Managed IT operator. Tiffin, Ohio.
I run Atticus Rowan, a managed IT and cybersecurity firm in Tiffin, Ohio. From that operating base, I am building Slate Meridian to do fractional Technology Operating Partner work for private equity. This site is where I document the work, the judgment, and the tradeoffs.
Twenty years running a managed IT and cybersecurity firm. I started in 2004 by quitting an IT job to go on my own, beginning with the school district I had been working in and a neighboring district that did not have a vendor. The firm grew from there.
School districts and local government were the foundation for two decades — more than six districts in some fashion, one county for twenty years, a second county for about five, and several cities and villages. At the end of 2025 we exited all government work to focus.
The focus now is regulated-industry mid-market. Atticus Rowan serves financial services, legal, healthcare, and private-equity portfolio companies that need real compliance programs and not checkbox IT. Buckeye I.T. Services became Atticus Rowan in March 2026 to match the narrower direction.
Operating from northwest Ohio. Single father of two daughters. Documenting the work, the judgment, and the tradeoffs at The Next Call.
A fractional Technology Operating Partner practice for private equity funds and their portfolio company CEOs. IT due diligence, post-close integration, and the technology decisions that affect EBITDA. The foundation is the carveout work and due diligence support my MSP has provided to PE-backed clients. Building it deliberately.
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