Independent IT consultant · Remote, nationwide
IT you don't have to think about.
25 years building and running production systems, applied to small businesses and practices that need their IT handled properly.
- 25 years in engineering and IT
- Remote, nationwide
- No long-term contracts
The usual state of things
Sound familiar?
Backups nobody has tested
Something is running. Nobody has confirmed it restores.
An IT person who stopped answering
Set up years ago by someone unreachable, with no documentation.
Onboarding by guesswork
Every new hire costs three days of hunting for accounts and licenses.
Confidentiality you can't verify
You're obligated to protect client data, with no way to show that you do.
What I do
Five things, done properly
Managed IT & Helpdesk
Support from someone who already knows your setup.
- Staff support without a ticket queue
- Patching and updates, verified
- Monitoring that catches failures early
- Device setup, imaging, and standards
- Onboarding and offboarding checklists
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Protection your staff won't route around.
- Endpoint protection, monitored
- Email and phishing filtering
- MFA and single sign-on
- Password management
- Written assessment of what's exposed
- Documentation for HIPAA, PCI, and bar obligations
I help you meet your obligations and document what you've done. I don't certify compliance or give legal advice.
Cloud & Microsoft 365
Email, files, and identity, set up properly.
- Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace setup and migration
- Email, DNS, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
- SharePoint, OneDrive, and Drive structure
- Accounts, groups, and licenses
- Azure and AWS fundamentals
Backup, Recovery & Network
Backups you can prove work.
- Backup design for devices, servers, and cloud
- Restores tested on a schedule, in writing
- Continuity plan for a closed office
- Firewall, VPN, and remote access
- Business Wi-Fi and office moves
Apps, Websites & AI
Software built around how you actually work.
- Internal tools and small line-of-business apps
- Website changes, fixes, and rebuilds
- Automating manual, repetitive work
- An AI assistant or website chat, where it earns its keep
- Connecting systems you already pay for
- Source code and documentation handed over to you
How it works
Four steps, no mystery
- 01
Assess
I look at what you have and write down what's wrong.
You getWritten findings, prioritized
- 02
Stabilize
Fix what's at risk. Document everything while I'm in there.
You getRemediation log and environment docs
- 03
Manage
Support, patching, and monitoring, ongoing.
You getMonthly summary and restore tests
- 04
Improve
Quarterly review of what changed and what's next.
You getA roadmap you keep
Why me
Engineering discipline, at your scale
25 years across software development, systems reliability, hardware, and IT operations — the practices that keep large systems online, at the scale of a small office.
Tested restores
An untested backup isn't a backup. I restore on a schedule and send you the result.
One person, not a queue
You reach me directly. Nobody reads your issue back from a script.
Nothing held hostage
Documentation and admin credentials are yours from day one.
Plain language
Explanations you can act on and repeat to your team.
Tooling
Platforms I support
Productivity & identity
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Entra ID
- Exchange
- SharePoint
Endpoints
- Windows 11
- macOS
- iOS & Android
Security
- Defender
- MFA & SSO
- Password managers
- Mail filtering
- Encryption
Infrastructure
- Azure
- AWS
- Firewalls & VPN
- Business Wi-Fi
- Backup & DNS
Development
- Web apps
- APIs & integrations
- AI assistants
- Databases
- Automation
Questions
Straight answers
You're one person. What happens if you're unavailable?
Your environment is documented from the first month, so nothing critical lives only in my head, and you own your admin credentials outright. Support runs business hours with a defined window for urgent issues, stated in writing before you sign. Outside that, I'll tell you directly and help you reach someone who can. I won't pretend there's a team behind me.
How does pricing work?
Monthly, based on headcount, devices, and which areas you want covered. I quote after the assessment — quoting before I've seen your environment would be a guess. No multi-year lock-in. One-off projects are fine too.
What happens when something breaks at 9pm?
Urgent problems — email down, a suspected security incident, a server that won't come back — have an escalation path we agree up front. A misbehaving printer waits until morning.
How does switching from our current provider work?
Without a gap. I document what exists, move account ownership into your name, and verify backups run before anything changes. Untangling credentials the previous provider holds in their own name is usually the slow part.
We're only four people. Are we too small?
No. A four-person firm has most of the same obligations as a forty-person one. What you don't have is anyone whose job it is to think about them.
Will you have access to our client files?
Administrative access is necessary to support your systems. Access is limited to what the work requires, actions are logged, and I'll sign your confidentiality agreement. Your data stays in your tenant, and you can revoke my access at any time.
How does remote support handle something physical?
Most work — accounts, email, software, security — is fully remote, which is faster than waiting for a drive out. For a failed device or new cabling I diagnose remotely, then coordinate a local vendor or walk your staff through it.
Next step
Let's see what you're working with
A short conversation about what's not working. If it's outside what I do, I'll say so.