Many
companies are challenged with the limited
internal resources available to implement,
expand, and maintain their IT and networking
infrastructure. CDI can be an extension
of your IT staff. We
offer complete consulting, development,
design, and implementation services to
keep your project and business goals
on track.
Today
information technology professionals
are challenged to provide quality end-user
services while optimizing computing resources.
A vision of truly responsive service
is often tarnished by shortages of time,
people and expertise. As an extension
of your information technology staff,
we team together to help you manage your
valuable system assets and guide you
in the implementation of efficient, user-responsive
solutions. Our team of certified professionals
will customize a solution to meet your
unique business requirements.
Trish
Bakker
CEO
Trish Bakker co-founded Computer Design and
Integration LCC (CDI) with her husband, Eric
Bakker, in their garage in Tappan, NY, and helped
drive the information technology services and
reselling organization into the $125M+ organization
it is today. The company’s rapid growth enabled
CDI to add professional sales and technical consultants
– and to acquire real office space – soon after
the company was initially launched. CDI’s first
major client was Quest Diagnostics, which will
always be a guarded customer. This initial account
was nurtured out of Trish’s extensive experience
for more than 12 years as a registered nurse
for two major hospital systems in the New York
metropolitan region. It also served as the foundation
for CDI’s extensive client base in healthcare.
Today, CDI is a 125-person company that operates
out of the corporate headquarters located in
Teterboro, New Jersey, and a sales office in
New York City.
As CEO with responsibility for
sales, marketing and operations, Trish will continue
to drive this privately held $125+ million IT
consulting and reselling organization in pursuit
of its second growth milestone – to double in
size and revenue by 2014. To get there, she notes,
“CDI can’t do it alone; we need to have true
partnership relationships with our people, vendors,
and most importantly, our customers.”
Eric Bakker has been recognized throughout
his professional career as a leader with a
vision for the future. He co-founded CDI with
his wife, Trish Bakker, in their garage in
Tappan, NY, and helped drive it into the $125M+
organization it is today.
Eric possesses a
deep understanding of information technology
and how to apply that technology to meet core
business objectives. Eric is a true entrepreneur
who has always been one step ahead of the marketplace. Evidence comes in the
form of Eric’s ability to successfully evolve CDI’s service organization from
a pure technical consulting company into a single-source technology solution
implementer by partnering with leading hardware and software suppliers. He knows
the keys to creating a successful company: motivating employees, continuously
building on their skill levels, encouraging a spirit of enthusiasm, and taking
care of customers.
Eric received his Bachelor’s of Science, Electronics
Engineering Technology (BSEET) from DeVry Institute
of Technology in 1984, and pursued his Master’s
of Science in Telecommunications Management
at Stevens Institute of Technology. Eric began
his professional career at Hewlett-Packard,,
where he worked for eight years as a senior
technical consultant before founding CDI in
1995.
Executive
Vice President of Sales – Financial
Services
Christopher
Falzarine came to CDI in 1996 as the company’s Junior Account Manager,
bringing a penchant for relationship-building
that quickly made him one of the cornerstones
of CDI’s rapid growth. Christopher
moved through the ranks from Accounts Manager
to Senior Account Executive for Fortune 500
Companies, before being named Executive Vice
President of Sales. Today, Christopher’s
expertise and insights into the IT needs
of global corporate leaders is renowned in
the industry, enabling him to help CDI achieve
growth of more than $100M during his tenure.
As Executive Vice
President of Sales, Christopher drives
CDI’s new market expansions – including
developing a strong CDI presence in the competitive
NY Metro Financial Services arena – along
with client development opportunities and
business strategies. In addition, Christopher
continues to maintain and strengthen relationships
with many of CDI’s Fortune 500 clients.
He explains, “Ultimately, strong client
service is the key not only to securing new
business, but to retaining that business
over the long term.” In a dynamic industry,
many of Christopher’s clients have
remained with CDI for years.
Before joining CDI, Christopher began his career
as a Vice President and Partner of a startup
wholesale/retail operation, a role that immersed
him in the challenges of business development,
marketing and operations. Chris earned his
Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management
and a minor in European History from Marist
College in 1990.
Since
joining Computer Design & Integration in 1999,
Dave Reid has built the company’s operational
infrastructure from the ground up, including
the design and implementation of key business
systems and the establishment of operating
policies and procedures. His expertise in accounting,
corporate finance and operations has proven
invaluable to CDI and to its customers, as
the company has grown from $15M to $100M+ during
Dave’s tenure.
