Meet the Founder
The short version: I build things that work.
I grew up in a small business family (my Dad ran an auto shop in Hutchinson for 33 years). From an early age, I found myself spearheading technical changes and challenges for him, so that he could spend his time doing the actual labor that drove revenue. Later, I spent the early part of my career working directly with small business owners, building the operational systems, websites, and platforms they needed to run their businesses more effectively. I started my first business in 2012, and over the next decade I worked with companies across manufacturing, distribution, e-commerce, and professional services.
In 2022, I moved into enterprise software engineering, where I worked on embedded avionics systems for a commercial jet program (the flight instrumentation that pilots interact with in the cockpit). It is a domain where precision, reliability, and accountability are required, and the experience raised my standards for everything I build. But I came back to small business because I missed the relationships and the satisfaction that comes from helping small businesses grow.
I founded Stratelios in 2025 to bring that enterprise rigor to the businesses that actually need it. I work directly with every client. So there is no account manager, offshore team, or layer between you and the person responsible for your project. My average client relationship is over eight years, and that is a reflection of how I think about the work and my client relationships. I would rather build something that lasts, on both accounts.
If you are evaluating whether to work with me, here is what I think matters most: I take your trust seriously. I will tell you when something does not make sense for your business, even if it means referring you to another service provider. I will explain what I am doing and why, in terms that make sense to you. And I will be the same person on month one as I am on month forty.