Fifteen years inside the handoff problem
Enterprise networking, cloud, and security, up close.
// ABOUT
We built the IT consulting company we'd want to hire.
SMEnode is a senior-only Canadian IT and AI practice. The principal who designs your network is the one who builds it, runs it, and picks up the phone when it matters. No handoffs. No junior swap after the contract's signed.
// WHY WE EXIST
Why build another IT consulting company?
Most IT firms sell you one team, scope you with a second, and deliver with a third. The person who understood your problem is gone by week two. We spent fifteen years watching that handoff break good projects, so we built the practice the other way around: the senior engineer stays from first call to steady state. Your data stays in Canada too, under PIPEDA and Bill C-26.
// 01 // 02 A practice built the other way around
One principal, start to finish.
// WHAT WE BELIEVE
What do we believe?
Three principles shape how we deliver. The engineer who designs your system also builds and runs it, every engagement is led by a senior with fifteen-plus years in production, and your data stays in Canada under PIPEDA and Bill C-26 from day one.
No handoff
The engineer who designs your system is the one who builds and runs it. You talk to the builder, not an account manager.
Senior-only, on purpose
Every engagement is led by a principal with 15+ years in the field. We don't staff junior and learn on your network.
Canadian-first
Your data lives in Canada, governed by PIPEDA and Bill C-26. Residency isn't an add-on, it's the default.
// CREDENTIALS
What makes us qualified?
Our authority is verifiable, not asserted. Every capability is one connected practice around a single principal, and each node links to the work that proves it.
- Certifications1
- Technologies8
- Compliance4
// LEADERSHIP
Who leads your engagement?
Saeid Ghobadi, Founder. 15+ years across enterprise networking, cloud, and applied AI. Saeid designs the solution you buy and stays on the engagement that delivers it. When you hire SMEnode, you're hiring the architect, not a sales deck.
Saeid Ghobadi
Founder and CEO
// FAQ
Questions we get asked
Straight answers to what teams ask before an engagement begins.
One senior principal, from the first call to long after go-live. No handoff to a delivery pod you've never met.
No. SMEnode is a senior-only IT consulting company. Every engagement is led by someone with 15+ years in the field.
Network consulting, cloud architecture across AWS, Azure and GCP, cybersecurity and Zero Trust, plus applied AI. One team, the full stack.
In Canada. We build to PIPEDA and Bill C-26, so residency and compliance are set from day one, not bolted on later.
CCIE-grade network engineering, with hands-on depth in Cisco ACI, SD-WAN, F5, and the major clouds. Delivery aligns to SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
The same senior engineer who built it runs it. You keep the person who knows your environment, not a ticket queue.
We're a Toronto-based firm serving clients across Canada, with US work on the roadmap.
A senior engineer replies within an hour. First call maps the problem, then we scope the smallest useful step, not a bloated retainer.