Security-first
Support is built around reducing practical risk, not just reacting when devices break.
About Lanternpost IT
A guiding light for organizations that need clearer, safer technology.
Lanternpost IT LLC is a managed IT provider built for South Texas organizations that need professional support, practical cybersecurity, and a technology partner who can explain the path forward without burying people in jargon.
The lantern concept is simple: technology should make work easier, not leave business owners and office leaders guessing in the dark. Our role is to illuminate risk, clarify priorities, stabilize the day-to-day environment, and help leaders make better technology decisions.
Lanternpost IT is owner-led by Evan Ashburn and Garrick Martinez, combining secure systems thinking, structured support operations, and active community involvement. We work closely with local businesses and organizations that need capable technology guidance without enterprise complexity.
Plain language
We explain options clearly for owners, managers, and teams without deep technical backgrounds.
Rural-aware
We understand that smaller communities need serious technology support without big-city complexity.
Accountable
Owner-led service means direct responsibility for the quality of communication and follow-through.
Owners
Led by people who understand both the technology and the day-to-day pressure behind it.
Lanternpost IT is built around direct, accountable service. When a business needs help, the people shaping the support model are close to the work, close to the customer, and focused on practical outcomes.
Co-owner, technical strategy and secure systems
Evan Ashburn
Evan brings hands-on experience across managed technology, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and modern software delivery. His background includes technical team leadership, AWS architecture, endpoint security, continuity planning, and client-facing digital infrastructure work. At Lanternpost IT, Evan focuses on turning complex technical needs into clear, secure, practical roadmaps for local organizations.
Co-owner, support operations and project delivery
Garrick Martinez
Garrick brings more than a decade of IT support experience, including enterprise service desk, ServiceNow, stakeholder support, data workflows, and mission-critical healthcare technology environments. His background includes team leadership, process improvement, troubleshooting, and project coordination. At Lanternpost IT, Garrick focuses on dependable support, organized follow-through, and helping teams get back to work quickly.