Cybersecurity Assessment
Review threat exposure, identity and access controls, endpoint protection, monitoring, and security practices to identify gaps and strengthen organizational resilience.
Understand your technology environment before problems become disruptions. LME Services evaluates infrastructure, security, backups, cloud systems, compliance readiness, and operational risks, then provides practical guidance in plain English. Built on decades of supporting organizations across Chicagoland and beyond, our assessments help business leaders make informed technology decisions and strengthen the systems their teams depend on.
Evaluate infrastructure, security, cloud platforms, compliance readiness, backups, and operational performance with practical recommendations.
Review threat exposure, identity and access controls, endpoint protection, monitoring, and security practices to identify gaps and strengthen organizational resilience.
Assess policies, controls, documentation, and operational practices against requirements such as HIPAA, SOC, ISO, and other industry-specific expectations.
Examine backup coverage, offsite replication, ransomware-resistant versioning, retention, and restore testing to determine whether critical data can be recovered.
Evaluate Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and related administration to uncover security, configuration, and management opportunities.
Review support processes, monitoring, network infrastructure, systems performance, and technology operations to identify improvements that reduce disruption.
Analyze systems, data, dependencies, and business requirements before Office 365, cloud, infrastructure, or data migration projects begin.
An infrastructure assessment gives decision-makers a clearer view of how systems, users, data, security, and business operations connect. LME Services examines the environment, identifies meaningful risks and inefficiencies, and explains recommended priorities without unnecessary technical jargon. Whether you operate in Chicagoland or another supported service area, the result is a practical foundation for managed IT, compliance, modernization, or recovery planning.
See how organizations have relied on LME Services for practical technology guidance and dependable ongoing support.
Get clear recommendations from a security-focused team that understands business operations.
Family-run IT provider supporting organizations since 1994 through major technology changes.
Receive practical explanations and priorities without unnecessary technical complexity or confusing jargon.
Our team understands the operational needs of Chicagoland small and mid-size businesses.
Assessment findings can connect directly to managed IT, security, backup, compliance, and cloud support.
A second-generation team focused on dependable, security-first technology support.
CEO
Joe Engelking serves as CEO of LME Services, proudly carrying forward the standard of service excellence his father, Leon, established in 1994. Based at the company's Hoffman Estates headquarters, Joe leads new business development and client relationships across the Chicagoland area, ensuring every organization receives technology solutions tailored to their unique needs. As a second-generation leader, he blends decades of family expertise with a forward-thinking approach, championing the integration of AI and automation into client operations to improve efficiency and security. Joe is deeply committed to LME's mission of practical, plain-English technology guidance, working closely with small and mid-size businesses, law firms, and financial services companies. His leadership reflects a genuine dedication to keeping clients running, secure, and confident in their technology partner.
Founder
Leon Engelking is the Founder of LME Services, having launched the company in 1994 after a career at IBM during the early rise of Microsoft and personal computing. Recognizing an underserved population of business owners who needed dependable, practical IT support as internet adoption emerged, Leon built LME from the ground up to meet that need. Over more than three decades, he guided the company through major technology shifts, including ransomware growth, cloud computing adoption, and the transition to remote work. His vision established LME's family-run culture and its commitment to long-term client relationships throughout Chicagoland. Leon's legacy continues to shape the company's values of security-first operations and dedicated, personalized service for small and mid-size businesses across the region.
Customer Support / Business Operations
Shania Vernon supports LME Services' clients through customer support and business operations, playing a key role in ensuring smooth day-to-day interactions between the company and the businesses it serves. She helps coordinate client communications and operational processes, contributing to LME's reputation for dependable, responsive service across the Chicagoland area. Shania works behind the scenes to ensure that clients receive timely assistance and that internal operations run efficiently, supporting the company's broader mission of keeping businesses running without disruption. Her attention to detail and dedication to client satisfaction reflect LME's family-run values of long-term relationships and practical, straightforward service. Shania is an essential part of the team that helps small and mid-size businesses feel confident in their technology partner.
Systems Engineer
Ivan Chapa serves as Systems Engineer at LME Services, acting as a lead technical resource for clients throughout the Chicagoland area. He is frequently recognized in client testimonials for his reliable 24/7 support and consistent follow-through on technical issues, ensuring businesses stay secure and operational at all times. Ivan's expertise spans managed IT services, systems monitoring, and troubleshooting, allowing him to resolve complex technical challenges efficiently while communicating clearly with clients. His hands-on approach and commitment to responsiveness align with LME's mission of ensuring clients are never caught off guard by technology issues. Ivan plays a critical role in maintaining the dependable, security-focused service that has defined LME Services' reputation for over three decades.
An IT assessment is a structured review of an organization’s technology environment. It can examine networks, systems, cloud platforms, devices, users, cybersecurity controls, backups, compliance practices, and support processes. The goal is to identify risks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities, then provide practical priorities that help leadership make informed decisions about technology investments and ongoing management.
Talk with LME Services about your technology environment and priorities.
LME Services supports organizations across Chicagoland, Wisconsin Dells, and Charleston, South Carolina.
Chicagoland
Primary Region
24/7 Support
Support Model
Hoffman Estates
Headquarters
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 847-496-5196. You can also send us a quick email at info@lmeservices.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 847-496-5196. You can also send us a quick email at info@lmeservices.com.