our true self.

While much has evolved in IT over the past 30 years, we are still a company built on core human values: trust, integrity, teamwork, and transparency. Caring for our clients comes naturally, because life – and business – go better with genuine relationships.

So, who are we? McMillan IT Engineering specializes in building custom-designed computer network systems, fitted to a company’s unique circumstances to perform optimally, often across multiple facilities with 24×7 operations and a remote workforce. It has been our history to offer solutions routinely enjoyed in advance by Fortune 500 companies, at just the right time to our clients to avoid the costs and pitfalls of becoming early adopters too soon. And that is how we define nirvana.

our journey.

1980’s
Tony McMillan begins creating some of the first computer networks in the newly emerging information technology industry.

1991
McMillan Consulting is founded in the Central Valley to design, install, and support Novell networks for dozens of companies across California.

1996
McMillan becomes a Cisco Authorized Partner and develops an expertise in wide area networks.

1997
McMillan recognizes the benefits of dual displays, to greatly enhance worker productivity. After significant investment and testing, this solution becomes our standard desktop configuration, way ahead of the competition.

1998
McMillan Consulting becomes an Internet Service Provider to help its clients become early adopters of the Internet. Managed services are incorporated with the addition of remote network monitoring and support, enterprise-grade SPAM and virus protection.

1999
McMillan implements its first Citrix Remote Desktop (Virtual Desktop) solution for remote office users.

2000
McMillan Consulting establishes a formal Help Desk service with 24×7 support.

2006
McMillan foresees the benefit of virtualization and invests $150K to build its first VMware system, making “the cloud” available for the first time, to its clients.

2007
McMillan begins implementing VMware systems for its clients, offering new levels of performance, redundancy, uptime, and data protection.

2009
McMillan expands its offices to accommodate continued growth.

2016
McMillan Consulting implements its first Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) solution.

2019
McMillan becomes a Nutanix and Aruba Networks authorized partner to offer these industry leading solutions to its clients.

2020
McMillan helps its clients rapidly shift to work from home. Leveraging technology to not only survive but thrive in the “new normal.”

2021
We celebrate our first 30 years in business with rebranding as “McMillan IT Engineering” to highlight what separates us from the competition.

2022
McMillan perfects high-speed fiber direct to desktop, breaking the long-standing 1 gigabit per second bottleneck by a factor of 25.

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our statement about quality management.

Since quality management is an essential element of all our work, we follow Dr. W. Edwards Deming’s scientific method of problem-solving and continuous improvement commonly called PDCA (Plan/Do/Check/Act).

Where potential quality lapses arise McMillan IT Engineering has appropriate procedures in place to deal with complaints in an efficient and timely manner. Our commitment is supported by individual policies and procedures that address the activities central to delivering our services including:

  • Corporate Governance
  • People Management
  • Equality & Diversity
  • Training & Development
  • Staff / Volunteer Appraisal
  • Complaints & Operational Procedures
  • Financial Procedures
  • Environment / Green Policy (e-waste)
  • Health and Safety

In summary, we promise to always:

  • Work with our customers and partners to develop our services to meet their needs.
  • Conduct our business in a way that reflects our core values.
  • Create an environment that promotes continuous improvement.
  • Educate and train our team to support the delivery of high-quality services.