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.
Eric
Bakker
President & CEO
Eric
Bakker began Computer Design and Integration
LLC (CDI) out of his garage. The company’s rapid growth
enabled Eric to add professional sales and
technical consultants – and to acquire
real office space – soon after the firm
was initially launched. In fact, Eric’s
first major client was Quest Diagnostics, which
will always be CDI’s guarded customer.
Eric grew the organization to more than 125
employees in its first 12 years, and today
CDI operates out of the corporate headquarters
located in Teterboro, New Jersey.
Eric has been recognized throughout his professional
career as a leader with a vision for the future.
He possesses a strong understanding of information
technology and how to apply that technology to
meet business objectives. Eric is a true entrepreneur
who has always been one step ahead in the marketplace.
Eric seized the opportunity to evolve CDI from
a pure technical consulting company into a single
source solution implementer by partnering with
leading hardware and software suppliers. He knows
the key to a successful company is motivation,
skill level, enthusiasm and taking care of customers.
Eric received his BSEET from DeVry Institute
of Technology in 1985, and pursued his MS in
Telecommunications Management at Stevens Institute
of Technology. Eric began his professional
career at Hewlett-Packard Company where he
worked for 10 years as a senior technical consultant
before founding CDI in 1995.
Eric will continue
to drive this privately held $100+ million
IT consulting and reselling organization,
in pursuit of its second growth milestone
of $ 250M. To get there, he notes, “CDI
can’t do it alone; we need to have true
partnership relationships with our people,
vendors, and most importantly, our customers.”
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.
LeRoy
Ruggerio’s
unparalleled depth and breadth of expertise
in Information Technology – both at the
fundamental level and in the area of emerging
technologies – is one of the critical
factors that sets CDI apart in the industry.
As CDI’s Vice President & Chief Technology
Officer, LeRoy is responsible for the company’s
strategic direction as it relates to new and
emerging best-in-class technologies and their
business applications. LeRoy’s tenure
at CDI spans nearly ten years, during which
time he has contributed to revenue growth of
more than $110 million for the company.
Currently, LeRoy directs
CDI’s Professional
Services Division, and manages the company’s
technology architects. In addition, he personally
oversees the design-build-install process on
high-profile solutions and complex projects,
and drives new business with CDI’s enterprise
customer base.
LeRoy’s IT career spans more than 25
years and nearly every facet of Information
Technology – including application development,
systems programming, database administration,
network architecture, management of information
systems and project management. LeRoy has acted
in numerous capacities – from consultant
to Vice President of Advanced Technologies
to Director of IT – at more than 300
companies in the NY Metro area, as well as
several national and international corporations.
In addition, his background includes a variety
of industries, such as retail, health care,
insurance, financial, technology, manufacturing,
education and government.
Over the years, LeRoy
has developed a reputation in the industry
for his expertise in the crucial and complex
areas of infrastructure and data high availability,
fault tolerance and high performance computing.
He has shared this knowledge with our industry
in his role as the Technical Editor and Technology
Advisor for several UNIX and POSIX performance
publications. LeRoy also chairs the High
Availability Forum for Interex, and plays
an active role as a presenter of various
advanced and emerging technology topics.
In addition, LeRoy serves as a guest lecturer
on advanced technology applications at Rutgers
University’s School of Computer Information
and Library Sciences, where he also assisted
in the design and development of Rutgers University’s
Virtual Learning Center
LeRoy received his Bachelors of Science degree
with a major in Computer Science and a minor
in mathematics from Rutgers University in New
Brunswick, NJ.
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 certfication. In addition,
Bob manages CDI's critical relationship with
Hewlett-Packard who recently recognized
CDI with an award for being their top Business
Crtitical 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.
Marty
Poniatowski joins CDI as the Vice President
of System Architecture managing all aspects
of strategic design for a company’s infrastructure. Marty
and his team of experts craft complex solutions
for customers using the latest technologies
available.
Prior to joining CDI, Marty
was a Principal Solution Architect and a Published
Author with Hewlett-Packard Company for 20
years in the New York area. He has worked with
hundreds of Hewlett Packard customers in many
industries, including financial services, pharmaceutical,
healthcare, media and entertainment, consulting
services, Internet startups, and manufacturing.
One
of the world’s foremost experts in the
HP-UX Operating system, and related technologies,
he has crafted complex solutions for customers
in many industries including financial services,
pharmaceuticals, retail, and others. Marty
has been widely published in computer industry
trade publications including over 50
articles on various computer-related topics.
He is also the author of 15 Prentice
Hall and two self-published books on computer-related
topics.
He began his career as an
Electrical Design Engineer on military computer
systems at United Technologies Corporation.
He performed numerous designs in this position
including his first chip-level design.
The position he held before joining HP was
the manager of a design group at startup Canaan
Computer Corporation. Marty performed chip
and board level computer design as well as
managing the design group in this position.
Marty holds an M.S. in Information Systems
from Polytechnic University (Brooklyn, NY),
an M.S. in Management from the University of
Bridgeport (Bridgeport, CT), and a B.S. in
Electrical Engineering from Roger Williams
University (Bristol, RI).
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.
