Sarasota + Bradenton, Florida

Practical IT, Cybersecurity & Automation for Small Businesses

EyerisIT helps growing businesses simplify technology, improve security, and automate repetitive work—with solutions built to be understood, owned, and used.

  • CompTIA A+
  • Network+
  • Security+
EYERIS / OPSSystems ready
01Secure the foundation
02Connect the workflow
03Keep control of the system

Selected work

Systems built to solve real problems.

Hands-on infrastructure, security, and automation work—explained in terms of the problem it solves and the result it creates.

01Automation / AI Operations

Timmy Self-Hosted AI Automation Platform

Challenge
Bring everyday monitoring, job workflows, and remote actions into one system without handing sensitive data to a collection of cloud tools.
Build
A self-hosted automation platform connecting Linux services, n8n workflows, local AI models, and authenticated remote clients.
Result
A private foundation for repeatable tasks, system alerts, and AI-assisted operations that can grow with the business.
  • Linux
  • n8n
  • Local AI
  • Systemd
02Cybersecurity / Visibility

Blue-Team Network Monitoring Lab

Challenge
Turn raw network traffic into useful security visibility without the cost and complexity of an enterprise monitoring stack.
Build
A dedicated sensor running Suricata and EveBox, with mirrored traffic, event review, and a practical alert-triage workflow.
Result
Clearer insight into devices, connections, and suspicious activity—plus a repeatable process for investigating what matters.
  • Suricata
  • EveBox
  • Network Defense
  • Debian
03Linux / AI Infrastructure

Debian AI Workstation & Intel Arc Acceleration

Challenge
Make local AI practical on available hardware while keeping the workstation stable enough for daily technical work.
Build
A Debian workstation tuned for Intel Arc acceleration, Vulkan and SYCL workloads, local model serving, and reproducible benchmarks.
Result
Private local inference with measured performance, a maintainable Linux desktop, and no per-request cloud AI bill.
  • Debian
  • Intel Arc
  • Ollama
  • llama.cpp
04Networking / Privacy

Self-Hosted DNS Privacy & Network Ad-Blocking

Challenge
Reduce tracking and unwanted traffic across an entire network without configuring every phone, computer, and smart device separately.
Build
A lightweight Pi-hole and Unbound deployment with curated blocklists, local recursive DNS, and clear administration controls.
Result
Network-wide filtering, better DNS privacy, and one central place to understand and manage domain requests.
  • Pi-hole
  • Unbound
  • DNS
  • Raspberry Pi

Ways to work together

Clear starting points. No mystery scope.

Start with a focused outcome. After a short requirements review, you'll receive a clear scope before work begins.

01

IT & Security Checkup

A practical review of devices, accounts, backups, updates, and the security gaps most likely to disrupt your business.

Prioritized findings and a plain-English action plan.

Starting at$199
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02

Secure Network & DNS Setup

Improve network reliability, segment risky devices, and add private DNS filtering without creating daily management headaches.

A cleaner, safer network with documented settings.

Starting at$399
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03

Linux & Self-Hosted Infrastructure

Deploy a dependable Linux service, internal tool, monitoring system, or privacy-focused alternative to another subscription.

A documented system you control and can maintain.

Starting at$499
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04

Business Workflow Automation

Connect the repetitive steps between email, forms, spreadsheets, alerts, and internal tools so work moves automatically.

One production workflow with handoff documentation.

Starting at$499
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Why EyerisIT

Technical depth without the enterprise runaround.

EyerisIT is built around practical problem-solving: understand the environment, reduce the risk, and leave behind a system that makes sense to the people using it.

You work directly with Johnathan Heatherman, a CompTIA-certified IT professional with hands-on experience across endpoints, networks, Linux infrastructure, security monitoring, and automation.

3CompTIA certifications
4Core service areas
1:1Direct technical contact

A straightforward process

From unclear problem to dependable system.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Understand the problem, the environment, and what a useful result looks like.

  2. 02

    Build

    Create the smallest dependable solution that solves the real business need.

  3. 03

    Secure

    Reduce exposure, protect credentials, and document the important controls.

  4. 04

    Support

    Hand over clear guidance and stay available for agreed follow-up work.

Start a conversation

Tell me what is slowing your business down.

Share the goal, the pain point, or the system you need help with. You'll receive a practical next step—not a hard sell.

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