FuturTech Consulting LLC Named Best In Business of Technology for Fifth Consecutive Year

Now in its 10th year of business FuturTech Consulting has cut a steadily widening swath through the fierce competition that confronts information systems and technology companies.

Despite economic downturns, sluggish spending on IT needs and pressure from larger players, FuturTech founder and President Michael Nardo can look back on six straight years of profit and growth.

The Wilmington-based company has seen its revenues increase more than 700 percent since 1996. The 30-employee company also expects to more than triple its staff, to 100, by 2008. Much of the growth, the company says, will occur in Delaware.

“We believe strongly that the potential for new clients still remains within the state of Delaware, where ‘word of mouth’ continues to serve as our best marketing strategy,” Nardo said.

Nardo, a former administrator of operations with the Delaware Attorney General’s Office, founded the company, whose employees work for a range of private and public clients, including New Castle County agencies. Services range from computer sales and network development to direct system design and maintenance, operator training, and assistance and software enhancements.

“We’re very happy with them,” said Tim Westbrook, information systems manager for New Castle County government. “Mike and I discuss what our needs are, he goes out and finds people and hires them. Sometimes for one reason or another it’s better to do it that way than to hire staff. We’re getting expertise that we just don’t have. FuturTech opened an office last year in Georgetown, improving its capabilities for customers with statewide needs. The company reports that it is exploring the need for other satellite centers in New Castle County and remains a presence both in southern New Jersey and Chester County, PA.

“We’re planning to put an office in Dover probably within the next six months,” Nardo said, “so that we’ll be able to address our clients’ needs quickly. We’re very well-known for response time. That’s very important to our clients. I believe it’s one of the things they like about FuturTech.

The company also has reported growing success in developing Web-enabled applications that allow use of the Internet to share and maintain information. Some schools across the state rely on FuturTech’s services to help teachers track and record students test performance and classroom progress.

About 30 percent of FuturTech’s staff advises government agencies and companies on planning for and using technology and software. Demand from professional firms, non-profits and businesses for similar services is increasing, the company says.

The company’s customers, in addition to New Castle County, include Red Clay Consolidated School District, the state Department of Labor and Delaware Association of Professional Engineers.

Excerpt from Sunday News Journal (April 17, 2005)