On Thursday, November 17, 2011, nfrastructure announced plans to establish a Command Center in 2,000 square feet of space it will soon occupy on the SUNYIT campus, in advance of construction of the Computer Chip Commercialization Center (Quad-C).

 

“When we first advanced the idea of a cross-regional partnership between SUNYIT and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at UAlbany, we said good paying jobs would not be far behind. The recent announcement by nfrastructure is great news for the Mohawk Valley,” said Assembly Speaker Silver. “The top notch services and products that nfrastructure provides to nanotechnology companies is critical to our efforts to continue the growth of this highly competitive and cutting edge industry in our state.”

 

“These three new hires show nfrastructure’s strong commitment to the Mohawk Valley,” said Assembly member Anthony J. Brindisi (D-Utica). “I’ll continue to work with SUNY, state and local leaders to bring more high-tech companies to SUNYIT, and make sure this project is the huge success our region needs.”

 

These new hires are the first wave of technical staffing and end user services personnel who will collaborate with the New York State Assembly, SUNYIT, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) to foster collaboration among students, faculty and industry to spur high-tech economic opportunity in the Mohawk Valley through job creation, workforce training, and an IT-supplier network. Through the program, nfrastructure also plans to integrate students, and eventually graduates, into NCCIT’s day-to-day operations.

 

“These staff additions are essential to nfrastructure and NCCIT’s future success and commitment to exploring and introducing innovative technological solutions, and to creating strong workforce development programs,” said Daniel T. Pickett, nfrastructure chairman and CEO.

 

“All of us at SUNYIT are pleased to welcome the new members of the NCCIT team to this rapidly expanding partnership,” said Dr. Bjong Wolf Yeigh, SUNYIT president. “The role that nfrastructure is playing in SUNYIT’s collaboration with CNSE is critical to our future success, and together we will lay the groundwork for an exciting expansion of the regional economy.”

 

“This is an exciting step forward that illustrates nfrastructure’s commitment to this groundbreaking public-private partnership that is driving nanotechnology-enabled education, innovation, and economic growth in the Utica/Rome area,” said Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, CNSE senior vice president and CEO. “Led by the strategic vision and unparalleled support of Assembly Speaker Silver, together with the pioneering leadership and steadfast guidance of Governor Cuomo, the Mohawk Valley is already attracting leading high-tech partners, and we look forward to building on this opportunity in the future.”
 

The new hires are:

 

Sean Brown, Operations Executive at NCCIT, brings more than twenty years of experience with Fortune 100 companies and extensive knowledge of the State and SUNY systems. Brown’s responsibilities include all operations on-site at SUNYIT as it pertains to NCCIT. Brown is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) with an associate’s degree in automotive/mechanical engineering, and previously worked at Alcatel-Lucent as Solution Architect. He holds several industry certifications.

 

Lisa Foss is Manager of Managed Staffing for NCCIT. Holding more than five years’ experience in similar positions, her duties at NCCIT include recruiting and managing technical staff, serving as liaison between nfrastructure employees and clients, and maintaining client relations. Prior to nfrastructure, Foss worked for National Medical Health Card for seven years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Johnson & Wales University.

 

With more than twelve years experience in various positions in the industry, Anthony Stampalia joins nfrastructure and NCCIT as Help Desk Coordinator. His responsibilities include dispatch and inventory management and providing support to field engineers and technicians. Stampalia graduated from SUNY Morrisville with an associate’s degree in electronic technology.

 

nfrastructure will continue to recruit top talent and once the Command Center at NCCIT is fully operational staffing is expected to quickly expand to about ten people. Ultimately, nfrastructure plans to create 150 full- and part-time jobs on the SUNYIT campus.

 

About nfrastructure:
nfrastructure helps large enterprises design, build and operate mission-critical technology infrastructure. Combining proven methods and tools, world-class engineering talent, on-site technical service in every major North American market and tightly integrated low cost remote support, nfrastructure collaborates with customers to deliver sustainable disruptive value. With industry practices in public sector, financial services, retail, healthcare, technology, communications, public safety and energy, nfrastructure works with leading technology hardware and software vendors to provide comprehensive data center, network, security, unified communications, end-point, structured cabling, staffing and outsourcing solutions.