Our Team + Culture
Your success is our success.
With over 15+ years in the managed IT Services space, we’re here to help you leverage your technology for your law firm’s success.
Our mission is to deliver exceptional Managed IT and cybersecurity solutions that lead to increased productivity, protection, and profitability for our clients.
Our Promises:
Our promises guide our client relationships.
We promise to be trustworthy, to act as technology guides and to make sure your technology is accessible.
Trustworthy
We put our clients first. We’ll be there for you and do right by you.
Right Technology Guide
We’ll help you strategically and successfully leverage your IT to attain your business goals.
Reliable
We’ll make sure that your IT is functional, accessible, streamlined, and optimized. No exceptions.
Our core values drive our company culture and inspire how we partner with and serve our clients. We believe in:
- Communication
- Accountability
- Respect
- Teamwork
- Commitment to Excellence
- Integrity
- Passionate
Meet Our Team
Co-Founder & CEO
James Waryck
Co-Founder & CEO
James discovered his passion for technology after randomly taking a course in college. By the time the class ended, he was hooked and quickly declared his major in information systems. Post college, he helped many businesses accomplish more by leveraging technology. His experiences lead him to help found Strategic Technology Solutions where he can pursue his zeal for all things IT even further. In his current role, he focuses on leadership, researching the latest technologies, trends in the industry, and best practices to advise, plan, design, and implement strategic IT solutions for STS customers. His responsibilities coincide with everything he loves about working in tech – the ability to continuously learn and evolve. One of his favorite things about his work is the enthusiasm that his team brings to their jobs and to serving the client.
Off the clock, James loves exploring his proclivity for Japanese food. His favorite is ordering Omakase style, which means the chef decides. Though he loves to travel, he enjoys returning to his small, childhood town in Massachusetts for the simple fact that it keeps him close to his roots and core values. However, if he could go anywhere, it’d be Japan so that he can experience the incredible cuisine in person.
Co-Founder & CIO
Sam Sheth
Co-Founder & CIO
Sam started using technology at a young age to answer questions and solve problems. In fact, he built his first computer to figure out how it created visual data viewable via a screen. He knew technology was his life path after he helped bring his high school’s failing, outdated computer network into the 20th century. Post-high school, he earned multiple accreditations in the IT space including with Microsoft, iManage, Citrix, Cisco, and VMware and continued from there to multiple, large scale multi-infrastructure upgrades and migration projects. Sam has a deep passion for using technology to help businesses work more efficiently and securely. His favorite thing about STS is the amazing, dedicated, and experienced team he gets to work with.
Outside of work, you’ll find Sam hunting down his next food adventure. Though he loves tacos, especially for their versatility, he's always looking to try something new. When it comes to travel, Egypt remains the most intriguing, beautiful, and magical place he’s traveled. Though in the future, he won't only be keeping his sights set on Earth. His pie-in-the-sky travel destination is among the stars in outer space. Hopefully, he won’t have to wait too long.
Operations Manager
Jenn Steip
Operations Manager
Jenn’s always had a knack for organizing, whether it’s tasks, people, or projects. Her gift for the operational side of things struck her early in her educational career. Since then, she’s discovered a real passion for working with different types of people, thinking critically about how things operate and how to improve operational performance. Jenn’s contributed her operational acumen to multiple companies throughout her career. Her most recent list of accomplishments includes increasing the efficiency of business-critical operational processes, reducing annual company expenditures by 6.3% and implementing a new PSA. She’s found her home at STS where everyone shares the spirit of comradery. They roll up their sleeves to help when needed and show each other appreciation for a job well done.
When she’s not working, Jenn loves to share a great meal with her loved ones. She believes that it’s the company that makes food taste even better. Her favorite travel location is Italy because of its rich history, culture, food, wine, and art. Italy truly has it all. She’d love to visit the Maldives, go on a safari in Africa and watch bears catch salmon in the Katmai National Park.
Service Desk Manager
Michael Rangel
Service Desk Manager
Michael also built his first computer from scratch, for the family, at the ripe old age of 13 (a shoutout to his mom for letting him do this). This experience instilled in him a lifelong passion for the ever-changing landscape of technology. His career bloomed quickly, taking him to Office Depot, where he worked as their Technology Manager and then onto Wyle Aerospace as their Support Analyst where his team was responsible for testing military satellites. Since then, he’s been happily working at STS where he’s proud of building out their best-in-class service team. Needless to say, he enjoys STS’ culture at large and all the opportunities to think, create, and provide technology solutions.
