MAY 2013
THE GRANBY DRUMMER
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Granby Resident Opens IT help firm Granby resident and entrepreneur Paul Marzo recently opened a CMIT Solutions office in West Hartford. The newly established IT service provider will provide strategic technology solutions for small to mid-sized businesses throughout Hartford, West Hartford and Farmington. The Granby Drummer caught up with the technology guru to hear more about his new business venture. GD: When did your business open? Is anyone else involved in operating your company? Marzo: CMIT Solutions has been in business since 1996. We’re a leading provider of day-to day IT management and monitoring solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. In other words, CMIT Solutions is not just the people you call when your computer isn’t working (although we do that, too). We’re a trusted advisor for hundreds of companies. Over time technology transforms from a necessary evil to a competitive advantage. Currently, the brand has more than 140 locations throughout the country including ones in Stamford, Fairfield and Danbury.�� We opened CMIT Solutions of Hartford last summer. We have three local technicians, more than 50 regional techniPaul Marzo
cians as well as a dedicated help desk and a 24/7 network operations center team. This extended team enables CMIT Solutions of Hartford to serve the IT needs of both small Hartford-area businesses as well as those of 100+ employees. ��GD: What services do you offer? Marzo: Essentially, we serve as an IT team for businesses that can’t afford or don’t want full-time IT employees. We’re a foundation for our clients, helping ensure that the systems their business relies on are secured and up and running without the typical technology related headaches (and heartaches) that many businesses experience. We also provide value-added IT services such as database administration and custom application development for clients that have those needs. GD: Why did you decide to open in Granby and what made you interested in this field? Marzo: I have lived in Granby for the last 16 years and have been serving the IT needs of large businesses for more than 25 years as a systems engineer, application developer and vice president of information technology. CMIT allows me to leverage these years of experience for small and mid-sized businesses. The gratification of transforming a business that is frustrated with its technology to one where technology is truly a competitive advantage is what drives me and my team.�� GD: Do you have a business mantra you live by? Marzo: At CMIT, we believe in a passionate commitment to our clients; all
else is secondary. My personal business mantra is to always do the right thing. GD: Can you tell us about your business background? Marzo: I worked for EDS, a large technology consulting company serving the IT needs of companies throughout the country. During my time with EDS, I lived in six states in 12 years. I was accepted into and graduated from EDS’ prestigious technology consultant program and later earned a master’s in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.��
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Senior Julia Benson and juniors Mary Anderson and Rosalie Wetzel achieved high honors and sophomore Alaina Bisson and freshman Tyler Rome earned honors for the winter term at Westminster School. Brian Donna, Joshua Pollock, Daniel Spatcher and Zachary Konopaske were named to the fall term dean’s list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Gabriella Daleo was named to the fall quarter dean’s list at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Freshman Madeline Ash and junior Cassandra Knight were named to the honor roll at Loomis Chaffee School. The following were named to the winter quarter dean’s list at the Rochester Institute of Technology: Marissa Adamson, Karl Gottschalk, Andrew Heuser, David Larsen and William Lawson.
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GD: Finish the sentence. When I’m not working I’m... Marzo: playing basketball at Granby Memorial High School at 6 a.m. three times a week. I also enjoy spending time with my four kids who are between the ages of 7 and 17. I enjoy attending their many dance, theatre and sporting events. CMIT Solutions is open 24/7, including holidays. Contact Marzo at� 860-3252648�, p.m.� or www.cmitsolutions. com/hartford.
Sophomore Tyler Pardee was named to the fall semester dean’s list at Bryant University. Charles Pfeifer, a freshman majoring in neuroscience and applied music at the University of Rochester, has been named to the fall semester dean’s list. The son of Richard Pfeifer and Lisa Corbett, and a graduate of Granby Memorial High School, he is studying in the University’s College of Arts, Sciences and Engineering as well as in the Eastman School of Music. 2012 GMHS graduate Brooke Kumnick, a starting forward for the Western New England Golden Bears, was named to the Division III National Field Hockey Coaches Association All Academic Squad.
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