Category Archives: Employee News

CFBT is pleased to announce the hiring of Deanna Wik as our new Finance and Administration Associate!  Deanna joins us from Whitening Supply Depot, and Innovative Integrated Solutions, where she worked for 25 years.

Deanna has 25 years of customer service, order processing, and shipping experience.  She is a committee person for the American Cancer Society/Relay for Life Grand Island, and she also fundraises for the Variety Kids Telethon, where proceeds go to Women & Children’s Hospital.  She also serves as a Eucharistic Minister at ST. Stephen’s Church on Grand Island.

Outside of CFBT, she enjoys staying involved with charitable organizations and fundraising events.  Next year she will be celebrating 25 years of marriage with her husband Ron, and she has a 20-year-old daughter who is attending college for nursing.

Welcome Deanna Wik!

CFBT is pleased to announce the hiring of Carl Jones as Director of Sales.

Carl graduated from RIT with a degree in Computer Science and also earned his MBA and Master’s in Computer Science from RIT as well.

He resides in Rochester, NY but will be frequently working in Buffalo each week.

Outside of CFBT, Carl coaches both boys’ and girls’ soccer, he is a fireman with the Pittsford Volunteer Fire Department and a member of Rotary International in Rochester.

Carl will be overseeing the sales territories for Buffalo and Rochester.  In addition to staff management, he will be leading the way with business development, and growing our sales team exponentially over the next year.

His phenomenal leadership skills, in combination with his incredible experience and knowledge of office technology, have made up extremely proud to have him become an addition to our team.

Welcome Carl Jones!

Copier Fax Business Technologies is happy to welcome Rob Russell to our team!

Rob joins us in our IT Department, as an IT and Documentelligence Specialist.  He will be focusing his work on networking and hardware connections.  He joins us previously as an App Tester and Tech Support, as well as a Junior IT tech from a small software development and IT solutions company.

Rob has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University at Buffalo.

Rob is left-handed, plays roller hockey, and enjoys PC Gaming during his free time.

Welcome, Rob!

Please join us in welcoming Jeff Harvey to the CFBT family. 

Jeff is joining our award-winning service team, for delivery, and shipping supply orders.

Jeff has his BA in Classic Studies from the University at Buffalo.  He is currently the coach of the UB Men’s B Team for Ultimate frisbee and plays on the local mixed club team called Lake Effect.

Before joining CFBT, Jeff was the manager at Crosby’s Gas Station.

Welcome Jeff!

Please join us in welcoming Adam Hockenberry to the CFBT family.  Adam is the newest addition to our award-winning Service Team and he will also be assisting with deliveries!

Adam joins us from Elbers Landscape, where he worked as a mechanic.  He comes to CFBT with a mechanical mindset, but he is also a self-proclaimed professional napper and video gamer.  He loves cars – and is currently in the process of rebuilding and modifying his first truck that he’s had since he was 16.  He can name any vehicle by the sound of its exhaust or from looking at its tail lights.

His fun personality and hard work ethic will make him a perfect fit at CFBT.  Welcome, Adam Hockenberry!

CFBT’s Client Support Representative has recently been featured in the Cannata Report, a publication that is “the leading intelligence resource for imaging reseller principals and senior executives across the business technology, managed services, and imaging industry.”

In the Cannata Report article, titled ” Working Class Heroes:  From the Streets to the Executive Suites,” highlighted various positions and duties that can be found at independent dealers.

Kate was featured among about a dozen other industry leaders, ranging from owners of the company to Service Leaders, Sales Executives, and more!

Kate joined CFBT in February 2016 as the “bridge between sales and service.”  She trains the customers on the new equipment, while also working with the salespeople to ensure a smooth transition as a CFBT partner.  Most of her time is spent out of the office, working at the various offices of our customers.

In the article, Kate mentions the pleasure it has been to meet and learn about so many different types of businesses and people.

Congratulations to Kate for being featured in this prestigious publication, and for representing our company in such a great way.

Please join us in welcoming Cheri Potter as the newest member of the CFBT family.  Cheri joins us as a Business Development Executive and will be working out of our Rochester, NY office.

Before working at CFBT, she worked at Entre Computer Services.  She has a paralegal associate’s degree, a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Marketing, and is a proud Veteran of the United States Army.

Cheri will be developing new business for assigned reps, as well as working with current customers to expand business opportunities.

Outside of CFBT, Cheri enjoys golfing, camping, and ghost hunting (you’ve read this correctly).  She is the proud mother of four fur babies Bella (Malti-Poo), Clancy (Malti-Poo), Blake (a rescued Shepard/Hound/Lab), and Stella (a rescued Lab/Pittbull mix).  She also enjoys spending time with her husband Bob!

Welcome Cheri Potter!

Buffalo, NY – Copier Fax Business Technologies’ President and Owner, Al Scibetta was honored with presenting and facilitating a best practices discussion at the September 2017 Select Dealer Group conference in Chicago, IL.

His topics ranged from employee relations, business expenses, and various sales and transactional programs.

Select Dealer Group, or SDG is comprised of office equipment and systems dealer members who are serious about implementing the Model for Success in their dealerships. Because of the collaborative nature of the SDG, membership is limited to one dealer from each market territory

Meetings are designed to provide strategies, encouragement, and support, with the ultimate goal of improving sales and the customer experience.

If you have any feedback for Al, on what you like or dislike about the office technology industry, please send him an email at ascibetta@copierfaxbt.com.  Your feedback is greatly appreciated and will be used for future conferences as well as efforts at both CFBT and the office technology industry.

Chris Stolzman, a Service engineer at Copier Fax Business Technologies was recently recognized by Konica Minolta as one of the the top technical training students in the country.  Stolzman received the Silver Seal of Excellence Award, after his recent training for models C368, 308, 224, 284, 364,454,554,558, 656, and 658.

These machines are the most popular hardware equipment provided by Copier Fax Business Technologies.

“Quality of service is one of our top priorities at Copier Fax,” says Al Scibetta, President and Owner of Copier Fax Business Technologies.  “This is what helps us stand out from any other office equipment provider.”

Stolzman has been with Copier Fax Business Technologies since 2010 and was named April’s Employee of the Month, earlier this year.

Copier Fax Business Technologies is frequently recognized for its top-rated service from Konica Minolta.  They have been named a “Pro-Tech Certified Dealer” for 10 years in a row, for their continuous high performance in quality of service.  This honor is only named to the top 10 percent of the country.  They are the only office dealership within 150 miles of Buffalo, NY to receive this honor.

The picture is Chris Stolzman, receiving his honor from our Director of Services, Jim Bodie.

Congratulations Chris!