I came up in my father’s contracting business and on the carrier side at Columbus 5-Star distributors. Founded Buckeye in 2003 because I’d seen how the trades earn loyalty and the carriers oversell, and I knew there was a better way. Twenty-three years in, my first client from 2003 is still on the books.
“We take care of everything. And we always answer the phone.”
Voice, network, security, IT, cloud. I lead an Ohio team that handles every layer of your technology, and I stay personally involved with every account from the first kickoff to every renewal. My cell number is on every contract because nothing important goes through Buckeye without me in it.
How I evaluate carriers, SD-WAN, and phone systems. Published so you can read it before the call.
My actual decision framework. Carrier selection per building. SD-WAN vs MPLS. Failover designs. Phone systems. What I will not sell, in writing. If you read me wrong, we save a meeting.
One conversation. Six things off your plate.
Most Ohio mid-market businesses run 8–15 separate vendor relationships for their technology. We consolidate them into one.
Your phones
Hosted VoIP, mobile, keep your 614 number. Works on cell, desk, and laptop. Survives outages.
Your network
SD-WAN across all sites, carrier-agnostic. Fiber, fixed wireless, LTE failover, right mix per building.
Your security
24/7 SOC monitoring, EDR, managed firewall. HIPAA / CMMC / SOC 2 ready. Passes cyber-insurance underwriting.
Your cloud
Colocation, Microsoft 365, hybrid, DRaaS. Tested backups that restore. Identity hardened.
Your IT team
Helpdesk, vCIO strategy, monitoring. Co-managed if you have internal IT, fully managed if you don't.
Your bills
Audit + renegotiate every carrier contract. 20–35% saved in 90 days. Same prices as direct, but we fight for you.
Every account. Start to finish. I’m in it.
When the big national MSPs hand you off to an account manager who started six months ago, you’re getting whoever’s available. With us, you’re getting me, for the life of the relationship.
Every kickoff
I run the strategy session personally before any work starts. I learn your stack, your priorities, and your constraints firsthand.
Every QBR
Quarterly business reviews, I’m at the table. Not an account manager who started last month.
Every escalation
Carrier dispute? Outage? Vendor finger-pointing? My cell number is on every contract.
Every renewal
I negotiate every contract renewal personally. Most clients save 15–25% at renewal year because of this.
I get paid by the carriers. Not by you.
Every MSP and telecom advisor in Ohio claims to be “carrier-neutral.” It’s the easiest claim to make and the hardest to verify. Read the actual answer, the carriers and platforms I represent, the compensation structure, and why my advice is on your side.
Why this works: Carrier residual income funds our entire operation. That’s how I can spend the time on every account that the big-MSP model can’t support.
Want the decision framework too? How We Evaluate publishes the actual logic I use on every carrier, SD-WAN, failover, and phone-system call.
Ohio results my team and I delivered.
Anonymized for client privacy. Numbers and outcomes are exact.
Internet bill reduced + SD-WAN failover added
4-warehouse Ohio 3PL gained automatic carrier failover so a single outage stops taking down a building.
Cyber insurance premium dropped after audit
Rebuilt MFA, backup, and incident response posture in 90 days. Passed renewal on the first try.
4 offices migrated to new phone system
Cutover Friday night, fully live Monday morning. No service interruption noticed by clients or staff.
Want an honest audit? Call or book a time.
20 minutes on the phone, no sales pitch. I’ll pull your bills, look at your stack, and tell you what I’d change. Reply within 1 business hour. Always me, never a queue.