Cybersecurity Services
Managed cybersecurity combines threat detection and response, security audits, SIEM, identity and access management, endpoint protection, and disaster recovery planning.
LME Services helps small and mid-sized businesses strengthen security, manage risk, and prepare for evolving threats with practical, plain-English guidance. From cybersecurity assessments and compliance planning to backup readiness and ongoing monitoring, our family-run team supports organizations across Chicagoland and beyond with security strategies designed to keep systems, data, and daily operations running confidently.
Security consulting, compliance guidance, monitoring, recovery planning, and technology support help businesses reduce risk and stay operational.
Managed cybersecurity combines threat detection and response, security audits, SIEM, identity and access management, endpoint protection, and disaster recovery planning.
Assessments, policy development, gap analysis, monitoring, documentation, training, and auditor coordination support HIPAA, ISO, SOC, and other requirements.
LME guides organizations through SOC 1 and SOC 2 control design, policy development, security gap remediation, documentation, and auditor coordination.
Automated backups, offsite replication, ransomware-resistant versioning, test restores, and documented recovery objectives improve data recoverability.
Microsoft 365 management includes security configuration, user and group administration, email audits, backups, employee training, and proactive threat monitoring.
Ongoing IT management integrates monitoring, cybersecurity, compliance assistance, helpdesk support, licensing, backups, and rapid issue resolution.
Effective security consulting should make complex risks understandable and actionable. LME Services evaluates your technology environment, identifies meaningful gaps, and helps prioritize controls, policies, monitoring, backup readiness, and compliance work. With practical guidance from a family-run team serving Chicagoland businesses, you gain a clearer path toward reducing exposure, protecting sensitive information, and maintaining dependable operations.
See how practical technology guidance helps organizations improve security, compliance readiness, and operational resilience.
Get security guidance from a dedicated team focused on practical protection and long-term technology relationships.
A second-generation provider founded in 1994 brings long-term perspective to evolving security challenges.
24/7 SOC monitoring and managed detection capabilities help identify threats while supporting Chicagoland businesses.
Complex security, compliance, and recovery needs are explained clearly so decision-makers can act confidently.
Cybersecurity, backup, compliance, Microsoft 365, and managed IT work together through one dedicated team.
Experienced professionals deliver practical, security-focused guidance and responsive client 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 security consultant helps an organization understand and reduce technology risk. Work may include cybersecurity risk assessments, security and compliance audits, policy development, identity and access management, endpoint protection, threat monitoring, backup planning, and recovery preparation. The consultant translates technical findings into practical priorities that business leaders and employees can understand and implement.
Talk with LME Services about practical next steps for your organization.
LME Services supports organizations across Chicagoland and additional communities with security-focused technology guidance.
Chicagoland
Primary Region
24/7 Monitoring
Support Model
Hoffman Estates
Headquarters
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Three decades of family-run technology service.
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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.