal four times, and the Army Commendation Medal three times, in addition to various battle and campaign ribbons. Ed was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge. Ed has been inducted into the Infantry OCS Hall of Fame.  Ed spent 12 years with the Dannemiller Memorial Educational Foundation as the Director of the IT Department and served as Director of Continuing Medical Education. Ed has an MA in Management and has completed a fellowship in health policy at the RAND Corporation.
 
Ed recognized the advantages of working with a dynamic and focused 21st century company with excellence in service of large SMB and Fortune 2000 customers locally, nationally and internationally. Blackbriar’s vision is to an expanse of opportunity and growth offering unparalleled experience in systems integration, managed services and IT staffing.  Blackbriar Technologies, LLC another step in Treadstone Consulting’s commitment to service excellence in areas we have not gone before.