I.T. that runs
quietly underneath
your business.
Technology leadership, custom software, and the systems projects in between — for businesses that need director-level depth without a full-time hire.
The work that needs more than a vendor
Some technology problems aren't a product you can buy. They're a decision that needs someone who has made it before, a system that has to talk to another system, or software that doesn't exist yet. That's the work I take on — scoped as a project or ongoing as part of your leadership team.
Fractional IT Direction
Technology leadership for companies too small to justify a full-time director — roadmap, budget, vendor decisions, and someone accountable for the whole picture.
Systems Work & Troubleshooting
Servers, virtualization, Windows and SQL Server — builds, migrations, performance problems, and the failures nobody has been able to pin down. Brought in for the specific thing that's broken or the project that has to land.
Network Troubleshooting
Connectivity, routing, firewall and VLAN configuration, and the intermittent problems that only surface under load. Diagnosis first — the actual cause, not a quote to replace everything.
Custom Software Development
Internal applications built when the off-the-shelf option doesn't fit and the spreadsheet has stopped scaling. Web applications, line-of-business tools, and the workflows around them.
Databases & Reporting
Schema design, query and performance work, data warehousing, and reporting that answers the question the business is actually asking.
Systems Integration
Getting two systems that were never meant to talk to each other to exchange data reliably — APIs, interfaces, and the plumbing in between.
Technology Assessments
An honest read on what you're running, what it's costing, and where the risk sits — with a recommendation you can act on, not a proposal to buy something.
Project & Vendor Management
Scoping, evaluation, and implementation oversight for the projects that are too important to hand to a salesperson — platform migrations, system replacements, contract negotiation.
Director-Level Experience
This is technology work done by someone who has carried the responsibility — running IT at the director level for a multi-department operation, not reading from a script. You get the judgment, not just the hours.
Built for businesses that outgrew guesswork.
Ocean View I.T. exists for a gap most small and mid-size businesses run into eventually: the technology decisions have gotten too consequential to guess at, but there isn't enough work to justify hiring a technology director outright.
My background is running IT at the director level for a multi-department operation — infrastructure, line-of-business systems, payment processing, and the custom software holding it together. That's the experience you're engaging, scoped to what you actually need.
Engagements run either way: ongoing, as the technology leadership your team can call on, or scoped to a single project with a defined start and finish. Both come with plain answers about what's worth doing and what isn't.