About The Purple Guys

We are on a mission to provide technology solutions and services that enrich people's lives.

Managed IT, Cybersecurity, and Consulting Services for Businesses

Many businesses come to The Purple Guys in search of more reliable, cost-effective IT support. They don’t have the expertise to manage their own infrastructure, or find it cost-prohibitive to hire an in-house IT department. We provide secure, prompt, professional IT solutions and support, all for a predictable price.

Our expert technicians serve as an extension of your organization to deliver a suite of IT services that will support every aspect of your infrastructure and enable you to focus on your business. To top it off, we have a 97.5% customer approval rating, so you and your team will love working with us!

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Cybersecurity is a necessity for all business today. With the Purple Guys, you get true 24x7x365 monitoring of your IT Assets, because the bad guys never sleep.

Safe and Secure

When technical issues arise, you can rely on us for fast IT support. Our specialists are quick on their feet and will address your concerns with urgency.

Rapid Response

We don’t just support technology; we support the people that need to use it to be successful! We fix problems with Fast, Friendly service which has earned us a 97.5% customer satisfaction rating!

Friendly Support

Our History

1994

Enterprise Computing Services (“ECS”) is founded in Shreveport, LA by Jim Malsch, and our story begins.

ECS merged with CPA giant, Heard, McElroy and Vestal, LLP, bringing aboard current CEO and owner, Kevin Cook.

1997

2010

Jon Katz, current CTO, joined the ECS family as we merged with ArkLaComp, adding managed services to our offerings.

ECS acquired Trusted Data Solutions, extending our competency in Cisco solutions and continuing our growth.

2012

2020

A big milestone! ECS merged with My IT, expanding our service reach at a crucial time when clients needed us the most

More big milestones with the acquisitions of The Purple Guys in Kansas City, KS and Network Technologies in Olathe, KS, establishing us as a market leader in Kansas City and the Midwest. With this, we rebranded as The Purple Guys across all office locations.

2021

2022

More growth with the acquisitions of Technology Pointe with offices in Austin and Dallas, TX; Accelerate with offices in Indianapolis, IN; and Golden Tech, serving Northern Indiana and Chicago. This continues our growth across the Central and Southern U.S.

2022

Technology Pointe joins The Purple Guys! With offices in Austin and Dallas, TX, our Purple footprint and our team size continues to grow.

Today we are a team of 200+ Purple Guys & Gals that are continuing to grow to become the nation’s leading IT service provider.

TODAY

But why 'The Purple Guys'?

We had another name that was not easy to remember or pronounce but our logo was purple. One day we decided to get purple shirts as a team uniform and as soon as we started wearing them, our customers started saying “the purple guys are here!” We all know the customer is always right and as they say, the rest is history.

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Best of the Best

We rank among the top
3% of technology service
providers across the globe
by gross revenue.

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Purple Guys and Gals

Our size provides access
to a wide range of technical
skills and rapid response.

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Team Tenure

We appreciate our team
members, so our average
tenure is double the
industry standard.

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Client Tenure

Our clients stay with
us because of our
expertise and
friendly service!

Our Executive Team

A CPA turned technology business leader who has been with our firm for over 25 years. Kevin sets our company vision and leads our continued growth.

Kevin Cook

Chief Executive Officer

A CPA with a passion for process improvement and people came to our firm to streamline operations while adding that personal touch.

Holly Lawrence

Chief Operating Officer

A military veteran with a passion for all things technology. One of the hardest working people in I.T.; Jon serves as our CTO

Jon Katz

Chief Technology Officer

A senior finance executive with 25 years of operational and financial leadership experience. Chris leads our finance team.

Chris Wittwer

Chief Financial Officer

A senior executive who leads the company’s go-to-market strategy, including overseeing the performance, strategy and alignment of the sales and marketing functions.

Newt Higman

Chief Revenue Officer

Matt thinks outside the box and provides an encompassing effort to troubleshooting problems. He enjoys being able to help clients reach resolutions through IT support!

Matt Cortner

Senior Vice President of
Proactive Services

A Master Electrician with a newfound passion for IT and operations. Shelby's desire to renovate, reform and rectify provides success for client achievements and advanced resolutions. Shelby leads our design desk and projects teams.

Shelby Helms

Senior Vice President of
Professional Services

Bringing a passion for customer satisfaction and over 15 years of operational leadership to the team, Topher oversees operations for our Louisiana markets.

Topher Haddox

VP of Operations Louisiana

An experienced IT leader with a history of success in financial technology service delivery, Curtis is experienced in helping small to medium size businesses optimize their growth potential while enhancing customer service with a ‘personal touch’.

Curtis Rayburn

VP of Operations Kansas/Missouri

With over 20 years of operational and technical leadership experience, Scott leads our Indianapolis team of dedicated technical professionals.

Scott Hamilton

VP of Operations Indiana

A proven leader that keeps the big picture front-of-mind while directing and guiding daily operations. Topher leads our Shreveport team.

Topher Haddox

VP Operations
Louisiana

A proven IT leader who has always focused on helping people. Scott leads our Kansas City team and operations.

Scott Clark

VP Operations
Kansas City

Nick Scholle

VP Operations
Texas

A senior level engineer turned leader with the technical acumen to troubleshoot and the people skills to problem-solve. Chris leads our New Orleans office, making sure that daily operations run smoothly.

Chris Gonzales

VP Operations
New Orleans

A proven leader that keeps the big picture front-of-mind while directing and guiding daily operations. Topher leads our Shreveport team.

Topher Haddox

VP Operations
Louisiana

A proven IT leader who has always focused on helping people. Scott leads our Kansas City team and operations.

Scott Clark

VP Operations
Kansas City

About The Purple Guys

We are on a mission to provide technology solutions and services that enrich people's lives.

Managed IT, Cybersecurity, and Consulting Services for Businesses

Safe and Secure

Rapid Response

Friendly Support

Our History

1994

1997

2010

2012

2020

2021

2022

2022

TODAY

But why 'The Purple Guys'?

Our Executive Team

Kevin Cook

Holly Lawrence

Jon Katz

Chris Wittwer

Newt Higman

Matt Cortner

Shelby Helms

Topher Haddox

Curtis Rayburn

Scott Hamilton

Topher Haddox

Scott Clark

Nick Scholle

Chris Gonzales

Topher Haddox

Scott Clark

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