Olmec Systems LLC is a managed IT services provider with a dual-region presence: their primary New Jersey office sits at 85 Bloomfield Avenue in Denville, and their Atlanta-area office operates out of 2250 Satellite Blvd, Suite 100, in Duluth, GA. The company has been in continuous operation since 1996, which puts their track record at 30 years -- a span that covers the transition from on-premise server rooms to hybrid cloud, from dial-up Internet to gigabit fiber, and from perimeter-based security to the zero-trust models that define modern network protection. (Olmec Systems - About)
The business focuses on small and mid-market clients who need the depth of an internal IT department but operate at a scale where hiring one full-time is either cost-prohibitive or inefficient. Olmec fills that gap. Their service model is structured around taking ownership of a client's IT environment -- not just responding to problems after they surface. (Olmec Systems - Services)
Founded in 1996, built for the long run
The company was founded in 1996. That founding year matters more than it might seem. An IT firm that has operated continuously through the dot-com collapse, the shift to virtualization, the cloud buildout of the 2010s, and the cybersecurity reckoning of the last decade has an institutional knowledge base that newer entrants simply do not. They have dealt with legacy infrastructure. They have migrated clients through platform changes. They have built processes for handling incidents that did not exist in their current form when the company started. (Olmec Systems - About)
That depth shows in the kind of clients Olmec serves. The SMB and mid-market space demands reliability over novelty. A business running on Olmec's managed services cannot afford an IT provider that learned the trade recently. They need a team that has seen failure modes before, knows what warning signs look like, and has response procedures already in place.
Leadership: Chris Forte and Jason Manteiga
Olmec Systems is led by Chris Forte, President and CEO, and Jason Manteiga, Vice President. The company's leadership structure reflects the kind of continuity that defines a well-run managed services operation. In the MSP space, turnover at the ownership or executive level often signals instability -- it changes vendor relationships, account management, and institutional priorities in ways that ripple down to clients. Olmec's leadership has stayed consistent with the company's long-term trajectory. (Olmec Systems - About)
A company that has operated under the same principals for an extended period tends to have a clearer service philosophy and more coherent internal processes. The technicians who work on client accounts are working within a framework that has been refined over decades, not assembled from a template. That matters when something goes wrong at 11 pm and a client is on the phone.
Service stack: what Olmec actually does
Olmec's core service offering covers managed IT services, network administration, help desk support, cloud services, cybersecurity, and system integration. Each of those categories represents a significant operational discipline on its own. Managed IT is the umbrella -- the ongoing relationship in which Olmec monitors, maintains, and supports a client's entire technology environment. Network administration is the infrastructure layer: switches, firewalls, routing, VLANs, and the physical and logical architecture that everything else runs on. (Olmec Systems - Services)
Help desk is the client-facing service layer -- the team that picks up when a user has a problem, diagnoses it, and resolves it without escalating to a high-cost senior engineer unless necessary. Cloud services covers the migration, deployment, and ongoing management of cloud platforms, whether that is Microsoft 365, Azure, or third-party SaaS stacks that need integration and governance. (Olmec Systems - Services)
Cybersecurity is where the stakes are highest. The threat environment for SMB clients has changed substantially. Ransomware campaigns that once targeted enterprises now hit small businesses regularly, in part because smaller organizations are perceived as having weaker defenses. Olmec's cybersecurity practice addresses endpoint protection, network monitoring, access control, and incident response -- the layered approach that modern security frameworks require. (Olmec Systems - Services)
System integration rounds out the offering. This is the work of connecting disparate platforms and technologies so they function as a coherent environment rather than a collection of siloed tools. For a mid-market business that has accumulated systems over time -- a legacy ERP here, a new CRM there, a cloud file storage platform that does not automatically sync with the email system -- integration work is often the highest-value engagement an IT firm can deliver. (Olmec Systems - Services)
Two markets, one operational model
The NJ-to-Georgia footprint is not accidental. Olmec has client relationships in both markets and maintains dedicated office presence in each. The Denville, NJ office -- reachable at (973) 586-6590 for general inquiries and (973) 586-6599 for existing customer support -- is the home base for their New Jersey operations. Denville sits in Morris County, which is the geographic center of a dense commercial corridor that runs from Parsippany and Rockaway to the eastern edge of Sussex County. (Olmec Systems - About)
The Atlanta-area office at 2250 Satellite Blvd, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30097 -- reachable at (770) 462-2630 -- serves the Georgia market. The Duluth location is in the Gwinnett County corridor north of Atlanta, a high-density business district with a significant concentration of mid-market companies across logistics, healthcare, and professional services. Operating in both markets gives Olmec the scale to support clients with multi-site operations and the regional presence to deliver on-site service when remote support is not sufficient. (Olmec Systems - About)
Why 30 years in the same market matters
The managed IT space has high churn. Firms get acquired, rebrand, pivot to new verticals, or lose key personnel and degrade in quality. A company that has maintained consistent operations for three decades in the same geography has done something that most cannot. They have kept clients, renewed contracts, and built a reputation that sustains new business through referral rather than advertising alone.
