2016 FUTURE 50 WINNER SHOWCASED IN BIZTIMES PRINT PUBLICATION
SWICKTECH IS A THIRD TIME AWARD WINNER FOR THE FUTURE 50!
Presented by MMAC’s Council of Small Business Executives (COSBE), the Future 50 Award celebrates the success of fast-growing regional companies! SWICKtech is honored to be a part of the businesses chosen throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.
BizTimes Media wanted to showcase the award winners. Below you will find our publication featured in September’s Magazine. Tomorrow we will be attending the Future 50 Luncheon to meet all the other featured award winners.
Product or Service offered
SWICKtech provides IT Management Services for medium to large companies and organizations; including managed private cloud storage, information technology security, infrastructure management and monitoring. SWICKtech provides all the tools needed to align technology with day to day business needs, allowing businesses to focus on growth. SWICKtech specializes in Cloud Computing, Business Application Support and IT Project Consulting, Network and Server Infrastructure Management, Backup and Disaster Recovery Services, and Help Desk Support. By utilizing a fixed fee model for projects and services along with a proprietary high quality Onboarding process, the SWICKtech team creates extensive documentation of the client environment. SWICKtech has all the tools you will need to automate your business processes.
CEO, President/Owner(s)
- Gary Swick, President/Owner
- Isaac Monteagudo, Vice President/Owner
Projected 2016 Revenue
- $5 Million
Target Clientele
- Privately Held Manufacturing, Distribution, Goods Handling and Investment Companies with 50 or more computers where headquarters are located in Southeastern Wisconsin.
- Companies which are Security Minded, New Leadership, Growing, Investing in Technology
Business organization Memberships
- Milwaukee Metropolitan Association of Commerce
- COSBE – Council of Small Business Executives
- Waukesha County Business Alliance
- Better Business Bureau
- New Berlin Chamber of Commerce
What has fueled your company’s growth?
Our growth has been achieved through dedication to our core values:
- Develop Relationships
- Open and Honest
- Have Fun Every Day
- Be Passionate about Whatever You do
The passion of our engineers and analysts to learn new technologies paired with truly listening to our client’s day to day issues and long term planning fuels our strategies and ability to execute.
What is the biggest obstacle to your company’s growth?
It’s no secret technology is significantly changing every day and there is a major shift happening towards cloud-based environments and Business Process Automation. SWICKtech is implementing new Microsoft centered strategy across our service offerings and product lines to align with the biggest leader of the IT Industry.
Do you plan to make any changes to your company?
While we will continue to provide extremely stable IT environments for our clients, SWICKtech will be switching to the “Full Microsoft Stack” to align with continued growing technology needs. Areas such as Hybrid Cloud Environments for backup and shared storage, Office 365 for business collaboration and e-mail support are a few of the newer programs businesses will be using daily to accelerate growth.
Who are the business people you admire and why?
- Jim and Tom Palzewicz of ActionCOACH of Elm Grove. Both leaders continue to inspire our company to greatness.
- Satya Nadella of Microsoft for his vision of technology for the future.
- The SWICKtech team for their continued dedication to technology solutions and excellence for our clients.
What is the outlook for your industry?
Stable server and network IT infrastructure will continue to be the foundation for every area in business to continue helping businesses grow. Continued emphasis on cloud based solutions for mobile access to information and increased awareness of cyber security solutions to protect critical business information.
Business Process Automation will become even more important to assist clients to efficiently complete their everyday tasks utilizing all the tools Microsoft and other IT applications have to offer. SWICKtech will continue to research and develop new strategies to ensure clients get the most out of their technology investment.
What is your company’s most important growth strategy?
Expanding our software solutions practice to provide mid-market companies with tools needed to grow. Using technology to solve business challenges and increase client productivity is very satisfying. Helping our clients grow will assist with SWICKtech’s growth.
Thank you to all of our clients and employees for helping SWICKtech to become a Future 50 Business award winner for the third year in a row!