About Us

Fixing, Recycling, and Laughing — Missoula Style

In 2012, we launched Cyberatory Enterprises LLC for computer repair but closed after nine months due to an oversaturated market. In 2022, we tried again with Missoula Recycling and Environmental Technologies LLC to tackle e-waste, but early missteps led to its closure in May 2024. Learning from these, we started Mykal Funk LLC in September 2024, aiming to be an agile, ingenious, and MacGyver-like service provider of IT consulting, recycling, and more!

Most folks that know us well rarely see us apart. We function as a team in everything we do. But let's explain the dynamic duo behind the company! We're Julie Funk (social butterfly) and Mykal Funk (chef, tech wizard, accidental comedian, and generalologist). Based in Missoula since 2015, we live in a one-bedroom library with 3,000+ books and our dogs, Detective Tribble and Wonder Boy Pax. (I wonder what he'll do next?) We believe every household should operate as a small business to form a resilient and prosperous supply chain. Our ethos? Repurpose first, build second, buy used, or, as a last resort, buy new.

Mykal has been playing with computers since the days of MS-DOS 4.0 in the 1990's! He got his first computer (an old 8088 PC clone) when he was a teenager since the folks had gotten tired of him hogging the family 386 PC. He had it for only a few weeks before he broke it. His mother told him, "You broke it, you fix it!" He fixed it!

Julie's charisma lights up every interaction — her first word was hi (or maybe toast. Depends on which parent you ask.). Her resilient attitude towards life is an inspiration to many.

And then there is AI. We're currently using Grok but Mykal's cooking up a new one in the Cyberatory Lab. We know that complex stuff is… well, complex and scary. Here's the deal on AI around here: we're not afraid to tinker with the tech, but we're the ones holding the reins. Mykal writes our content and Julie proofreads — every quirky word — because if you are not the master a tool, the tool will master you. And we're not about to let some algorithm run the show. That said, we'll occasionally toss in an AI-generated snippet when it's handy, but never blindfolded. We dissect every line, tweak it, and make sure it's 100% human-approved before it hits the page. You're getting human grit with a dash of tech smarts — Montana-style! And like Mykal always says — Magic!

Our Three Promises

• Prioritize Privacy & Security — We will build our services and operate our business with privacy and security ahead of all other concerns.
• We Support Political, Social & Economic Freedom — We will craft a business strategy that emphasizes cooperation and mutually beneficial arrangements whenever possible, maximizing prosperity for all.
• We Will Think Outside of the Box — Actually we took the box out into the woods, doused it with kerosene, burned it, and buried the ashes!

Curious? Drop us a line via our contact page!