Our Story, Mission & the Team Behind It

We're a team of engineers, strategists, and security experts on a mission to make enterprise-grade technology accessible to growing businesses everywhere.

Our Story

From Hands-On Engineering to a Full DevOps & Cloud Platform Partner

Groundwire Consulting started in 2011 the way most real technology practices do — with one engineer solving hard infrastructure problems for a handful of early clients, one server rack and one deployment at a time. As those engagements deepened, we grew into a specialized consultancy focused on the infrastructure problems that mattered most: cloud migrations, automation, and the operational discipline that keeps systems running. That specialization matured into a full consulting firm, and today we operate as a dedicated IT and AI services company — spanning AWS and Azure migration, Kubernetes and container platforms, Terraform infrastructure automation, CI/CD modernization, DevOps transformation, cloud cost optimization, observability and SRE, and AI-agent/MLOps infrastructure.

That progression — engineer, specialist, firm, services company — still shapes how we work. Every engagement is staffed by people who've run the infrastructure themselves, not account managers translating between you and an offshore delivery team. Today we partner with over 120 active clients across healthcare, finance, logistics, and retail worldwide, bringing the same hands-on rigor to a startup's first Kubernetes cluster as we do to an enterprise's multi-region cloud migration.

2011
Year Founded
120+
Active Clients
40+
Consultants & Engineers
98%
Client Retention

Our Mission

Empower growing businesses with enterprise-grade technology strategy, delivered with clarity, speed, and integrity.

Our Values

Security-first thinking, radical transparency, and a bias toward solutions that create measurable ROI — not just deliverables.

Our Promise

Every engagement pairs a technical lead with a business strategist so recommendations always map back to your goals.

Meet the Team

Leaders in IT Strategy, Security & Software

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Amara Johnson

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Amara founded the firm after a 15-year career leading digital transformation programs across multiple industries and regions. She is passionate about helping growing businesses access enterprise-grade technology strategy.

MBA, PMP, 15+ years in enterprise IT strategy
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David Cooper

Chief Technology Officer

David leads our software development and cloud architecture practice. He previously architected large-scale distributed systems for global SaaS platforms before joining the firm full-time.

MS Computer Science, AWS & Azure Certified Solutions Architect
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Sarah Okafor

Head of Cybersecurity

Sarah brings over a decade of experience in security operations, penetration testing, and regulatory compliance across the healthcare and finance sectors.

CISSP, CEH, OSCP
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Michael Freeman

Director of Business Intelligence

Michael designs data platforms and analytics solutions that help executives make faster, better-informed decisions.

MS Data Science, Microsoft Certified: Data Analyst Associate
Client Success

What Our Clients Say

★★★★★

"From cybersecurity audits to custom software delivery, this consulting firm has become an extension of our own team — and they actually understand how to get technology right in a fast-moving business."

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Comfort Kamara
Director of IT, Harborline Retail Group
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"The financial consulting engagement saved us over $400,000 annually in IT spend without sacrificing performance. Highly recommended business solutions partner."

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Emmanuel Konneh
CFO, Freeport Logistics Group
★★★★★

"Their team modernized our entire infrastructure and cut our downtime to nearly zero. The level of professional consulting and expert advice we received was outstanding."

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Jestina Roberts
VP of Operations, Crestview Health Partners