For a client evaluating IT providers, longevity is one of the few signals that is hard to fake. A company with Olmec's operational history has a reference base, a documented track record, and vendor relationships that newer entrants do not. When Olmec tells a prospective client that they have handled environments like theirs before, they mean it. The cases are on file. The technicians who worked them may still be on staff. (Olmec Systems - About)
How Restrepo Innovations works in the same market
Restrepo Innovations is an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, OSHA Certified, and a Ubiquiti UISP/Pro Partner. We design and install technology systems -- structured cabling, networking, AV, automation, and lighting control -- for commercial and residential projects in NJ, CT, and NY. Our trade is not managed IT. When we finish a project, we hand off a commissioned, tested system and support it under a care plan. What Olmec does -- ongoing network administration, help desk coverage, endpoint security, cloud management -- is a different discipline entirely, one that serves a different operational need for the same client base.
The overlap matters in a specific way. When Restrepo deploys a Crestron control system, a Lutron lighting network, or a Biamp AV-over-IP installation at a commercial site, those systems live on the client's network. The network has to be correctly segmented, firewalled at appropriate boundaries, and managed by someone who understands both the demands of the AV infrastructure and the security posture of the broader IT environment. An IT MSP that does not understand that a control system processor needs deterministic latency and should not be co-mingled with general corporate traffic is a problem waiting to happen.
Olmec's NJ presence in Denville puts them squarely in Restrepo's home territory. Morris County is a core market for both firms. When a commercial client in Denville, Parsippany, Randolph, or Rockaway has both an AV integration project and a managed IT need, knowing which IT firm operates at the right level matters. Olmec has the depth to handle the network infrastructure side of a project in a way that does not create conflicts with what the AV integrator has deployed. That is not a formal partnership claim -- it is a peer-trade read of a firm that has the credentials and the track record to be worth knowing about.
"In commercial installs, the IT MSP and the AV integrator are working on the same physical network. When the MSP understands segmentation and can coordinate on VLAN architecture before we show up, the project goes in clean. Olmec has been in this market since 1996 -- they know the territory, and they know how to work alongside other trades without creating downstream problems for anyone." — Michael Restrepo, Founder, Restrepo Innovations
Peers in trade who operate professionally, communicate clearly, and bring real depth to their discipline are worth recognizing. Olmec Systems represents that in the managed IT space for North Jersey and beyond. (Olmec Systems - olmec.com)
Working with Olmec Systems LLC
Olmec Systems LLC maintains offices at 85 Bloomfield Avenue, Denville, NJ 07834 (NJ main line: (973) 586-6590; existing customer support: (973) 586-6599) and 2250 Satellite Blvd, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30097 (Atlanta line: (770) 462-2630). Their full service descriptions are available at olmec.com. The company has operated continuously since 1996 and serves SMB and mid-market clients across New Jersey and the Atlanta metro. (Olmec Systems - About)
If you are working on a project in NJ, CT, or NY and need technology systems design and installation, call Restrepo Innovations at 201.405.2022 or email office@restrepoinnovations.com. (Contact Restrepo Innovations)
FAQ
What services does Olmec Systems LLC offer?
Olmec Systems LLC provides managed IT services including network administration, help desk support, cloud services, cybersecurity, and system integration. They serve SMB and mid-market clients across New Jersey and the Atlanta metro area from offices in Denville, NJ and Duluth, GA. (Olmec Systems - Services)
Where is Olmec Systems located?
Olmec Systems LLC maintains two offices: their primary New Jersey office at 85 Bloomfield Avenue, Denville, NJ 07834 (phone: (973) 586-6590), and an Atlanta-area office at 2250 Satellite Blvd, Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30097 (phone: (770) 462-2630). The company has operated since 1996. (Olmec Systems - About)
Who leads Olmec Systems LLC?
Olmec Systems LLC is led by Chris Forte, President and CEO, and Jason Manteiga, Vice President. The company has operated since 1996 and serves clients in New Jersey, Georgia, and beyond. (Olmec Systems - About)
Where does Restrepo Innovations work?
Restrepo Innovations designs and installs technology systems for commercial and residential projects in NJ, CT, and NY. The firm is an Elite Pro Crestron Dealer, HTA Luxury Certified, OSHA Certified, and a Ubiquiti UISP/Pro Partner. Call 201.405.2022 or email office@restrepoinnovations.com. (Contact Restrepo Innovations)