Edward J. Martimbor

About the author

Edward J. Martimbor

I write about the decisions IT leaders make every day.

I’ve spent more than 30 years in IT service delivery, technical support, systems implementation, and leadership. I owned a managed IT services company for 14 years and served as a healthcare CIO and HIPAA Security Officer.

In IT leadership
30+ years
Owned an MSP
14 years
Healthcare
CIO & HIPAA Security Officer

My path

From a Commodore 64 to the CIO’s office

  1. Early years
    St. Maarten and Anguilla

    Born in St. Maarten and raised in Anguilla, I got my first computer at fourteen. By sixteen I was writing machine language on a Commodore 64 and installing my first network.

  2. 1991–1993
    Miami, Florida

    I moved to Miami and earned an Associate’s Degree in Electronic Engineering Technology. I never stopped learning after that: technical books, hands-on problems, and the people I worked with.

  3. 1996
    Into healthcare IT

    I joined a healthcare software company implementing practice management systems and spent four years travelling the United States, helping healthcare organizations implement and support them.

  4. 14 years
    EJM Solutions Inc.

    I founded and ran a managed IT services company. During the early adoption of electronic health records, my team helped health centers, primarily in Northern California, move from traditional practice management systems to EHR technology.

  5. 2014
    CIO and HIPAA Security Officer

    At Suncoast Community Health Centers, I focused on strengthening IT operations, improving service delivery, and building dependable systems that helped healthcare professionals work more efficiently.

  6. Today
    Writing and teaching

    I now live in the Philippines with my wife and our 18-month-old son, exploring emerging technologies and sharing what my career has taught me.

What I believe

Leadership is built on trust, not titles.

Effective IT leadership is built on trust, accountability, practical processes, and a willingness to learn from others. Even small IT departments can achieve meaningful results when they establish strong foundations and genuinely care about the people they support.

Some of my most valuable lessons came from the technicians I managed. People do not follow you simply because of your title. They follow you because they trust you, believe in what you are trying to accomplish, and feel that they have an opportunity to grow.

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