Managed IT Services
Comprehensive outsourced IT management covering network infrastructure, systems monitoring, cybersecurity, cloud management, backup, compliance assistance, helpdesk support, and performance optimization.
Build a dependable technology foundation with network infrastructure services and solutions from LME Services. Our team helps small and mid-sized businesses improve connectivity, security, monitoring, backup readiness, and day-to-day performance through practical, plain-English guidance. From managed infrastructure and cybersecurity to migrations and support, we help keep your systems running, secure, and ready for changing business demands.

Integrated infrastructure support for connectivity, security, monitoring, recovery, cloud systems, and ongoing business technology operations.
Comprehensive outsourced IT management covering network infrastructure, systems monitoring, cybersecurity, cloud management, backup, compliance assistance, helpdesk support, and performance optimization.
Proactive monitoring identifies infrastructure threats and problems while experienced technicians provide 24/7 human support to diagnose issues remotely and reduce business disruption.
Managed cybersecurity combines threat detection and response, security audits, identity and access management, endpoint protection, SIEM, and disaster recovery planning.
Automated backups protect servers, workstations, and cloud data with offsite replication, ransomware-resistant versioning, test restores, and documented recovery objectives.
Businesses receive technician access, remote troubleshooting, systems monitoring, user training, performance optimization, and on-site support when infrastructure issues require hands-on attention.
LME manages cloud migrations, data transfers, infrastructure changes, system decommissioning, solution design, testing, cutover support, and post-migration assistance.
Network infrastructure affects every application, employee, and customer interaction. LME Services brings monitoring, cybersecurity, backup readiness, cloud support, and responsive helpdesk assistance together under one practical service model. The team analyzes your environment, explains recommendations in plain English, and helps maintain dependable operations without unnecessary complexity. Support is available across Chicagoland and the company’s other listed service areas.

See how practical managed technology support helps organizations stay secure, connected, and focused on their work.
Get a dedicated technology partner focused on dependable operations, security, and understandable guidance.
A second-generation provider founded in 1994, serving businesses with continuity and long-term relationship focus.
Continuous monitoring and human support help identify infrastructure issues, threats, and disruptions before they escalate.
Managed IT, cybersecurity, backup, telecom, and cloud services are coordinated through one experienced support team.
Chicagoland businesses receive practical recommendations explained clearly, without unnecessary technical complexity or confusion.
Experienced people provide practical, security-focused technology support for growing businesses.

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.
Network infrastructure connects the systems, devices, applications, cloud services, and users a business depends on. It includes the technology and support practices that help information move securely and reliably. LME Services supports this foundation through monitoring, cybersecurity, backup, cloud management, troubleshooting, and infrastructure projects designed around the organization’s operating needs.
Talk with LME Services about practical support for your business technology environment.
LME Services provides infrastructure support across Chicagoland and additional listed locations for qualified business needs.
Chicagoland
Primary Coverage
24/7 Support
Availability
Hoffman Estates
Headquarters
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 30 reviews.
Rated 5.0 across 17 GoodFirms reviews.
Longstanding family-run technology service experience.
Tell us about your systems, priorities, and challenges so our team can discuss practical next steps.
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.