improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article appears to contain a large number of buzzwords . specific concerns may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article if you can . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message perficient type public nasdaq prft industry management consulting technology services outsourcing founded 1997 headquarters st. louis missouri area served worldwide key people jeffrey s. davis ceo revenue us 473.6 million 2015 1 operating income us 45.59 million 2014 1 net income us 24.18 million 2014 1 number of employees 2 800 2016 website perficient.com perficient inc. is a digital transformation consulting firm serving global 2000 and enterprise customers throughout north america using digital experience business optimization and industry solutions . 2 perficient has a presence across north america europe india and china . 3 their work includes information technology management consulting custom development and platform implementations through partnerships with companies including ibm oracle microsoft and salesforce.com . the firm primarily performs project based work a large portion of which involves business intelligence and portal collaboration . many of their customers look to use technology to support a product or service that is differentiating for them so customization is a common service offered by the firm . perficient also has offshore capabilities . 4 perficient s clients have included at & t bank of america the boy scouts of america family dollar lowe s piedmont natural gas wells fargo 4 allstate atlanta gas light chick fil a duke university electrolux garmin georgia pacific meijer pacific life time warner cable 5 shell oil cox communications the us navy northrup grumman the texas children s hospital eagle global logistics chevron schlumberger sysco and reliant energy . 6 contents 1 history 1.1 formation and early years 1.2 growth 2 partners 2.1 microsoft 2.2 oracle 2.3 ibm 2.4 salesforce 3 community outreach 3.1 st. louis rams 3.2 philanthropy 4 industry expertise 4.1 financial services 4.2 healthcare 4.3 life sciences 5 key acquisitions 6 awards 7 references 8 external links history edit formation and early years edit the company was founded in austin texas in august 1997 by bryan menell . the company s mission was to help global 2000 companies implement web based enterprise software packages which in 1997 was a green field opportunity . the first angel investors in the company were steve papermaster and david lundeen . the company secured its first channel partnership with vignette a provider of content management systems . additional partnerships with internet technology companies followed and perficient consultants deployed internet software packages at leading us companies . in late 1998 the company recruited jack mcdonald in the role of ceo with the goal of taking the company public and using public equity to drive a mergers and acquisitions growth strategy . the company s stock began trading on july 29 1999 and was issued at 8 per share ending its first day of trading at 9.375 and closing at 11.75 by that thursday . in december 1999 the company completed its first acquisition of loredata based in new london connecticut . in may 2000 perficient acquired compete inc. an 80 person ibm focused consulting firm and its largest acquisition to date . this expanded perficient s consulting reach by adding ibm as a partner . jeffrey davis was named ceo in september 2009 7 during mr. davis tenure as ceo the firm has added over 1 000 more employees and has added more than 200 million in annual revenues . the company also transitioned from the nasdaq smallcap market to the nasdaq global select market . perficient was also added to the russell 2000 and s & p smallcap 600 indices . 4 growth edit in the ten year span between 1999 and 2009 perficient grew from 9 employees to over 1 000 employees . perficient was featured in the june 20 2005 edition of businessweek . little known perficient prft whose solid first quarter represented its ninth straight period of increased operating earnings isn t done pulling favorable surprises . 8 in 2010 perficient moved its headquarters to town & country in st. louis missouri . 9 perficient was named to the forbes list of the companies hiring the most right now in august 2010 . this list classified midsize companies with the greatest number of job openings listed at the moment . 10 there s been a lot of demand building in health care over the last six months davis says . it s moving at the best clip we ve seen in the last six years . much of that activity comes from companies preparing to adapt to the requirements of the health care legislation that passed the united states congress in the spring and will take effect by 2014 . 10 in 2011 perficient acquired business and management consulting firm exervio for 13.6 million . 11 exervio s high value portfolio of management consulting skills significantly enhances our existing business consulting qualifications and offers strong pull through potential for our custom and packaged application development implementation and integration services said jeffrey davis perficient s chief executive officer and president . 12 perficient s 2011 fourth quarter profit more than doubled the prior year s performance . ceo jeffrey davis characterized 2011 as a great year for perficient with solid growth and accelerating earnings . 13 in february 2012 perficient acquired collaboration content management unified communications and business intelligence firm pointbridge solutions llc for 22 million . 14 perficient then acquired services and technology consulting firm nascent systems lp adding business and technology consulting for enterprise resource planning erp expanding its e business suite applications and growing annual revenue to nearly 340 million . 15 in july 2012 perficient acquired another collaboration solutions company northridge systems an expert in microsoft sharepoint . this acquisition supposedly increased perficient s capabilities in technology solutions that drive workforce productivity and brand experience solutions that drive customer loyalty . 