Detroit Tech City

2026 is here, and we've started the first major project of the year. With more opportunities on the horizon, I hope to bring on great talent to help build this business into something meaningful.

I envision a team that collaborates, is compensated fairly, and feels valued. If I put my efforts into bringing this vision to life, I have no doubt the team will be devoted to delivering great service to our clients.

"Clients value transparency, timeliness, effort, and integrity—qualities that require real commitment from our team to deliver."

Ultimately, I'm learning that clients value transparency, timeliness, effort, and integrity—among many other qualities that require real commitment from our team to deliver. I truly want every client to have a good experience, and I will expect that from our team going forward.

With all the new technology dominating our industry—from compliance frameworks to cybersecurity threats—we will have to fight to keep systems secure and available. AI is going to accelerate the speed at which we can build, but we can't lose sight of stability in our network and server infrastructure.

We have to be able to audit firewalls, endpoint security configurations, and logs. We shouldn't lose the human element. There's just too much riding on each company's infrastructure to put all our eggs in one basket.

— Nate Howard, Founder & Principal Engineer

I love working and living in Detroit, Michigan. I belong here, and my business belongs here.

While I have aspirations to open offices around the country someday, I'm starting right here—in the city that shaped me. And while I want to stay humble, I'm also ecstatic and deeply grateful to have a client trusting me to build his network nearly from scratch—including the cybersecurity infrastructure required for CMMC compliance. Bringing my skill set, experience, and enterprise-grade expertise to the table, this project will be successful. More importantly, it's an amazing start to what Third Level IT is ultimately meant to be: a trust organization.

"You can accomplish pretty much anything with enough time and money."
— A wise CCIE

Everyone in this industry says they deliver. Most even believe it. But resources are always finite. The challenge is delivering when both time and money are constrained.

Third Level IT was built to deliver on its promises. That's a responsibility I don't take lightly. As we grow, I promise to build a team of dedicated professionals around me. There's already been real interest. The talent is out there, and technology is at a turning point unlike anything we've seen before.

We are ready.

— Nate Howard, Founder & Principal Engineer