{"id":3468,"date":"2018-02-05T18:18:43","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T18:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/oak-park-hinsdale-oak-brook\/?p=3468"},"modified":"2023-02-03T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T23:25:47","slug":"qa-president-chris-grumboski-it-support-company-cmit-solutions-oak-park-hinsdale-oak-brook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmitsolutions.com\/oakpark-il-1005\/blog\/qa-president-chris-grumboski-it-support-company-cmit-solutions-oak-park-hinsdale-oak-brook\/","title":{"rendered":"A Q&A with Chris Grumboski, President of IT Support Company CMIT Solutions of Oak Park, Hinsdale, and Oak Brook"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Caitlin Mullen<\/a> Pioneer Press<\/p>\n

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Oak Parker Chris Grumboski, 47, is the president of IT support company CMIT Solutions of Oak Park , Hinsdale and Oak Brook<\/a> . He opened the local office of the national information technology services company in late summer 2017. On Jan. 19, he answered a few questions for the Oak Leaves.<\/p>\n

Q: What does CMIT Solutions of Oak Park, Hinsdale and Oak Brook offer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: We provide IT support for small- and medium-sized companies. We diagnose issues before they become a problem. We essentially become your IT department when you hire us. We manage systems, address malware and viruses, data back-up and recovery, cloud computing. We also sell hardware and software. \u2026 Our motto is, “if it beeps or blinks, we can fix it.”<\/p>\n

Q: How did you get into this field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: My background is actually in finance. I was in investment banking for 17 years. As a kid in the 1970s, my dad was always into computer science. We always had computers around. In 2017, I wanted to try something different. It was the perfect solution to go into the tech side of things.<\/p>\n

Q: Why is this something you’re passionate about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It aligns with my memories I had growing up. In every job I had, I would always gravitate toward this aspect of the job. I was kind of like the local help desk person. I feel good when I help someone solve a problem.<\/p>\n

Q: What’s it been like to run your own business?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: It’s a big change, because now I’m my own boss. Now I’m thinking about the business 24 hours a day. It’s been an adjustment in that every thing that happens here comes back to me. But I put more hard work into it. It really does reflect on me.<\/p>\n

Q: Hidden gem of Oak Park or River Forest?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A: The Oak Park and River Forest Food Pantry<\/a>. It’s a great organization. The more attention they get would definitely help. I’ve volunteered there, and I think it’s a great cause.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Mullen is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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This story ran in the Chicago Tribune<\/a><\/p>\n

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