IT Strategy & Advisory — Shelbyville, Tennessee
OBSYDIAN
The edge others don't have.
Serving Bedford County, Murfreesboro, Tullahoma, Manchester, Lewisburg, Columbia, Franklin, and across Middle Tennessee.
Get the EdgeSound Familiar?
You shouldn't need a
Fortune 500 budget.
If any of these sound like your business, you're exactly who Obsydian was built for:
- ✓Your IT person retired, quit, or just isn't keeping up — and you don't know who to trust next.
- ✓You're paying for software and services nobody uses, but nobody can tell you what to cut.
- ✓Your MSP keeps trying to upsell you things you don't understand.
- ✓You're growing fast — new locations, new hires, new systems — and your tech can't keep up.
- ✓You want to use AI in your business but have no idea where to start without making a mess.
- ✓Your insurance company is asking about cybersecurity controls you've never heard of.
- ✓You just need someone in your corner who actually understands both the technology and your business.
What We Do
Services built for
every scale.
How It Works
A process built on
trust, not contracts.
No mystery. No long-term lock-ins. No upselling.
Discovery Call
We talk about where your business is going and where technology is helping or getting in the way. No pitch. If we're a fit, we'll talk next steps. If we're not, you'll still walk away with at least one practical idea you can use.
Assessment & Recommendations
I dig into your current systems, vendors, contracts, and roadmap. You get a written plan you own — whether you hire me to execute it or not. No black boxes. No surprises.
Roadmap & Implementation
If it makes sense to keep working together, we build out the plan and I help execute. If you have an internal team or another vendor, the plan works for them too.
Ongoing Advisory
Many clients keep me on a light monthly retainer as their "outside CIO." Small commitment, big leverage. Cancel any time.
Experience
About
Built on 25 years of
real experience.
I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin. I know what it means to work hard, keep your word, and build something that lasts. That's still how I operate today.
Over the past 25 years I've built a career solving technology problems for some of the largest organizations in the world — managing budgets in the tens of millions, leading global teams, and designing the kind of infrastructure that keeps big businesses running. I've worked across industries most small businesses know well: retail, insurance, financial services, manufacturing, food services, and warehousing and distribution.
But here's the truth — most small and mid-size businesses in towns like yours never get access to that level of expertise. They get oversold, underserved, or left to figure it out on their own.
That's exactly why I started this practice. Not to bring you buzzwords or a stack of slides — but to sit down with you, understand your business, and give you honest, practical guidance on how technology can work for you instead of against you.
No corporate runaround. No upsell. Just someone who's seen it all and wants to help you get it right.
"Enterprise experience. Small town values. Built for businesses like yours."
Why Obsydian
Three things that
set us apart.
Enterprise Experience
25 years working at Fortune 50 companies means you get strategies and solutions that have been tested at the highest level — not learned on the job at your expense.
Practical Results
Strategy without execution is just conversation. Every recommendation is built around what your business actually needs — realistic, actionable, and delivered with precision.
Personal Service
You work directly with the most experienced person in the room — not an account manager or a junior consultant. Your business deserves that level of attention.
Common Questions
You probably have
a few questions.
Ready?
It's time you had
the edge others don't have.
Book a free 30-minute strategy call. No pitch. No obligation. Just an honest conversation about your business and your technology.
Replies from David, personally, within one business day.
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