When’s he’s not working, he’s like the rest of the team and enjoys food. His favorite so far is pasta because it is literally delicious. Food plays a role in his travel plans as well. His quick getaway destination is San Diego for their restaurant scene and the beach, of course. His dream vacation is Greece, from the culture to the amazing views to the food, it checks all the boxes.
Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO)
Brendan O'Brien
Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO)
Young Brendan came of age around the same time as the internet. During his teen years, he could often be found breaking the family computer. This did not fly in his family, and a “you break it, you fix it” rule was quickly put in place by his parents. Soon enough he figured out how to repair what he broke and how to build PCs while also catching an avid interest in database development and coding. He began to view technology as a great “enabler of human experience.” In addition to his more philosophical views on technology, Brendan continued to hone his technical chops and build his IT career. His most impressive achievements include the design and build-out of the datacenter and manufacturing infrastructure for a new corporate headquarters and a retro-fit of an old paper production facility. Also, in a previous vCIO role, he helped a preparatory school deploy Google Chromebooks, Classroom, and Smartboards so their faculty could teach and work remotely. In his current role and STS, he likes the team, strong sense of camaraderie and core values.
When he’s not at the office, he’s enjoying the simple things in life like spicy buffalo wings and a cold beer. When he’s traveling, you’ll likely find him in Vermont’s Green Mountains that are gorgeous year-round or, in Maine, when the leaves start to turn colors in the fall. Though he has Ireland on his radar where he’ll be able to explore his family roots and heritage.
Service Delivery Manager - Professional Services
MarkAnthony Vargas
Service Delivery Manager - Professional Services
MarkAnthony found technology early, which inspired him to attend a STEM focused high school. During his time there he dove into robotics and computer science. While in college, he discovered a passion for the more hands on and business sides of IT prompting him to major in Computer Information Systems. Post-graduation, he landed his first position in the managed IT services industry and never left. Over the years, MarkAnthony gained extensive experience working on varied technological projects. Highlights include completing an end-to-end build with virtualization, network, server, and workstation deployment for a client’s remote office in China and quickly responding to a high risk Log4J vulnerability that required a complex technical patching process for all client endpoints. His favorite thing about technology is that it’s always changing and innovating. He enjoys his work because everyone at STS is genuinely committed to improving and serving clients.
Outside of work, MarkAnthony, loves reminiscing over a good meal, preferably his favorite, which is Baja fish tacos as they remind him of family. He also delights in getting to the great outdoors to reset and relax. This pastime is a throwback to his visits to such iconic national treasures as Yosemite, Sequoia, and the Central Coast. When it comes to future travels, his sights are set in South America where he hopes to explore the rich nature, culture, and history of Machu Pichu and Patagonia.
Director of Business Development
Mike Ubaldini
Director of Business Development
Mike’s technology journey began over twenty years ago selling Microsoft-certified training. Over time, he migrated into the realm of enterprise software sales where he helped an east coast company grow their revenue five times in four years. This experience revealed his talents and passion within the technology sales field. He quickly discovered that he loved surrounding himself with brilliant people and helping them advance their mission to satisfy clients’ needs.
Then, the legal industry intersected with Mike’s technology path when he started selling time, billing and accounting software. While working with law firms, he instantly connected with their firm, fair, and caring culture. It’s the main reason he’s stayed in the industry for over 18 years. One of his favorite roles is to act as a guide for law firm executives as they pursue secure, reliable, and comprehensive business technology solutions. Mike’s knowledge of IT services including cybersecurity programs, cloud environments, system migrations, upgrades, and other tech projects make him an incredible resource for all law firms. He's thrilled to be a part of the STS “family” because of their incredible culture and professional delivery of customized legal technology solutions.
After hours, Mike enjoys his Italian heritage. It’s no wonder that his favorite food is Italian. It doesn’t hurt that his mom is a fantastic cook whose homemade ravioli and cappelletti leaves everyone swooning with joy. His dream trip includes a long sojourn in Italy. However, in the meantime, he finds fulfillment spending time in Phoenix, San Diego, and the mountains of Colorado with his loved ones.