Steve Smith, on site
Field experience informs practical decisions about placement, access, coverage, serviceability, and long-term support.
About
Local expertise for networks that have to work.
Our owners bring more than 30 years of combined experience in networking, IT operations, and infrastructure builds—from homes and small businesses to complex environments and projects valued up to $2 million.
Built on real-world infrastructure and security leadership
Berthoud WiFi is backed by owners with more than 30 years of combined hands-on experience designing, building, supporting, and improving networks and technology infrastructure. That background lets us look beyond a single access point or speed test and consider the full system: internet service, cabling, switching, WiFi coverage, cameras, access control, security, reliability, and future growth.
Steve Smith brings more than 15 years of IT leadership experience, including support for environments with 700+ users and responsibility for technology programs and infrastructure projects valued up to $2 million. His work spans UniFi and Meraki networks, servers, cloud platforms, camera systems, physical access control, cybersecurity oversight, vendor and SaaS risk, incident readiness, privacy, and day-to-day IT operations.
That enterprise experience now supports two connected parts of the business: professional infrastructure services and cybersecurity risk consulting. Whether the need is a dependable network or a defensible security roadmap, recommendations are practical, appropriately scaled, and built around the organization’s real priorities.
What that means for your project
- Professional design scaled to the property and budget
- Honest recommendations without unnecessary equipment
- UniFi-first networking, cameras, and access solutions
- Clean installation, labeling, testing, and documentation
- Security and reliability considered from the start
- Local support and a clear path for future growth
Owners in the field
The people planning the work also understand the work.
Berthoud WiFi is built on hands-on installation experience. Steve and Jack work in the real environments behind the recommendations—from elevated coverage locations to network closets and structured cabling.
Jack, on site
Real installations require careful access, clean execution, testing, and attention to the details that customers may never see.
Hands-on infrastructure work
Our experience includes the cabling, racks, switching, and physical infrastructure that dependable WiFi relies on.