The Team

One operator. Elite backup.

BTS is built on radical transparency. You work directly with Erick. When specialist depth is needed, it comes from people with real credentials — not outsourced work.

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Erick Tronboll

Founder & Operator
Backcountry Tech Solutions
Ranchita, CA

Erick builds and runs everything — from writing the code to installing the Starlink dish. His practice is built on a simple premise: clients get enterprise-grade solutions delivered with the attention and accountability of someone who actually cares about the outcome. Every client site is monitored, maintained, and upgraded over time. Nothing gets handed off and forgotten.

Core Skills
Next.js / React / TypeScriptPostgreSQL / Drizzle ORMAI integration (Claude, OpenAI, xAI)Starlink installation & networkingMicrosoft Active DirectoryVercel deployment & DevOps
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Stazia Tronboll

Senior AI Development Engineer
AppFolio · AI Advisory for BTS
San Diego, CA

Stazia is a Senior AI Development Engineer at AppFolio with a Computer Engineering degree from UCSD. She advises BTS on AI architecture, model selection, and integration patterns. When a BTS client project calls for serious AI design — multi-provider routing, RAG systems, evaluation pipelines — Stazia's expertise ensures it's built right.

Core Skills
AI/ML systems architectureLLM integration and evaluationComputer Engineering (UCSD)Production AI at scale (AppFolio)Multi-provider AI routingPrompt engineering & optimization
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Colin Keef

Wireless Network Engineer
Independent · Onboarding with BTS
San Diego, CA

Colin holds a BS in Computer Engineering and a Master's in Wireless Communications from UCSD. He specializes in RF design, point-to-point links, and enterprise wireless deployments. As BTS expands its wireless practice into larger commercial properties, Colin brings the academic depth and hands-on experience to design networks that perform in challenging terrain.

Core Skills
RF design and propagation modelingPoint-to-point wireless (Ubiquiti, Cambium)Enterprise Wi-Fi deploymentUCSD CompE BS + Wireless MastersNetwork simulation and testingRural and backcountry deployments

Why this team wins for you

You get one point of contact who never passes you around — and specialist depth from a CompE + AI engineer and a wireless master's graduate when the work calls for it. No bloat. No middle management. Just the people who do the work.

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