(Columbia, MD – November 10, 2026) XPERTECHS has been named to The Daily Record’s 2026 Best Family-Owned Businesses in Maryland list. The Daily Record’s editorial leadership team chose the honorees based on community recommendations and its own research. To qualify, a company must be entirely or substantially owned by a family and based in Maryland or operate extensively in the state.

Michael Mellott founded XPERTECHS in 1988. Two of his sons, Mike and Joe, joined the business after building careers elsewhere. Today, Mike is President and Joe is Vice President, leading a company of more than 70 employees that delivers managed IT, cybersecurity, and AI and automation services. Michael serves as Chairman, handling finance and helping set direction.

“There’s something special about watching your sons continue to grow the business you built,” said Michael Mellott, Founder and Chairman of XPERTECHS. “They’re confident in where they’re taking things.”

When Mike became President, he set out to put AI and automation to work inside XPERTECHS and help clients do the same. Under his and Joe’s leadership, the company has evolved from a managed service provider into a Managed Intelligence Provider, pairing that expertise with the managed IT and cybersecurity work at its core.

“Our industry changes fast, and our clients need us to change with it,” said Mike Mellott, President of XPERTECHS. “Being family-owned means we don’t wait on a board or outside investors to make a call. When we see where things are heading, we can invest, build the team, and move.”

“We’ve never seen ourselves as a vendor,” said Joe Mellott, Vice President of XPERTECHS. “Our clients work with a family that has a stake in how things turn out for them.”

As the company grows, Michael has taken on one more role, which is making sure its culture carries forward. This spring, he launched The Founders Club, a group of eight long-tenured employees he personally selected to pass The XPERTECHS Way on to the people coming in behind them. Members serve as culture ambassadors, help onboard new hires, and have a voice in setting the company’s direction. As Michael told the group at its first dinner, “As I step back, I need them to step up.”

Read about XPERTECHS on The Daily Record: https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/10/29/xpertechs/