IT consulting · Colorado Springs

Three hundred feet down, “we’ll fix it later” isn’t an option.

I spent eighteen years as a communications tech on Trident submarines, where the systems either work or people don’t come home. That’s the standard I’ve held every system to since — now for nonprofits and small businesses that can’t absorb downtime the way a bigger company can.

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  • In IT since 1978
  • DataStream since 1995
  • Retired submariner, US Navy
  • Former CIO & CTO
  • Microsoft Partner

What I do

The IT work small businesses can’t afford to get wrong — the daily things that have to just work, and the decisions that determine whether you’re covered when something breaks.

01 — Systems

IT support & security

Setup, troubleshooting, networking, and the maintenance that stops small problems becoming outages. Backups that actually restore. Patching, access control, and a plan for when something goes wrong instead of finding out the hard way.

02 — Judgment

Practical AI

Where AI genuinely saves your business time, and where it isn’t worth the complexity. No hype, no forcing it in where it doesn’t fit.

03 — Web

Websites that hold up

Built properly rather than assembled from a template farm. Fast, accessible, maintainable, and yours — not rented from a page builder you can never leave.

I build websites to meet or exceed Colorado's web accessibility standard, using newer guidelines (WCAG 2.2).

How this works

No packages, no pricing table, no quote before I understand the problem.

  1. We talk firstA 30-minute call on what you have, what keeps breaking, and where you’re trying to get to. No charge, no obligation.
  2. You get a straight answerWhat’s actually wrong, what it actually takes to fix, and what can wait. No jargon, no upsell theater, no vendor-speak.
  3. We agree what’s worth doingPriced for the organization in front of me. Nonprofits are not charged like enterprises.
Ten clients. That’s the limit. I take a small number of clients on purpose, so nobody becomes a ticket in a queue. When I’m full, I’ll tell you and point you somewhere good.

This is deliberate work, not volume. I’ve held five jobs since 1978 — I don’t disappear halfway through an engagement, and I’m not building something to sell.

If your setup’s held together with hope and a spare Ethernet cable, that’s exactly what I fix.

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Let’s talk about where you are.

A 30-minute call, no charge, no obligation. If I’m not the right fit I’ll say so and point you somewhere better.

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