Founded in 2008, Five Rivers IT is a Compliance & Security focused IT Solutions company providing organizations with business-focused IT services that optimize operations, manage risk and deliver measurable business value to its customers. Our dedicated team has the expertise across all areas of IT Infrastructure and always works in the best interest of our clients.
Executive Team
Sarabjit Singh
CEO
Sarabjit brings over 20 years of experience in the IT services industry. In 2008, after 8 years at Transbeam, a NYC based ISP, Sarabjit left his position as Director of Enterprise IT Services to launch Five Rivers IT. He was soon joined by his long-term colleague and friend, Dmitry Feldman. Together they were able to put together a strong and robust offering of Managed IT Services. Being an engineer himself, Sarabjit brings together a unique combination of technology and business acumen providing a 360-degree perspective to their client's needs.
Sarabjit earned his Bachelors of Computer Science and Applied Math, followed by a Masters in Computer Science, both from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Dmitry Feldman
Director, Infrastructure Services
Dmitry brings over 16 years of experience in the IT industry, including in-depth expertise with the technology and solutions we offer our customers. Dmitry is responsible for managing all Infrastructure Projects and our Hosted Services offerings. He is also responsible for developing new product and service offerings to add revenue and increase service value. With his extensive experience and educational background in computer science, he brings together complex forms of technology and creates affordable solutions for our customers. Dmitry has a Bachelor’s in Computer Science, from Pace University.
Bill Trongone
Director, Managed Services
Bill joined us in 2010 as a support engineer, bringing excellent customer service experience from his years at Vonage. Bill was quick not just in learning our business but also understanding our clients and managing relationships. He was instrumental in driving our managed services to an organized and scalable offering that it is today. Bill oversees all of our Managed Services staff as well as is responsible for all the tools that enable our company to operate in most efficient and professional manner.
Harpreet Chandhok
CISO / Director, Compliance & Security Services
Harpreet is a successful executive with over 20 years of experience in managing IT Operations for businesses spread through a wide array of industry verticals.
Prior to joining Fiver Rivers IT as CISO in 2018, Harpreet held various top Leadership positions like VP of Operations at Transbeam, and Senior Relationship Manager at Oracle. Harpreet is responsible for managing the entire Security products and services portfolio including vCISO and Governance Risk & Compliance(GRC) services. Harpreet has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, and a Master’s in Computer Science, from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Todd Heinold
Director, Sales and Business Development
Todd brings over 25 years of experience in driving growth at IT consulting technology companies. During that time he has held leadership positions in both direct and indirect sales, where he has achieved President’s Club and several other Top Performance awards. Todd is responsible for all business development and sales initiatives that will be instrumental in bringing a consistent message to all our clients and add new services to our portfolio. He is extremely passionate about bringing new technologies to our clients that help them stay ahead of the curve. Todd has a Bachelor’s in Business Management/Marketing, from Kean University.
Sam Davidson
Vice President, Sales
Sam brings over 25 years of sales and sales leadership experience at IT Solutions companies. From 2002 to 2019, Sam led sales for Extensys, a successful technology integration firm based in Florida. Sam has also held senior sales and sales leadership positions with two global technology integration firms, as well as Vice President of Professional Services for a global cyber security organization. Sam is responsible for new revenue generation, development of our sales strategies, performance, and expansion efforts. Sam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration from Emory Business School in Atlanta, GA.
Brett Pazian
Director, Operations
Brett brings 12 years of experience in the IT industry in managing and growing a service delivery organization. His expertise lies in managing the day-to-day operations and overseeing the delivery of services to a variety of different verticals. Brett has experience in building service delivery teams, protocols and standards and maintaining a high level of client satisfaction. Brett has a Bachelor’s in Business & Administration, from Ramapo College of New Jersey.
Board of Advisors
Cafo Boga
Senior Operations and Finance Executive
Cafo Boga, CPA is a Senior Operations and Finance Executive with a stellar 25+ year career spanning multiple industries including banking, investments, information technology, business process outsourcing and real estate. He served as the COO of Oracle Financial services until 2010. Prior to that he served as the EVP/COO at LBS bank, Comptroller/CFO at The National Bank of Kuwait S.A.K. in New York and Audit manager at KPMG.
Cafo brings his expertise in Corporate Management, Accounting and Finance to help Five Rivers IT strengthen its finance and operations.
Jorge Garcia
EVP & CFO
Jorge Garcia is the EVP & CFO of Arcade Beauty, is the leading global provider of end-to-end beauty solutions. Arcade Beauty is headquartered in NYC has a global footprint operating 12 facilities worldwide supporting over 400 international beauty brands. Jorge joined Arcade Beauty in 2020 and is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership driving shareholder value, communicating the company’s strategies and performance to investor community, and supporting the company’s growth and return on investment goals. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of RAB Lighting, Inc., a leader in the development of LED lighting and control systems, from 2017 to 2019, and D&M Group, a global designer and manufacturer of premium audio products from 2010 to 2017. Prior to that time, he held several progressive roles with KPMG LLP and is a certified public accountant.
Jorge brings superior business acumen and experience to the Board of Five Rivers IT to assist with the evolution of their growth strategies.
John Manganiello
Managing Partner, Accelerate Partners
John Manganiello is a technology advisor with extensive experience in MSP/MSSP, cybersecurity, cloud computing and optimization, digital transformation, M365/Azure, financial services, private equity advisory, fintech/business applications, and governance, risk and compliance. He has held senior sales leadership roles at RFA and Thrive global MSP/MSSP providers. He is currently a Managing Partner at Accelerate Partners a cybersecurity and technology advisory firm.
John is a highly respected executive in the industry and brings valuable insight to the Board of Five Rivers IT to assist with the on-going development of their growth strategies and expansion of service offerings.
Scott Strickland
EVP & CIO, Wyndham Hotels
Scott Strickland is the EVP & CIO of Wyndham Hotels. Prior to joining Wyndham, Scott was CIO at Denon & Marantz Electronics. Scott has been a pioneer in cloud transformation and modernizing supply chain systems using data driven intelligence. Earlier in his career he held positions as Executive Director, IT at Nissan North America; CIO and VP of Information Services with Stanley Black & Decker; Associate Partner at IBM Business Consulting; Information Systems Manager at M&M/Mars; and System Analyst at Accenture.
Scott’s expertise in aligning technology with business brings an unique perspective to the Board of Five Rivers IT in driving its Enterprise Services portfolio.
John Verry
CISO and Managing Partner, Pivot Point Security
John Verry is the CISO and Managing Partner of Pivot Point Security, a 20+ year leader in Information Security and Compliance Services. John has 30+ years of IT and Information Security experience and shares his expertise as the host of The Virtual CISO Podcast.
John brings his vision and insights to help Five Rivers IT align its services portfolio with the fast growing realm of IT security services