About Artisan Computer Services

Artisan Computer Services LLC is located in Tucson, Arizona, and offers computer consulting services throughout Southern Arizona.

Artisan Computer Services LLC is an independent agent. When you hire us, we're working for you and your best interests, not someone else. This ensures that you'll get a solution that best meets your needs, not one that's motivated by outside financial interests. Although we receive referrals from numerous sources (including Apple Computer), we neither give nor receive a commission or compensation from any organization.

We offer services on a wide range of computer platforms (Mac, PC, Unix). Because of this experience and knowledge we can offer solutions that our competitors are often unaware of that fit your needs even better.

We know what works and what doesn't, and we'll tell you if a piece of hardware or software doesn't perform as advertised - and because we're not selling you something, we have no financial interest in making a sale. This ensures that the work we do and the equipment we recommend is judged on it's own merits, not pushed on you because we have to make a quota, or liquidate excess inventory.

Staff

Zack Williams - Managing Consultant, ACTC, ACHDS, APP - zdw@artisancomputer.com: Zack is the head of operations and senior consultant at Artisan Computer Services, and holds two Apple certifications - Apple Certified Technical Coordinator, and Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist, both for version 10.3 of Mac OS X (Mac OS X 10.4 tests aren't available yet from Apple). He is also an Apple Product Professional, and can answer most any question about Apple's Hardware or software lineup.

A Tucson resident for 22 years, Zack received his Bachelors of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arizona in 2001. A lifelong technology aficionado, Zack's first computer was the original Macintosh 512k (with a 20MB floppy-port attached hard disk!), and has been using a variety of Mac, PC and Unix workstations for the last 21 years.

Zack has worked as a Web Designer, Unix System Administrator, and IT Manager before founding Artisan Computer Services in 2003. In his spare time, he enjoys spicy food, attending church, and hanging out with his wonderful fiancée wife.
Matt Musante - Consultant, ACHDS, A+ Tech - msm@artisancomputer.com: Matt is a deep-thinking individual with a knack for problem solving. His passion is "making life easier". The field of computers has always been his first choice. He has been interested in computers since he got an Apple IIc at the age of seven. Back then, he experimented with programming and discovered he had a talent for automation. In 1996, Matt got on the Internet for the first time and started experimenting with website design. Since then, he has built several websites for small businesses worldwide and continues to expand his abilities.

Matt has worked for various companies in Arizona, California and Germany, including a year at Transmeta in Silicon Valley. His primary tasks at these companies were computer troubleshooting, repair and system integration. His favorite project was building an integrated point-of-sale terminal and inventory control system entirely in PHP and MySQL.

Matt lives in Tucson with his two cats, Nik and Ike. His favorite activities are running, hiking, and playing volleyball. He also enjoys watching movies, listening to dance music, driving with the windows down, and learning about the latest in technology.

Affiliations

Artisan Computer Services or its staff maintain a professional membership in the following organizations:

: As certified members of the Apple Consultants Network, we provide consulting services and solutions using Apple computers and software, and have access to a depth of software and technical information unavailable elsewhere.
Microsoft Partner Program: Artisan Computer Services is a member of the Microsoft Partner Program at the Registered Member level. We provide computer services on Windows-based platforms and servers running Windows 9x through XP and 2003 Server, and have access to the latest Microsoft software through this program. If the need arises for us to contact Microsoft directly, we have priority access to a higher level of tech support.