Meet the Tech-savvy Sawyer Solutions Employees

Born and raised in Alabama, Benji cofounded Sawyer Solutions and is the company’s CEO. He created Sawyer Solutions in 2011 with his father, Ken, to develop a structural software package — but in 2013, the company began providing the reliable and state-of-the-art managed IT services that have turned Sawyer Solutions into one of the most successful and fastest-growing small businesses in Birmingham. 

Benji has been programming since the late 1990s and worked at PiRod Inc. — now Valmont Industries — ServiceMaster Clean and Brother International in Memphis before moving back to Alabama to run Sawyer Solutions. Benji graduated from The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science and has a bachelor’s from the University of Alabama and a master’s in engineering technology from the University of Memphis. 

When he’s not helping Sawyer Solutions’ clients grow their business, Benji volunteers in the youth program of the Alabaster Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoys skiing, jogging and gaming. 

Benji’s greatest joy, however, is his family. He and his brilliant, loving and talented wife, Rebekah, are the proud parents of six children. 

Ken’s entrepreneurial experience dates to when he and his wife, Liz, started the first of six businesses in 1973, and he has used that experience to help Sawyer Solutions thrive. Under Ken’s leadership, Sawyer Solutions was named Small Business of the Year by the Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce in 2018 and 2021 and one of the 30-fastest growing companies in Birmingham in 2018.

Ken graduated from Samford University and constructed the first TV production facility at the University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama, where he also received a Master’s in education. Ken also earned a Master’s in engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and several certifications including Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Away from the office, Ken is active in the Greater Shelby Chamber of Commerce and has served various leadership roles with the Boy Scouts of America. His service and dedication to the Boy Scouts earned him the organization’s Silver Beaver Award. Ken also sings in the choir at his church, where he serves on various committees, and loves spending time with his nine grandchildren and two Shetland sheepdogs.

A native of Maryland, Tyler hooked up with Sawyer Solutions when he moved to Locust Fork, Alabama, to be closer to family.

Prior to joining the Sawyer Solutions family, Tyler served as a systems analyst for the General Motors plant in Baltimore and worked in digital marketing for a dealership chain in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Tyler is a graduate of Maryland’s Carroll County Career and Tech Center, where he studied computer networking and systems security, and has an associate degree in information systems security from ITT Technical Institute.

Jacob attended Jacksonville State University and achieved a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems with a concentration in information assurance. While in college, he fixed appliances as a part time job.

After graduating, Jacob moved to Birmingham and took a job in telecommunications with Momentum Telecom. While at this position, he studied and obtained the CompTIA Security+ Certificate. After achieving this certification, Jacob wanted to move into a more IT related position, which is when he became a part of the Sawyer Solution’s Family.

He started his IT career in the Army, where he served as a Network Technician for four years before deciding to join the Sawyer Solutions family. 

Braydon is still actively pursuing his associates degree in computer science. He obtained his vast amount of knowledge from the school of hard knocks and had minimal room for errors.

Jan is our marketing assistant and document creator and came to Sawyer Solutions after working in problem management for a large telecommunications company.

Jan graduated with honors from the University of South Alabama with a bachelor’s in computer science.

Away from the office, Jan designs earrings and creates Zentangle patterns. She also enjoys reading and teaching her cat to fetch.

Though she grew up in Kentucky, Denise has been in Birmingham most of her life and brings more than a decade of experience in the computer industry to Sawyer Solutions.

Denise attended Jefferson State Community College in Alabama before earning a bachelor’s in business administration from Faulkner University in Huntsville.

Denise is an avid fan of the University of Kentucky Wildcats — though she’s more than willing to make friends with fans of Auburn and Alabama — and enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, Bailee and Madison, and her Boston Terrier, Baxter.