Hands-On Project Work
Computers and servers, networks and Wi-Fi, Microsoft 365, backups, printers, phones, cameras and door access, new locations, and vendor or ISP decisions — with a clear finish line.
IT support & consulting · Valley City, ND
Straight answers for the technology your business runs on.
Hands-on IT help and independent advice for North Dakota businesses — computers, Wi-Fi, email, security, backups, and practical AI.
Based in Valley City. On-site across Eastern North Dakota; remote help statewide. See service area
Experience and perspective
- 30 years Across infrastructure, operations, and security
- CISSP Security depth when the consequences are high
- Valley City, ND North Dakota based; on-site and remote
- Independent An experienced perspective in the client's corner
Hands-on help
Sometimes it is not a strategy question. Sometimes the printer just will not print.
Wi-Fi that drops. Email that stopped working. A new computer to set up, a backup to test, or a vendor proposal you want someone to check. I can help fix the problem and work out what comes next.
Small businesses, farms, home offices, and individuals are welcome. Small jobs stay small; larger projects get a written scope and price before work begins.
What I do
Start with the size of problem you actually have.
IT & Security Health Check
A fixed-fee look across the whole environment, followed by a prioritized plan: what matters now, what can wait, and what you can stop paying for.
Your IT Person, Part Time
Practical help and senior judgment for vendor decisions, budgets, security questions, recurring problems, and work that is bigger than the team.
Practical AI for Small Business
Choose useful tools, protect customer information, and give staff a short policy they can follow.
Specialist Engagements
Private AI readiness, encryption and key management, HSM guidance, post-quantum planning, and deeper assessments for organizations with regulated data.
Inspect the work
See the judgment before you buy the engagement.
Thirty years across infrastructure, operations, and security, with a CISSP and hands-on experience running private AI. These samples show how that experience becomes clear findings and a practical plan.
Illustrative samples, not client reports or endorsements.
Small-business sample
IT & Security Health Check
A plain-language snapshot of the findings, priorities, ownership, and work that can safely wait.
See the Health Check sampleSpecialist sample
Private AI Readiness Assessment
Use-case triage, reference architecture, data-protection findings, and a phased roadmap.
See the private-AI sampleHow engagements work
Tell me what is happening. We will take it from there.
Start with the situation
A short conversation about the problem, timing, and what you have already tried.
Agree on the work
You approve the scope, price, and timing before anything starts.
Get it done
Hands-on help, a health check, or advice suited to your situation.
Know what comes next
Clear findings and a plan you can use, with me or your existing provider.
Practical field notes
Start with the question already on your desk.
Practical answers about providers, backups, and AI — useful whether or not we work together.
Small-business IT · Vendor decisions
Do you need an MSP, or just someone in your corner?
A plain-language guide for small businesses deciding between a managed service provider, internal help, project work, and an independent IT advisor.
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Read the guideSmall-business IT · Backup & recovery
Your backup says it succeeded. Can it actually restore?
A practical small-business guide to testing backup restores, defining recovery expectations, recording evidence, and finding gaps before an emergency.
Reviewed
Read the guideSmall-business IT · Practical AI
A practical AI-use policy for a small business
A practical guide to writing a short AI-use policy for a small business, covering approved tools, sensitive data, human review, accountability, records, and exceptions.
Reviewed
Read the guide