About Us

Your Technology Innovation and Security Partner
to accelerate and protect your business

The iShift Team
The iShift Team
The iShift Team
The iShift Team

Our Story

iShift was born from a passion to help organizations use technology to achieve their goals faster. As we began our journey immersed in the data center ecosystem, we witnessed the rapid pace tech evolution hit at the turn of the 21st century. Everything was starting to move superfast, and we decided the route we were going to take: not only were we going to get into the race of technological progress, we were going to be at its forefront.

So far, we have successfully kept this promise. We combine decades of tech expertise, hands-on cloud strategy experience, and an unwavering commitment to our clients.

Our DNA is defined by delivering tailored solutions optimized for your business, consistently exceeding expectations. From cutting-edge cloud architecture to cybersecurity solutions, our expert team is dedicated to propelling you forward in the dynamic digital landscape. Partner with us to unlock your organization’s full potential. We bring you the technology platform, services, and people that you need.

Our Mission

Be a valuable and impactful technology company our clients trust

Superpower of iShift

Our Superpower

We partner with our clients and tailor our services to their unique needs

Our Passion

We love solving Technology and Resource Problems for our Clients.

Our Mission

Be a valuable and impactful technology company our clients trust

Our Passion

We love solving Technology and Resource Problems for our Clients.

Superpower of iShift

Our Superpower

We partner with our clients and tailor our services to their unique needs

Our Culture and Values

Value Our Team

Obsess over Our Clients

Earn Trust

Think Big

Are Curious and Learn

Have Fun!

Meet the Team

According to our clients, the exceptional quality of our team members is what sets us apart. We wholeheartedly concur. That’s why we would like you to meet some of these remarkable individuals. We promise you the best experts and partners will be collaborating with you on your next groundbreaking IT initiative.

Kathy Googins

Chief People Person

Roumi Jepson

VP Marketing

Maribeth Person

Director of Operations

Doug Fink

VP Ops & Tech Talent

Piyush Sharma

IT Recruiter

Parker Kulas

Tech Talent Recruiter

Charles Arconi

Solutions Architect

Rich Dussliere

vCISO
Josh Starns

Josh Starns

Client Executive

Mike Arconi

Business Development

Mark Googins

CEO

Join a Dynamic Team

Are you looking to join an exciting group of talented professionals and a career in cloud computing? We’d love to hear from you.

We Work Hard and We Have Fun

The iShift company culture encourages, supports, and celebrates diversity, creativity, and curiosity. Moreover, we are constantly striving to grow it. We do this by bringing together incredible people with unique skills, interests and ideas. Together, we are able to achieve incredible results. We are relentless about our clients’ success. But we also build great relationships and support one another internally. We challenge the norm, think outside the box, and are not afraid to fail. We learn from our mistakes, never stop asking tough questions, and continually learn, grow, and exceed expectations.

Our Commitment to Helping the Community

We are always trying to come up with creative and fun ways to give back to the community. Whether it is having a happy hour at locally owned restaurants, supporting local businesses, or volunteering for local charities, we are committed to making a difference. In addition, we want to make sure our employees and their families feel connected beyond the job. And we couldn’t be more proud of the team we have built for ourselves. It’s easy to love your job when you get to collaborate with great people every day!

Mariscos Playa Hermosa

iShift and Mariscos Playa Hermosa donate a turkey to First Steps Pre-School in Scottsdale to help feed deserving families in need.

First Tee Phoenix

We have started our partnership with First Tee Phoenix by donating equipment and Amazon wish list items.

Inc. 5000

We are one of only nine AZ-based companies providing IT Services to make the Inc 5000 annual list of the fastest-growing and private companies in the US.

2004

Founded

iShift was founded with the idea to create a company that lives its core values with an uncompromising commitment to innovation and its clients. Our goal was to build a team of diverse and highly qualified people who enjoy working together in bringing success to their clients.

2010

Technology Advisors

In our first decade we continued to be focused on providing businesses with enterprise-class IT infrastructure and data center know-how and to become a trusted technology advisor to our clients.

2017

Advisory Services

We made the strategic shift to Advisory Services and Cloud Management. We became a key partner for organizations in their path to digital transformation through innovative practices such as Cloud Native applications, Automation and DevOps, Digital Workspace and more.

2019

IT Staffing

Aware that innovation is often tied to technical talent shortage, we created our IT Staffing unit designed to help businesses in their digital journey. Our 100+ years of cumulative team experience around cloud transformation services serves our clients every day.

2021

iShift Cloud Management

We launched the iShift Platform. Put simply, this is your cloud, your IT infrastructure in a managed services model.

2022

Your Cloud Co-Innovation Partner

We are proud of our strong partnerships with our clients and our mission is to stay at the forefront of the changing IT landscape to ensure they remain ahead of the curve in IT.

2023

Your Trusted Security Partner

Introducing a strong focus on best practices for continuous monitoring, assessing, and optimizing of your IT environment with a “security first” approach in mind.

2024

Launch of Innovative vCISO Practice
iShift’s vCISO practice is designed to meet this demand by offering a proactive and tailored approach to information security.

iShift in the News

Learn what’s going on with our company, hear about our client successes and strategic partnerships. To access all our resources, visit the iShift Insights section.