GRAND RAPIDS – The City of Grand Rapids has awarded a one-year, $1.5 million contract to CPR to provide desktop support and manage the City’s IT network.

The City issued a request for proposal for IT Managed Services in late May. CPR was one of 8 vendors to respond. Following a comprehensive evaluation process, CPR was unanimously selected to meet the City�??s requirements. The contract was officially signed by Mayor Heartwell in early August, but not announced until Monday.

CPR�??s experience in providing full-time onsite staffing in support of computer operations was one of the main reasons the City chose CPR as well as their excellent references with large local organizations. Also CPR�??s expertise in design and installation as well as their substantial depth of resources with management, technology and engineering professionals to assist with strategic, sustainable planning, implementation, integration, best practices, and process improvements influenced the City�??s decision.

�??CPR is well positioned to support the City of Grand Rapids desktop support and IT network requirements. We look forward to providing this service and helping the City achieve IT efficiencies,�?� said Pete Koelzer, CPR�??s General Manager.

CPR has been helping local businesses with their IT staffing needs for over 20 years. Currently, CPR has 42 engineers working onsite at various West Michigan accounts.

In other CPR news, the company said it has hired ten new teammates, including four engineers. They include Kathleen Shroyer, Phil Ryskamp, Matt Smith and Allie Miller.

Shroyer joined CPR as a Data Center Engineer, specializing in Microsoft servers, workstations, imaging and backup. She is a Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), and is A+ certified.

Also joining the Data Center team is Phil Ryskamp, who specializes in server operating systems and hardware and is A+ certified.

Matt Smith joined the Technical Services Group as a Systems Engineer. Smith specializes in Microsoft, Cisco and Citrix Infrastructure. Matt is a Microsoft certified Professional (MCP), a Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA), and is A+ certified. He comes to CPR with over 10 years experience in the IT industry.

Allie Miller joined CPR as an Outbound Engineer, specializing in hardware repair, software installation and implementation, and networking fundamentals. Miller is a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), an A+ Technician and is also Network+ certified. Allie has over 4 years of experience in the technology industry.

CPR also recently hired Beverly Buffinga, Mike Clarke, Marty Goodrich and Hollie Barton. All four of these teammates will be working as onsite engineers at various West Michigan Accounts.

CPR also added two new teammates to the Sales staff. Tom Keusch joins the IT Education Sales team with over 9 years experience in the industry. In addition, Ken Wisniewski joined our team as a Technology Advantage Account Manager. Each individual brings a variety of skills and experience, and first and foremost a strong commitment to customer service.

CPR, a division of Corporate Technologies LLC, is West Michigan’s largest IT solutions provider with a local staff of 120 system engineers, security consultants, WAN/LAN designers, business continuity consultants, and the infrastructure to support them. In 2007, CPR was acquired by Corporate Technologies LLC expanding our staff to 250+ employees and broadening our reach to a national level. CPR has offices in San Diego, CA, Boise, ID, Fargo, ND, Minneapolis, MN and Grand Rapids, MI and Fairfield, NJ.

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