Founder

Vincent Gareffa

Founder · Head of Growth, Sales & Partnerships

I build the technology backbone, and the online storefronts, for the businesses that keep New Jersey running. Managed IT, FBI CJIS compliance for law enforcement, and e-commerce that actually sells. When you hire Tech Team, you get me.

Vincent Gareffa, Founder of Tech Team
$10M+
Processed via custom Shopify Plus
CJIS
Audit passed · FIPS-compliant
$100M+
Online sales across all clients
4-in-1
Sales channels unified
Who I am

An operator who answers
the phone.

I founded Tech Team to be the technology partner local business actually deserves, not a faceless help desk, but one person and one team accountable for everything from your firewall to your storefront. I sit on the growth and partnership side: I'm who you meet, who scopes the work, and who stays on the hook that it gets done right.

My work runs the full technology stack most shops never touch together, managed IT and cybersecurity, FBI CJIS compliance for law enforcement, workflow automation, low-voltage cabling and cameras, and e-commerce for food brands. From the wire in the wall to the store on the screen, I connect the systems most vendors leave siloed.

The proof is in the work: I passed a full CJIS audit for the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department (FIPS-compliant), and I run a custom Shopify Plus platform that processes tens of millions of dollars a year, unifying retail POS, B2B, direct-to-consumer, and online orders into one system.

Before Tech Team, I spent a decade as a systems administrator at Wieden+Kennedy, the global creative agency, keeping enterprise IT running for one of advertising's most demanding shops. I hold a B.S. in Information Technology from Montclair State University. Fifteen years in, I still do this because I like solving complex problems and watching a business run better once the technology finally works.

What I do

Four lanes I own.

Managed IT & Cybersecurity

Proactive, monitored IT with security baked in, for trades, manufacturers, municipalities, and police departments that can't afford downtime.

Workflow Automation

Finding the daily time-sinks and engineering them out, like swapping Airside's dot-matrix printer for a laser setup that saved hours a day per employee.

Low-Voltage & Cameras

Structured cabling and security-camera systems installed clean and documented, the physical foundation everything else runs on.

Web & E-Commerce

Shopify & Shopify Plus builds that convert, $100M+ in online sales generated across food, retail, and B2B.

Signature expertise

FBI CJIS compliance for law enforcement.

I passed a full CJIS audit for the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department, FIPS-compliant, with advanced authentication, encryption, access control, and audit logging locked to the FBI's CJIS Security Policy. Almost no local IT provider can say that. It's my edge, and Tech Team's.

Police DepartmentsDetective BureausCJIS Security PolicyAdvanced AuthenticationAudit-Ready
Experience

The track record.

2015 - PRESENT

Founder & Head of Growth, Tech Team

Managed IT · Cybersecurity · Automation · Low-Voltage · Web & E-Commerce · New Jersey

Built Tech Team into a full-stack technology partner. $100M+ in online sales generated for clients, plus a custom Shopify Plus platform processing tens of millions a year across four sales channels.

2022 - PRESENT

Director of Information Technology, Borough of Hasbrouck Heights

Municipal & law-enforcement technology · New Jersey

Lead all technology for the Borough and its Police Department, including a full CJIS audit passed (FIPS-compliant) that secures criminal-justice data to the FBI CJIS Security Policy.

2012 - 2022

System Administrator, Wieden + Kennedy

Global creative agency · New York

A decade running enterprise IT and systems for one of the world's most demanding creative agencies: Active Directory, Windows Server, Citrix, and the infrastructure behind a 24/7 operation.

2005 - 2010

B.S., Information Technology

Montclair State University

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology.

Capabilities

The toolbox.

FBI CJIS Security PolicyNetwork & FirewallSentinelOne · EDRMicrosoft 365Google WorkspaceBackup & DRActive DirectoryWindows ServerCitrixWorkflow AutomationStructured CablingSecurity Cameras / NVRShopify PlusCloudflarevCIO StrategySales & Partnerships
Selected work

Clients I've delivered for.

The Cheese Store of B.H.

Shopify Plus e-commerce for a legendary Beverly Hills food brand.

Airside Sheet Metal

Managed IT for an industrial fabrication shop.

Borough of Hasbrouck Heights

Government web + secure municipal technology.

In their words

What people say.

"Vincent's work ethic is unmatched when it comes to all things tech."

Matthew Schwartz, PMP · Microsoft (former colleague)

"Great problem-solvers, and always there when we need them to keep the office running."

Doug Lanzo · Client

[ Matthew's recommendation is verbatim from your LinkedIn. Doug is from your current site; confirm exact wording. ]

Let's talk

Bring me your hardest
technology problem.

IT, security, CJIS compliance, or a store that needs to sell, I'll tell you straight whether I can help and how.

Call (973) 264-9392 → LinkedIn vincent@njtechteam.com