Management
Michael T. Cook | President & Founder
Michael is the President and Founder of Corporate IT Solutions. He started his technical career straight out of high school in 1989 assisting in the support of a 200 node Novell network environment for four years; it is from there his thirst to gain intimate knowledge, experience and expertise in each area of Information Technology started. Four years following his departure from his first technical job he then moved into a Microsoft technical support role supporting the first versions of Microsoft Windows and then onto the Beta version of Windows 95 and Windows Server NT 4.0. Leaning toward the in-depth technical aspect of systems he then went on to work for IBM providing corporate training to Fortune 500 companies. Following his 2 year tenure of training it lead him into the systems integration field where within a handpicked team performed worldwide technology rollouts and migrations for EMC over a 4 year span. Gaining enterprise experience and values from his time at EMC, Michael decided to dissect the enterprise approach and customize it for the small to medium size business containing several aspects; value, honesty, friendly service, communication, and strong teammates. Starting with these principals he leveraged his former and current contacts within the industry and started his own consulting practice. Since its inception in 2001 starting on the downslide of the technology boom and one of the worst economic times for technology, Michael and his growing devoted team have been fortunate enough to stick to their principles and values by offering the same consistent services.
Today Michael is happily married along with three kids and resides in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His hobbies are fishing, boating, golfing, music, and family time.
Mark Tango | Vice President of Operations, Partner
Mark is the VP of Operations at Corporate IT Solutions. Mark holds an AS degree and is currently completing his BS in Information Technology. Mark joined the company in 2001 when the business was starting to ramp up. Mark has held just about every position the company had to offer throughout the years.
Over his IT career, Mark has worked for only high tech firms. Mark’s first start came in the early 90’s at a semiconductor firm that was looking to leverage the first personal computers in its automated process of creating military grade diodes and transistors. Over the years Mark’s IT career has brought him both domestic and international levels while working as a consultant for EMC. In this position, candidates were handpicked to serve on a special team assigned to deploy cutting edge technology to EMC and its employees across the globe. Mark is also certified as an ISO 9001 internal auditor and uses his skill to pay close attention to details. Over the years Mark has earned numerous industry certifications and has accumulated thousands of hours of project management within the IT arena. Mark also serves as the adjunct or acting CIO to small businesses that require this service harnessing his years of experience. Mark has also presented many technology topics for top C level professionals over the years and has written several reports about the technology sector.
Mark currently resides in southern NH and spends time with his wife of ten years and their three children.
Jeff Boardman | Solutions Architect, Partner
Jeff got his start in the IT field at a young age starting in high school by working summers in the IT department for the Attleboro Public Schools. During Jeff’s senior year of high school, he was appointed the first student to be on the city of Attleboro’s technology committee. He wrote the future technology plan with the committee.
In 1999, Jeff attended the Baron Institute of Technology and graduated with honors from the electronics program. His first job out of Baron was at the help desk for US Robotics. Due to Jeff’s drive and ambition, Jeff was promoted to help desk team leader. In order to continue to expand his career, he later moved on to work at Motorola as a QA engineer.
In 2001, Jeff joined Michael Cook during the founding year of Corporate IT Solutions. Jeff first started as a Junior Systems Engineer and over the years he has advanced his skill set and is now in charge of all of Corporate IT Solutions Data Center Operations. Jeff’s zeal for technology is endless and that passion translates to all the tasks he performs here at Corporate IT Solutions. Jeff is a VMware Certified Professional and holds certifications in Citrix, Microsoft and Dell Equallogic. Jeff is dedicated and committed to his work in the field of Information Technology. Jeff has played a key role in the success of a number of Corporate IT Solutions largest projects. Jeff’s knowledge of IT and ability to provide mutual respect from clients has assisted Corporate IT Solutions in its goal to maintain long-term customer relationships.
Today Jeff lives in Attleboro with his wife. His hobbies include fishing, boating and he is a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Joshua Dinneen | Director of Sales and Marketing
Joshua comes to Corporate IT Solutions with over 10 years of experience in selling IT solutions to fortune 2000 companies. Josh got his start working for AT&T in the commercial markets of the Greater Boston Area and worked his way up to the Global Markets before leaving to advance his career in a managerial role. Josh continued to progress in the IT industry as he spent the last 3 years working for one of the largest domestic technology integrators selling advanced technologies consisting of unified communications, wireless, security, optical, telepresence, storage, managed and hosted services as well as supporting network systems, Virtualization and Microsoft Infrastructure solutions. Among the many accomplishments in his professional careers; none can over shadow the 8 years he served in the United States Marine Corps.
Josh lives in South Boston, MA. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys rugby, traveling, boating, skiing, and racquetball.
Richard Shibley | Dir. of Professional Services
Richard started with Corporate IT Solutions as a consulting engineer in 2003, leading company efforts to develop our public sector practice and information security service before moving on to other opportunities. Returning in 2008 as the Director of Professional Services, Richard works to develop our engineering staff and skill sets while taking the lead on key projects.
Richard has over two decades of experience in planning and implementing information technology as a manager, consultant and instructor. As Chief Information Officer for the Massachusetts Secretary of State, he designed and deployed the statewide voter registration database and built the first wide area network linking every city and town hall to state government. He was a lead instructor for Computer-Ed’s training program for the Oracle-based FamilyNet database at the Massachusetts Department of Social Services. In between stints at Corporate IT Solutions, Richard was a team leader in the Windows Server group at Boston-based student loan giant First Marblehead.
In addition to his duties at Corporate IT Solutions, Richard teaches Microsoft Official Curriculum at the Career Institute of American International College, and has also taught for the Boston University Corporate Education Center and at Clark University Computer Career Institute.
Richard earned an undergraduate degree in Government from Harvard College, and an M.B.A. from Boston University. He has been certified by Microsoft as a trainer and systems engineer since 1999, and also holds A+, Network+ and Security+ certifications from CompTIA.
Richard grew up and still lives in the South End of Boston with his fiancée and son. Hobbies include hiking, camping, bicycling and occasionally astronomy. Richard is also politically active in his neighborhood.