Dan Williams, President and CEO started IBS on November 20, 1981 with one employee —himself. By January 1982 the company had grown to three employees. During the height of the business and the economy, IBS had over 1,000 employees. That number has since declined during these current economical times. Since its inception, IBS has been providing quality service and IT expertise to its clients, ranging from professional services to customized business solutions. IBS currently has ten offices nationwide with European operations in the United Kingdom. Throughout their twenty-two year tenure in the IT marketplace, IBS has developed a unique approach to meeting their client’s needs. IBS has a long-standing reputation for providing innovative IT solutions. Working in tandem with organizations, together they determine the appropriate solution and project team for needs and business objectives.

Along with this business approach, IBS has had a long history of inventive IT solutions— whether to meet a particular business challenge for a unique professional services engagement, or a fully integrated and customized solution. Their focused solutions in the insurance and healthcare industries are examples of how they provide targeted solutions. At every level of business and from the largest to the smallest projects, IBS’ approach to IT services is to help transform and transition your processes, your technology and your people—aligning them with business goals and turning challenges into opportunities.

Through the years Dan has learned that starting your own company may look easy, but it isn’t. The financial implications are harder than initially expected. As a result, he has always had great respect for people who have started small companies and have been able to manage making payroll for many years. Dan thinks that one of the bigger challenges is keeping the company attuned to rapidly changing needs for our services. It’s important to be able to discard old methods —even successful ones—as times change.

Since Dan’s early childhood, he was always inclined toward things mechanical and technical. He tuned this interest on everything from railroad train sets and ham radios to a correspondence course on short-wave electronics. As he grew up, the technology changed and Dan changed with it. Computers and computer science are just a natural extension of the same interest. Dan credits his father, Jack Williams, as an influence that laid out the groundwork in terms of work ethic. His father impressed upon him that work was a key ingredient in one’s life and a key ingredient in someone’s self-respect.

When Dan is not busy concentrating on the challenges of a business leader, one of his favorite non-work activities is playing “catch” with his daughters Julie and Nancy and eating smoked salmon. Dan also enjoys reading books or articles written by specific successful executives in information technology. He looks for success stories in technology related products or services business, examples of how other executives manage the constant changes that continually challenge this business environment.

One of the key factors that drives Dan is the desire to make something worthy out of his life, to make a meaningful contribution. It’s important that he’s not just along for the ride. Dan feels his philanthropic motivations stem from an ongoing desire to give back or to help the less fortunate get started in life. Dan says he selects organizations to donate to that have zero or very little administrative costs and are run by volunteers.