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I've been doing this for thirty years.

Five technology cycles — engineering, cloud, IT, cybersecurity, AI. I started as an electrical engineer at Motorola Labs and now help business owners make pragmatic decisions about AI. The technology shifts. The work — explaining hard things plainly — does not.

I  §  A note from a customer

The personal service they provide is like having my own IT department working for me. No matter how large my company grows, I don't think I could ever do better than to have Jess and his team working with me.
Greg Titamer · Customer since 2001

II  §  Three decades, in order

  1. 1991–1999

    Engineer at Motorola Labs.

    BS in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University. Tau Beta Pi honor society. Nearly a decade developing next-generation digital messaging systems at the dawn of the public internet.

  2. 1999

    Founded Applied Innovations.

    One of the first Windows hosting companies in Florida. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. One of three companies offering IIS7 beta hosting. Featured at the Microsoft Hosting Summit seven years running.

  3. 2010s

    Managed IT and white-label cloud.

    Evolved Applied Innovations into a full managed services provider. Launched Awesome Cloud Services for white-label infrastructure. Faculty at the Tarkenton Institute. Speaker at South Florida and Orlando Code Camps.

  4. 2019

    Co-authored Hack Proof Your Business.

    #1 Amazon best seller in Online Safety, Viruses & Malware, and Computer Viruses. Launched the Cyberside Chats podcast — conversations on cybersecurity and emerging technology for business leaders. Now in its fifth year.

  5. 2023–today

    CTO at QIT Solutions.

    Applied Innovations and QuantifiedIT merged to form QIT Solutions — Quality, Innovation, Trust. Now driving the next evolution: helping business owners understand and leverage artificial intelligence without the hype.

III  §  Currently

CTO at QIT Solutions in South Florida. Available for AI advisory engagements with business owners and operators. The newsletter is the most reliable way to stay in touch.