BizTek People, Inc., operating as APA International Placement Consultants, is a woman- and minority-owned technology staffing firm founded in 2010 that connects organizations with IT, financial, and multilingual professionals. The Portland, Oregon-based firm maintains a presence in New York and serves global clients including Fortune 100 companies across financial services, trading houses, legal firms, and accounting sectors.
The company runs a dedicated IT Security Consulting division that helps organizations prepare for and respond to cybersecurity threats. This positions BizTek as both a talent placement operation and a consulting resource for security posture and incident response. The firm's technical staffing capabilities span IT security roles, broader technology positions, and financial sector placements, with particular strength in bilingual and multilingual candidate pipelines through its specialized Japan Desk.
BizTek's business model centers on high-end placements - connecting what the company describes as elite technical talent with critical business requirements. The firm operates in a market segment where Fortune 100 enterprises and financial institutions need both specialized security expertise and the ability to staff multilingual teams. CEO Shankar Viswanathan leads an organization that has evolved since 2010 to address shifting demands in both cybersecurity staffing and cross-cultural business technology services.