Relying on the assistance
and expertise of his finance/operations staff,
Dave’s
strength lies in facilitating the financial
and business-objective aspects of the customer
relationship -- ensuring that each alliance
is a mutually beneficial one. In addition,
Dave manages the business-critical functions
of Human Resources, Administrative and Sales
Support, and Distributor Relationships. He
also is a member of AVNET’s HP Partner
Council, an advocacy and education group comprised
of 11 prominent IT executives from the U.S.
and Canada.
Dave earned his Bachelors
degree in accounting and his MBA in finance from
St. John’s
University in New York, and spent the first 10
years of his career in various Accounting, Finance
and Operations roles with several entrepreneurial
firms. During this time, Dave was instrumental
in implementing the systems, processes and controls
that helped his employers’ organizations
achieve extraordinary revenue growth up to 600%.
In Dave’s own words, “My goal is
to maximize the benefits of the entrepreneurial
spirit here at CDI, while providing key balance
and structure for the growth that results from
it.”
Executive
Vice President of Sales – Pharmaceuticals
Bob
Laurenzo joined CDI in 1999 with a wealth
of expertise in the pharmaceutical/healthcare,
and financial services arenas. From his work
as a licensed stockbroker specializing in
healthcare to his experience in marketing
and sales to pharmaceutical giants like Glaxo
Smith-Kline, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wyeth
Ayesrt, and others, Bob brings
a deep understanding about forging successful
business relationships within this industry.
“CDI’s reputation as a leader
in IT solutions for Pharmaceuticals is built
on our solid relationships with a broad array
of vendors,” Bob explains. His focus
includes strengthening and expanding key partnerships
with major corporate partners, including Cisco – which
recently awarded CDI as a “Gold Partner”,
its highest level of certification. In addition,
Bob manages CDI's critical relationship with
Hewlett-Packard who recently recognized
CDI with an award for being their top Business
Critical Server partner in the country. During
his 9-year tenure, Bob has led his sales team
to a seven-fold sales increase from $15 million
to over $100 million, largely on the strength
of the firm’s relationships with both
clients and vendors.
Bob designs CDI’s business plans for
both his sales reps and corporate partners
to ensure that the needs of the clients are
met at all times. With an exemplary reputation
for client service and communications, Bob
continues to create new growth opportunities
for CDI, as well as for its customers and strategic
partners.
Bob graduated from
Montclair State University with a BS in Accounting & Marketing,
completed courses in sales training, and
took graduate-level courses at Rutgers University.
He resides in Park Ridge, NJ with his wife
and three children.
Rich Falcone is CDI’s resident expert on IT
solutions for the financial services sector.
Since joining the company in August 2001, his
primary focus has been serving key clients among
hedge funds, private equity firms, banks, and
high frequency trading exchanges. Rich’s accomplishments
at CDI include having been recognized for five
consecutive years as CDI’s Sales Rep
of the Year.
Rich originally joined CDI because
of its ability to respond quickly to ever changing
industry dynamics, which has helped the IT services
firm establish itself as a trusted business partner
to its clients.
As CDI’s Associate Vice President,
Falcone’s focus is to further build, nurture,
and empower an account management team that can
continue to grow CDI’s successful financial services
presence in New York City. “CDI has numerous
service offerings for financial clients looking
to truly optimize their data center infrastructure
and utilize technology as a business asset,”
says Falcone. “Now, more than ever, technology
is the key to unleashing innovation and driving
revenue in the financial services industry.”
Prior to joining CDI, Rich
was a Sales Account Manager
with Hewlett-Packard, recruited out of Rutgers
University to sell infrastructure technology
to the dot-com sector. Rich earned his Bachelor’s
of Science degree in Marketing and a minor in
Philosophy from the Rutgers Business School in
2000.
Jeannine
joined Computer Design & Integration in 1999 as the firm's first
Marketing Manager, charged with building the department
from the ground up. Relying on more than ten years
of IT marketing and sales expertise gained during her
tenure at Hewlett-Packard, Jeannine has established
a variety of key programs and initiatives that have
supported the firm’s stellar growth. As a result
of her success, Jeannine was promoted to Director of
Marketing in 2005.
Through Jeannine’s leadership, the marketing
department invests more than $1M annually on the firm’s
web site design and management, lead generation and
awareness campaigns, database creation and management,
public relations, and external and internal marketing
communications to CDI team members, clients, prospects
and vendors. In addition, Jeannine innovates and directs
the firm’s major marketing events and initiatives
with its strategic partners, including executive events,
special marketing programs, sports celebrity appearances,
golf outings, seminars and trade shows.
Jeannine holds an AD in Business Management, and studied
marketing at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck,
NJ. She regularly pursues continuing education opportunities
in the areas of leadership and business communications
with renowned authorities such as Stephen Covey, Geoffrey
Moore and Decker Communications.
