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                              AUTHORIZATION LETTER

March 7, 2012

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20549
Attn:  Filing Desk
To Whom It May Concern:

By means of this letter I authorize Timothy R. Oakes and James Burke or any of
them individually, to sign on my behalf all forms required under Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to transactions
involving the stock or derivative securities of Edgewater Technology, Inc. (the
"Company").  Any of these individuals is accordingly authorized to sign any
Form 3, Form 4, Form 5 or amendment thereto which I am required to file with the
same effect as if I had signed them myself.

This authorization shall remain in effect until revoked in writing by me.

Yours truly,

/s/ Robin Ranzal-Knowles
Robin Ranzal-Knowles

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

       Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Timothy R. Oakes and James Burke signing individually, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in fact and agents to:

       (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, an officer, director
            or holder of 10% of more of a registered class of securities of
            Edgewater Technology, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
            accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and the rules thereunder;

        (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
            that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute such
            Form 3, 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments
            thereto, and timely file such forms or amendments with the
            United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
            exchange or similar authority; and

        (3) take any other action of any nature whatsoever in connection with
            the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be
           of benefit, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
           undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
           attorney-this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
           contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
           approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.The undersigned hereby
           grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do
           and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
           necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights
           and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
           the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full
           power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
           all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute
           or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
           this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
           undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
           serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
           assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
           responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

            This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
            the earliest to occur of (a) the undersigned is no longer required
            to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings
            of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, (b)
            revocation by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
            foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (c) as to any attorney-in-fact
            individually, until such attorney-in-fact shall no longer be
            employed by the Company.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 7th day of March, 2012.

          /s/s Robin Ranzal-Knowles
               Robin Ranzal-Knowles