14. Sonacom IT Partners IT consulting and integration Michael S. McNeil President A two-time Fast 50 winner, Sonacom IT Partners went through a few changes in the last year. Mike McNeil, president and partner, purchased the remainder of the company from founder Rick Oertli. Sonacom then moved its 40 employees to the St. Louis Business […]
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Dierbergs Markets Checks out wireless phone systems
BY AMY SIECKMANN Originally published July 27-August 2, 2001 in the St. Louis Business Journal INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY When a page comes in, Linda Bitter, store director for the Lafayette Center Dierbergs, doesn’t alter her path as she walks through the store. She simply reaches into her pocket and answers her wireless phone. “It’s made a huge […]
Wireless LAN Tracks 30,000 Tons of Chocolate
Originally published July 2001, TRANSPORTATION & DISTRIBUTION Magazine Sonacom IT Partners–a voice video, and data services firm–and Option Technologies Inc.–a supplier of wireless data system products—-have designed and implemented a wireless local-area network (LAN) to track inventory at Lanter Co.’s Madison, IL, warehouse—-the site from which 30,000 tons of Hershey’s chocolate is distributed to seven […]
McNeil Buys Majority Stake in Sonacom IT Partners
Originally published April 2001 in St. Louis Commerce. Mike McNeil, longtime vice president of Sonacom IT Partners, purchased a majority interest in the St. Louis-based IT engineering firm from founder Rick Oertli. The announcement followed McNeil’s promotion to president of Sonacom in December. Oertli started a new career as executive vice president of Guarantee Electric […]
Jost Named President of Sonacom IS
Originally published March 2001 in St. Louis Commerce Sonacom Internet Solutions (IS), a new division of Sonacom IT Partners, has named Eric Jost as president and managing partner. Sonacom IS is a provider of web development services and filtered bandwidth to small and mid-sized companies. Jost comes to Sonacom from Boeing Corp., where he assisted […]
Oertli selling Sonacom to McNeil; to be CEO of Guarantee Electric
BY TOM ANDERSON Originally published December 2000, St. Louis Business Journal. Mike McNeil, longtime vice president of Sonacom IT Partners, has purchased a majority interest in the information technology engineering firm. The company’s founder, Rick Oertli, sold his 70 percent interest in the 16-year-old firm to McNeil and three other investors. McNeil, now president, owns […]