Technology Update (E1601229)

Clifford Cook, CPA founded Excalibur Systems in 1986 and has assisted companies with the implementation, management, and security of their digital assets. As a leading managed services provider for the past 28 years, Excalibur Systems specializes in making best of breed technology understandable and available to small and medium sized businesses.

Mr. Cook has designed, implemented, and managed data center and wide area network infrastructures throughout the US and Canada. His largest implementation was over 120 locations, with 6 data centers, and over 4,000 users. His CPA background along with his passion for technology has enabled him to effectively communicate and educate the chief executive in the need for digital security and risk mitigation strategies. From the network operations center in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Mr. Cook and staff manage the monitoring, remediation, and compliance of customers’ systems on a 24 x 7 basis.

Mr. Cook holds a BA from Rutgers in accounting and an MBA with distinction from Pace University in Information Systems and Finance. He also has certifications from Cisco, Checkpoint, VMWare, Citrix, and Hewlett Packard. He is a member of the AICPA and is active in the NJCPA Bergen Chapter.

Andrew Donofrio has spent the majority of his life in leadership positions. At 19, he started his career as a police officer and at 24 was promoted to Sergeant.

During his 25 years in law enforcement, Andrew advanced to Lieutenant and created and grew a nationally recognized Computer Crimes Unit. Upon retirement, he leveraged this experience to establish his own IT security auditing firm, which he still runs today.

Andrew soon realized his life-long passion for guiding others to succeed could be a new chapter in life, and launched Andrew Donofrio, LLC, a thriving practice specializing in organization and management consulting, leadership training, and professional coaching.

He is well practiced in behavior/emotional intelligence assessments and regarded for his expertise in job benchmarking, talent acquisition principles, and organizational development strategies.

As a Certified Leadership Speaker, Trainer and Coach with a master’s degree in management and vast business and industry insights, Andrew helps companies, organizations, and professionals at all levels to DIG: Develop—Improve—Grow!