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County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro announced this week that he has picked the 59-year-old Hopewell Junction resident as commissioner of the Office of Central and Information Services.
The OCIS provides technology support to other county departments “so they can more efficiently and cost-effectively deliver programs and services to the public,” according to current commissioner Timothy E. Mahler.
Mahler is officially retiring from the post on July 15, and Marchi will step in three days later if he is confirmed by the county Legislature at its July 11 meeting.
Marchi should have no problem leading the tech troops, Molinaro said.
As a member of the National Guard, the married father of three served in Iraq as a battalion commander with the Army and as a first responder at the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks.
Marchi has private sector chops as well, specifically in the areas of business and higher education, the county executive said.
He was director of information technology operations at Mercy College, a nonprofit, liberal arts college in Dobbs Ferry.
Before that, Marchi worked in the private sector, serving in director level positions at Diageo, an alcoholic beverage company based in Norwalk, Conn., and Ameritrade, an online brokerage based in Purchase.
He spent 16 years with IBM in Poughkeepsie as an applications programmer, data center manager and certified senior project manager.
Marchi earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in computer science from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, and his doctorate in information science from the University at Albany, State University of New York.
He also teaches technology courses as an adjunct professor at local colleges, including the University of Connecticut.
Marchi said he looked forward to building on “the legacy of excellence” established by county’s OCIS team.
Information technologies are constantly evolving, Marchi said, and it is important that residents, businesses and county departments have the right tools to access government and get “the services they need.”
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