Built for the Summit

Engineering Expertise that Accelerates Growth

We’re an IT consulting team of former engineers focused on pragmatic outcomes: secure foundations, governed data, and modern infrastructure that scales without chaos.

Our Trail

From trailhead to summit, we guide your journey with clarity, resilience, and governance at every step. We help map risks, harden the core, and build pathways that let teams ship faster—without losing direction.

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Resilient by Design

Adaptable architectures, built to endure—anchored in governance and observability.

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Clear Compass

Security, speed, and ROI: the north stars guiding every technical decision.

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Summit-Ready

Scale smoothly from pilot projects to enterprise rollouts—without re-platforming chaos.

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Trail-Tested

Decades of leadership delivering enterprise-grade outcomes—applied to your toughest challenges.

WHY TRAILBYTE

Tailored IT Solutions that Deliver Measurable Results

We partner end-to-end—from roadmap and controls to implementation and enablement—so your team keeps momentum.

Pragmatic Security

Controls that protect without slowing teams. Tools chosen for fit, not logos.

Governed Data

Policy, lineage, and privacy designed in—so insights can move fast safely.

Modern Infra

Cloud, automation, and virtualization for performance and flexibility.

AI Readiness

Assessment, bias mitigation, and guardrails for responsible AI adoption.

CIO Advisory

Executive-level guidance that ties tech choices to board-ready outcomes.

Enablement

Playbooks and hand-offs so your team can thrive after launch.

MEET THE TEAM

Leadership behind Trailbyte

Executive perspective + hands-on engineering. We align technology with outcomes and build for resilience and scale.

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Michael Hacker

Co-founder • Executive Strategist (Former CIO)

Technology executive, strategist, and entrepreneur with 20+ years leading digital transformation across higher education, government, and private sector. Expertise includes enterprise IT strategy, cloud modernization, cybersecurity, advanced analytics, and AI—leveraging automation to unlock efficiency, insight, and innovation. Known for cutting through complexity, uniting stakeholders, and building scalable, resilient ecosystems that accelerate growth.

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Julian Salinas

Co-founder • Principal Architect

IT leader with 20+ years delivering enterprise-class solutions focusing on data resiliency and digital transformation. Deep expertise in hybrid cloud and future-state architecture. Has architected strategies for data availability, protection, and resiliency across healthcare, finance, government, education, telecom, and energy—safeguarding critical information while enabling flexibility and scale.

Cloud & CybersecurityData & AITransformation