Marco Cristofari
President of E24x7inc and the Florida Director of Operations for e&e IT Consulting
Marco has over 24 years of experience in IT Consulting Services working in different capacities as Project & Contract Manager, Quality Manager, Team Leader, Application and Database Architect, Application Developer and Business Analyst. Marco manages E24x7inc’s operational, human resource, marketing and recruiting functions but also enjoys remaining technical, leading application & process development efforts for complex systems.
After founding E24x7inc, Marco successfully led E24x7inc Teams on a variety of IT Projects for several State Agencies in Florida, including the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the Florida Department of Transportation and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consuming Services. Marco’s primary roles have been Application and Database Architect and Vendor Contract Manager. Prior to founding E24x7inc, Marco worked directly as an Application and Database Designer and Developer for the Office of Beaches and Coastal Systems and the Florida Geological Survey.
Before beginning his IT career, during his Doctoral and Research program, Marco wrote 20 International Professional Publications on Stochastic Simulation and Design of Experiments applied to Flexible Manufacturing Systems and Process & Product Quality, in collaboration with the Computer Science Department at Florida State University (FSU), the School of Business at Stony Brook (SUNY), and the University of Rome (La Sapienza). During those years, Marco won 1 SUNY International Fellowship award, 2 Italian National awards and 1 NATO International award. Marco earned his PhD in Industrial and Environmental Engineering in 1995, after his Italian Professional Engineering certification in 1993 and his “Laurea” in Engineering in 1991 at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”. Outside of work, Marco enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, snorkeling, diving, skiing, motorcycling, antiquing … e “La Buona Cucina”!