Project
Scoped engagements with fixed deliverables: assessments, migrations, DR builds, AI rollouts.
Senior IT · Security · AI consultancy
Senior Cybersecurity and IT operators for growing organizations.
Live Oak Technology Consulting provides security architecture, IT infrastructure, and agentic AI expertise — honed over a decade supporting global cybersecurity and public health organizations — to organizations that need experienced, senior-level engineering.
What I do
Five practices, one senior operator
Deep work across security, infrastructure, and AI — scoped to what your organization actually needs.
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AI Transformation & Agentic AI
Enterprise rollouts of Claude, OpenAI, and Microsoft Copilot Studio agents, agentic workflows, MCP integrations, and AI governance — implemented with the controls to adopt AI without introducing new risk.
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Security Architecture
End-to-end hardening of the IT stack — Zero Trust access, identity, endpoint, and network controls from best-fit tooling — with attack-path mapping and security testing against real-world intrusions.
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IT Architecture & Infrastructure
Modern secure workplace (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), on-prem and cloud (Azure/AWS) deployments, SaaS management, and disaster recovery with immutable backups and IaC automation.
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M&A IT Integration
Day-one readiness, tenant migrations, and security due diligence. Full-lifecycle integration experience across multiple acquisitions.
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Fractional IT Leadership (vCISO / vCTO)
Senior security and technology leadership on retainer — strategy, vendor management, and board-level reporting without a full-time executive hire.
Why Live Oak
The senior in the room — reachable directly.
No account managers, no junior hand-offs. Just the person who has done this at scale, applied to your size and budget.
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Work with the engineer directly
Engagements are delivered by the person you speak with.
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Enterprise experience, right-sized
Modern Workplace transformation, M&A integrations, and getting your environment set up right the first time — enterprise-grade practices, right-sized for your organization.
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Established AI practice
Hands-on deployment of Anthropic's Claude, OpenAI's ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot — practical AI that gives your team hours back each week, built on years of real production use.
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Local presence
Based in Marion County, serving Central Florida onsite and clients nationwide remotely.
About
About the founder
Joe Moffitt — Founder & Principal — Senior IT / Security Architect
Joe Moffitt is a Senior IT/Security Architect with over a decade supporting global cybersecurity and public health organizations. As a Principal Technical Architect at a public cybersecurity company, he has delivered the fundamentals that keep a business secure and running: Modern Workplace transformation on the Microsoft E5 stack, immutable ransomware-resistant backups and disaster recovery, identity and access hardening, and practical AI adoption. He founded Live Oak Technology Consulting to bring that experience to organizations that do not require — or prefer to avoid — a large-firm engagement.
How we work
Engagement models
Start where it fits. Every model gives you direct access to a senior architect — scope up or down as your needs change.
Advisory
Day-rate access for architecture reviews, incident support, and decision backup.
Retainer
Ongoing fractional leadership (vCISO/vCTO) with monthly cadence.
Not sure which fits? Start with a conversation.
FAQ
Common questions
Straight answers on how Live Oak works, who it serves, and where.
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Where is Live Oak Technology Consulting based?
Citra, Florida. We serve Ocala, Gainesville, The Villages, and the wider Central Florida area onsite, and work with clients nationwide remotely.
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Do you work with clients outside Central Florida?
Yes. Onsite engagements cover Central Florida; advisory, project, and retainer work is delivered remotely for clients anywhere in the US.
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What size organizations do you work with?
Small and mid-market organizations that need experienced, senior-level engineering without committing to a large-firm engagement.
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Who will I actually work with?
The senior architect who delivers the work is the person you speak with — no account managers and no junior hand-offs.
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How do engagements work?
Three models: project work with fixed deliverables, day-rate advisory for reviews and incident support, and ongoing retainer as a fractional vCISO/vCTO.
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What does the AI work involve?
Practical, secure adoption of Anthropic Claude, OpenAI ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot — agentic workflows, MCP integrations, and AI governance that adds capability without adding risk.
Contact
Speak directly with a senior architect.
You will work directly with a senior architect. Describe what you are trying to protect, migrate, or build, and I will give you a straightforward assessment of whether I can help.
Citra, Florida — serving Ocala, Gainesville, The Villages, and Central Florida onsite; remote nationwide