Most IT companies promise to be your technology partner. Olmec Systems has spent three decades proving it. Since 1996, the Denville, New Jersey-based managed service provider has quietly become one of the most trusted names in the region's IT landscape — not through aggressive marketing or flashy rebranding, but through the kind of consistent, relationship-driven service that keeps clients for an average of seven or more years. With over 9,000 managed endpoints across its client base and recognition on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list, Olmec is the kind of company that earns its reputation one resolved ticket at a time.
Founded in 1996, Built on Client Success
Chris Forte and Jason Manteiga founded Olmec Systems in 1996 with a straightforward philosophy: measure success by each and every client's success. Forte, who holds a Master's degree from West Virginia University and has spent more than 25 years leading the company as President and CEO, built Olmec into a firm where long-term relationships are the norm, not the exception. Manteiga, who serves as Vice President, has been equally central to the culture of customer care that defines the company.
From its base at 85 Bloomfield Avenue in Denville — in the heart of Morris County — Olmec initially served small and medium-sized businesses across New Jersey and the New York City metro area. Over three decades, the firm expanded geographically into the Atlanta metro market and grew its service portfolio to cover every dimension of enterprise IT management. In 2020, Olmec joined New Charter Technologies, a platform backed by Palo Alto-based private equity firm Oval Partners, giving the company access to broader resources while maintaining the local, relationship-driven service model that built its reputation. At the time of the acquisition, Olmec already had more than 5,000 endpoints under management and a highly tenured team that New Charter's CEO Mitch Morgan called "a great culture."
A Full-Service MSP — Not a Break-Fix Shop
The distinction that sets Olmec apart from the crowded IT services market is its commitment to proactive, strategic management rather than reactive support. As the company's own positioning puts it: "Driving business growth through strategic IT solutions and operational efficiency." That is not marketing language — it is the operational model the Olmec team has refined over 30 years.
Olmec's core service portfolio covers the full technology stack for small and medium-sized businesses:
- Managed IT Services — 24/7/365 help desk support, proactive monitoring, endpoint management, and vendor coordination. Olmec guarantees first-call resolutions and maintains critical systems uptime monitoring around the clock.
- Cybersecurity — Multi-layered protection including firewall management, endpoint protection, encryption, secure wireless design, security awareness training, and compliance-ready frameworks. Olmec specializes in cybersecurity for healthcare, finance, legal, and manufacturing environments where data exposure carries real consequences.
- Cloud Services & Microsoft Solutions — As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Olmec holds expertise in the top 1% of all Microsoft partners globally. Services include Azure migrations, Microsoft 365 deployment and management, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Microsoft Teams rollouts. The firm also maintains its own proprietary cloud platform, MyCloudAnywhere, which stores and delivers a company's entire network to any web-connected device from a SSAE16/SOC1 certified data center.
- Virtual CIO (vCIO) — Strategic IT leadership on demand: technology roadmapping, budgeting, vendor negotiations, and executive-level guidance delivered without the cost of a full-time hire. Olmec's vCIO practice produces 5-Year Technology Roadmaps that align IT investment with business objectives.
- Data Backup & Disaster Recovery — Automated backup systems, business continuity planning, and rapid recovery protocols. Olmec guarantees 100% uptime for cloud deployments, and their track record includes keeping a six-location medical practice's systems running without interruption through Hurricane Sandy.
- Cloud Phone Systems — Modern VoIP and unified communications that integrate with existing infrastructure and scale with business growth, eliminating the overhead of on-premise PBX hardware.
- Co-Managed IT Services — For companies that have internal IT teams but need supplemental expertise, Olmec works alongside in-house staff to fill gaps and extend capacity.
Industries Served — From Healthcare to Manufacturing
Olmec serves businesses across a wide spectrum of industries, with particular depth in sectors where technology reliability is non-negotiable. Their client base spans healthcare, finance, legal, and manufacturing — industries where a system outage does not just cost productivity, it can cost compliance, patient care, or client trust.
Their client testimonials tell that story directly. Millennium Eye Care, LLC — a six-location medical practice in Central New Jersey — has relied on Olmec to manage their electronic health records and scheduling infrastructure: "We cannot afford to have any interruption in service and the techs at Olmec Systems respond rapidly to our needs. In fact, our computer systems functioned beautifully during Hurricane Sandy despite widespread power outages." APC Postal Logistics described their experience as "the best experience I have had with a service provider in decades." Meryl Diamond Ltd.'s CFO noted that Olmec's engineers "are always available, quick to respond and resolve any and all issues" — including on weekends, with problems resolved before staff arrived Monday morning.
Beyond New Jersey, Olmec has extended its reach to businesses nationwide through its national IT services and onsite support practice, with a second office at 2250 Satellite Blvd in Duluth, Georgia serving the Atlanta metropolitan market.
Awards, Certifications, and Recognition
Olmec's standing in the managed services industry is backed by verifiable credentials. The company holds Microsoft Gold Partner certification — placing it in the top 1% of all Microsoft partners worldwide — and is a recognized Cisco Partner. Olmec has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies and has been consistently recognized by Channel partners as a top-tier managed service provider.
Pioneering AI-Powered IT Services in 2025
In February 2025, Olmec's parent company New Charter Technologies made a significant move: acquiring Orchestrate AI Labs, a Denver-based AI-integration company founded in 2023 by a cross-disciplinary team of MSP and technology leaders. The acquisition appointed Ryan Barton — Orchestrate AI's CEO and co-founder — as New Charter's Chief Innovation Officer, charged with building what New Charter CEO Peter Melby described as "the MSP of the future — one where AI supports and enhances our people and our clients."
For Olmec clients, this means the same trusted local team is now backed by some of the most forward-thinking AI-powered service delivery infrastructure in the managed services industry. The combination of Olmec's three decades of relationship-driven service with enterprise-grade AI tooling creates a compelling picture for any business evaluating its long-term IT strategy.
The Restrepo Innovations Connection
Most of our clients at Restrepo Innovations are high-net-worth individuals — principals at hedge funds, family offices, and financial firms across the tri-state area. We design and install the Crestron systems, distributed audio, lighting, and networks in their homes, and increasingly in their offices as well. Olmec Systems is the premier managed IT and cybersecurity provider for financial institutions in our market, and we keep running into them on the same projects — first at a principal's home, then at the firm's office, then at the next acquisition. After enough natural overlap, the partnership made itself.
The pairing works because the standards line up. The same client who insists on a flawless Crestron experience at home expects flawless IT, cybersecurity, and uptime at the office. Olmec handles managed IT, SOC 2-aligned cybersecurity, cloud, and Virtual CIO advisory for the financial side; we handle the AV, automation, networking, and lighting. Between us, the client gets one cohesive technology environment instead of two vendors pointing at each other.
"Most of our clients are high-net-worth, and a lot of them are at hedge funds where Olmec is already the trusted IT provider. We end up working in their homes and then in their offices, so bumping into Olmec is just natural — and once we did, working with them became the obvious move. They're the premier IT firm for financial institutions in our market, and that's exactly the bar our clients expect." — Michael Restrepo, Founder, Restrepo Innovations
If you are a Restrepo Innovations client looking for IT and cybersecurity support that matches the quality of your home technology, we are glad to make the introduction. You can also learn more about Olmec Systems on our partner page or contact our team to discuss your specific needs.