About CRI

A company with humble beginnings, rooted in customer service.

Our story

CRI is a company with humble beginnings, rooted in customer service. When a young business owner with a problem sat in their office with a voicemail technician more than 35 years ago, CRI was born. Those two men began working to fix a small problem together and left that office with a vision. Soon, CRI was helping enterprise businesses throughout the New York metro region improve communications with their customers.

Today, we are proud to say that we have been named “The Premier Professional Services Company for Unified Communications” by Avaya, and we are also a Zoom partner, selling and implementing Zoom Phone, with Zoom CX and Zoom Virtual Agent coming soon. We have customers all over the world, and we have been incredibly fortunate to have built a unique team of talented individuals that share that same vision. We come to work every day with the hope that we are told, “Everyone else says it can’t be done.”

With the launch of our new website, we are reaffirming our dedication to those humble beginnings and our commitment to exemplary customer service.

The Premier Professional Services Company for Unified Communications
How Avaya has recognized CRI

Industry leadership

  • Board of Directors and member

    International Avaya User Group

    The independent community of Avaya customers, which hosts the annual Converge conference.

  • Board of Directors and member

    Avaya Partner Community Council

    The “Voice of the Partner” within the Avaya ecosystem, helping shape product direction, training and processes with Avaya leadership.

Meet the CRI team

  • Robert Gill

    Robert Gill

    CEO/President

  • Paul Leatherman

    Paul Leatherman

    Executive VP/CTO

  • Scott McKechnie

    Scott McKechnie

    VP of Engineering Solutions

  • Jeff McDonald

    Jeff McDonald

    Senior Director of Engineering

  • Gil Engels

    Gil Engels

    VP of Sales

  • Steve Defelice

    Steve Defelice

    Director of Operations

  • Mike Cammarata

    Mike Cammarata

    VP/Senior Engineer

  • Marlena Holm

    Marlena Holm

    Comptroller

  • Mark Weber

    Mark Weber

    Director of Cloud Sales Engineering

  • Laura Crouse

    Laura Crouse

    Director of Channel Sales