SWICKtech
15700 W. Cleveland Ave., New Berlin
www.SWICKtech.com
Year founded: 2004
Leadership team: Gary Swick, president and owner; Isaac Monteagudo, vice president and owner
Product or service offered: IT services company concentrated on stabilizing the information technology systems of its clients using a fixed fee model. The company provides managed services, backup and disaster recovery, strategic planning, IT infrastructure and unified communications.
Projected 2015 revenue: $5.1 million
Target clientele: Privately-held manufacturing, distribution, goods, handling and investment companies with 25 or more computers in southeastern Wisconsin.
Business organization memberships: MMAC, COSBE, WCBA, BBB
What has fueled your company’s growth?
“Our growth was achieved by dedication to our core values, the relentless pursuit of stability, and our proven success in fixed-fee, proactive service agreements.”
What is the biggest obstacle to your company’s growth?
“Finding staff that believes in our vision of creating stability. Most people want to implement a quick fix in the moment. Our goal is to find the root cause and fix the problem once and for all.”
Do you plan to make any changes to your company?
“Our current plans include expanding our reach into other geographical regions beyond southeast Wisconsin, and continuation of our management and leadership training programs.”
Who are the business people you admire?
“Alan Petelinsek of Power Test Inc. He is a good example of a humble business owner with great insight on how God would have us run a Christian business. Gov. Scott Walker. He has clear moral and ethical values. He stands up for what is right and is willing to make the hard financial choices that save money for the state by allowing agencies to choose lower cost alternatives to delivering state services. Also, Rick Hensel of Christian Business Directory and Milwaukee Believes for his passion to pray and his insight on how God is working in the business community to transform the city and the state.”
What is the outlook for your industry?
“In the next year we will see a tremendous growth in network- and cybersecurity-based services used to protect business critical digital information from attacks, and also growth in private cloud-based products.”
What is your company’s most important growth strategy?
“Clearly defining our internal support processes to build efficiencies and leveraging automation.”
