Varsity Technologies

Specialties

Varsity Technologies is a strategic IT consulting firm that is committed to developing innovative IT services and solutions that enable our clients to achieve their goals. We design sustainable IT solutions for education and non-​profits in the Bay Area.

History

Established in 1999.

Varsity Technologies was created with one goal in mind: to design technology solutions for schools to help them better serve students. Over ten years later, the passion behind this simple idea is still at the heart of everything we do with our clients.

From 1994 to 1997, Varsity’s founder and CEO, Patrick Ciccarelli, served as a computer resource teacher in the San Francisco Unified School District. In 1997 Patrick started up and ran one of the world’s first Cisco Networking Academy locations, a program that prepared students for a career in the IT industry. In 1999, Patrick moved on to create an IT consulting company committed to serving the education market: Varsity Technologies.

Today, Varsity is a dynamic, creative organization, comprised of professionals who are focused on the mission of providing IT and consulting services that have a social and environmental impact. Clients include schools, non-​profits, small businesses, and other service organizations.

Meet the Business Owner

Patrick C.

Business Owner

Patrick Ciccarelli is the founder and CEO of Varsity Technologies.

Patrick began consulting with K-​12 schools and non-​profit organizations in the early 1990s. Prior to founding Varsity, he spent several years in the classroom as a technology teacher and university lecturer, which gave him insight into the specific technology challenges faced by the education community.

Patrick has held leadership positions with the Ingram Micro Services Advisory Council and VentureTech Network association. In 2010, he joined the Board of Directors for Alternative Family Services (www​.afs4kids​.org), a large health and human services non-​profit in Northern California.

Patrick holds a B.A. from Bucknell University and an M.A. in Education (emphasis in Instructional Technology) from San Francisco State University.

He is the co-​author of four technical books: Networking Foundations, CCNA Jumpstart, CCDP Exam Notes, and MCSE Jumpstart from Wiley, Inc.