16 in may 2013 perficent acquired tritek solutions inc. an ibm focused enterprise content management and business process management consulting firm for 18.5 million . 17 in 2013 perficient acquired two salesforce.com firms corematrix systems llc 18 and clear task inc. 19 the company made three acquisitions in 2014 forwardthink group 3 biopharm systems 20 and the ibm smarter commerce division of trifecta technologies . 21 perficient announced in september 2014 that it plans to open a domestic delivery center in lafayette louisiana that would create 245 new direct jobs at salaries of around 60 000 plus benefits . 22 in september 2015 perficient acquired market street solutions inc. 23 an it consulting firm specializing in big data analytics and management solutions . in december 2015 perficient acquired enlighten a digital marketing agency . 24 in april 2016 perficient announced it has entered into a multi year partnership with the st. louis cardinals . 25 also in april perficient launched perficient digital a full service 200 person digital agency division that according to ceo jeff davis provides front end support services around creative design branding and search engine optimization as well as back end support around commerce and transactions . 26 partners edit microsoft edit perficient is a microsoft gold certified partner . 27 they are widely regarded as one of the largest and most capable microsoft systems integrator partners in the country . 16 in 2013 microsoft recognized perficient as its 2013 u.s. partner of the year and awarded perficient three separate regional awards related to cloud computing . perficient became known for its experience with migrations and deployments related to microsoft office 365 microsoft azure microsoft lync yammer microsoft sharepoint windows intune and dynamics crm . 28 the same year microsoft also recognized perficient s healthcare expertise by giving the firm microsoft s 2013 healthcare provider partner of the year award for using microsoft technology to deliver innovative healthcare solutions . 29 oracle edit perficient is an oracle platinum partner and delivers solutions around oracle business intelligence oracle enterprise performance management epm customer experience cx enterprise resource planning erp vertex tax technology webcenter business process automation and oracle fusion middleware . 30 ibm edit as a premier level ibm partner perficient advises companies on social business content management enterprise portals and e commerce solutions . 31 salesforce edit perficient is a gold salesforce.com cloud alliance partner . 3 in 2013 perficient made two acquisitions related to salesforce.com new york city based corematrix systems and san francisco based cleartask . we now have the comprehensive capacity to sell and deliver salesforce solutions across the entire united states said ceo jeff davis . 18 community outreach edit st. louis rams edit perficient became an official community sponsor of the st. louis rams in 2014 . 32 the company no. 66 on the crn solution provider 500 participated in the rams staff days of service program in 2014 which included a playground build at a residential treatment center for severely disabled children . through this partnership it helped the st. louis area boys and girls club and several other local charities . 32 philanthropy edit perficient was recognized by crn magazine in january 2015 as one of 10 solution providers that made a difference in 2014 . its colleagues also built an application that allows big brothers big sisters to automate scheduling for its sports buddies program . 32 the company migrated the infrastructure and 3 000 employees of partners in health to a microsoft office 365 suite at the purchasing price without any markup bringing cloud based communications to the nonprofit whose workers previously had to go to internet cafes to read or send email . 33 industry expertise edit financial services edit after acquiring forwardthink group in 2014 the company now has specialties in business process improvement payments finance transformation and risk management . 3 perficient advises companies on mobile banking strategies including deposit capture mobile alerts imaging payments and location based services . the mobile banking experience is the foundation for a bank s digital persona he says . 34 perficient also advises financial services organizations on data governance and master data management as well as how big data is impacting the space in the areas of voice of the customer voc risk and fraud patterns real time segmentation for customer loyalty and retention . 34 healthcare edit perficient is an expert in consumer driven healthcare information technology . 27 in 2012 perficient and ibm worked with premier healthcare alliance to create an ecosystem for healthcare that makes it easy for users to communicate collaborate share and analyze data in order to improve outcomes and solve pressing medical problems . 35 later that year they launched premierconnect a collaboration platform for members of premier healthcare alliance an association that maintains the nation s largest clinical financial and outcomes database and information on one in four u.s. patient discharges . premierconnect brings data together from 2 700 u.s. hospitals to better manage population health and care management . 36 in early 2012 perficient built a healthbi suite on leveraging microsoft technology designed to handle performance benchmarks to meet meaningful use and accountable care organization aco rules . 37 perficient s healthcare technology consultants advise clients on predictive analytics accountable care solutions interoperability health information exchange hie and meaningful use . 38 their team of experts believe that new and social technologies massive amounts of data and compliance requirements are requiring rapid transformation and modernization in the healthcare industry . they believe that the company s healthcare capabilities in the areas of portal and collaboration business intelligence and analytics and enterprise health