Tony Myers — Building IT Contractor, Philadelphia

What you asked for, and how I'd handle it

Your listing describes real work — not a body in a chair. Here's each requirement from the ad, mapped to how I'd actually run it in your building.

Tenant internet & VLAN networking

Each tenant gets an isolated VLAN — their traffic never touches their neighbor's. Clean per-tenant provisioning means new leases get working internet on day one and departing tenants get cleanly removed, not left as security holes.

WiFi coverage

Proper AP placement and channel planning for a large commercial footprint, separate SSIDs where tenants need them, and a guest network that can't reach anything it shouldn't.

Firewall management

Sane default-deny rules between tenant networks, building systems, and the internet. Documented rule sets — so the firewall is a system you own, not a mystery box only one person understands.

Security cameras & access control

Cameras and door controllers live on their own locked-down VLAN, with retention and remote viewing configured the way you want. When a camera drops offline, monitoring tells me — not a missing clip three weeks later.

Ethernet / RJ45 installation

Hands-on cable runs, terminations, and patch panel work — tested and labeled. Every drop documented so the next problem is a five-minute lookup instead of an afternoon of tracing wires.

On-site 2–3 days a week, local

I live in Philadelphia. Regular scheduled on-site days plus availability for genuine emergencies. You'd have a consistent face tenants recognize — not a rotating ticket queue.

My first 30 days in your building

The fastest way to judge a contractor is to look at how they'd start. Here's mine.

Audit and document everything

Walk the building: every switch, AP, camera, door controller, panel, and cable path. Produce a network map and hardware inventory — probably the first one the building has ever had.

Fix the quick wins

Every building this size has known irritants: dead WiFi zones, the camera that's been offline for months, the tenant with mystery slowdowns. Knock out the highest-pain items early so tenants feel the difference in week one.

Stand up a real request system

Tenants get one simple way to report IT issues, and you get visibility into every request, response time, and fix. No more problems living in someone's voicemail.

Set the long-term baseline

Remote monitoring on the network and cameras, a documented VLAN and firewall scheme, and a prioritized upgrade roadmap with honest costs — so you decide what's worth doing, with real information.

Why me

You said this position is ideal for someone growing their own IT business. That's exactly who I am — and it's why the incentives line up.

You'd be my anchor client, not ticket #4,000

I'm building an independent IT services business in Philadelphia. A long-term building contract is precisely what I'm structured for — which means your building gets genuine priority, not whatever attention is left over.

Operational discipline, proven daily

My recent work is high-volume logistics — 150–200+ time-critical deliveries a shift, DOT-compliance inspections, 99%+ accuracy targets. I show up, follow through, and treat deadlines as real. That's the trait that actually predicts whether your cameras get fixed.

Builder, not just a fixer

I write my own internal tooling and run my systems the way I'd run yours: documented, monitored, and boring in the best way. Systems migration, deployment, ticketing, and hardware/software support are the core of my technical background.

The office makes this a partnership

An on-site office means I'm physically in the building my clients work in. Your tenants become my neighbors — and there's no better accountability than that.

Your building's IT, run like it matters.