How can I help?
The right expertise. Right when you need it.
Your business runs on technology — and the decisions you make about that technology have real consequences.
Whether you're modernizing a legacy platform, struggling to get the most from your ERP, building a team that can carry your organization forward, or trying to finally see what's happening on your shop floor in real time, the common thread is this: you need senior-level experience that understands both the technical and the business side of the equation.
That's exactly what I bring. Each service below is built from 25+ years of hands-on work in the trenches of manufacturing, distribution, and enterprise systems — not theory, not a methodology borrowed from a textbook, but hard-won expertise that delivers results.
Take a look at what's possible, and when something resonates, let's talk.
Not every business needs a full-time senior developer — but every business deserves one.
With 25+ years of hands-on software development experience across manufacturing, distribution, and enterprise systems, I embed directly into your team on a flexible, part-time basis to deliver the kind of strategic, high-impact development that typically only large companies can afford.
From custom application development and ERP integrations to data warehousing, reporting dashboards, EDI systems, and workflow automation, I bring senior-level expertise in SQL, IBMi, Oracle DBMS, and Microsoft technologies to your most pressing technical challenges — without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Whether you need to extend your existing systems, modernize aging processes, or build something entirely new, you get a battle-tested developer and technical leader who can scope, architect, and execute — and who knows how to align technology decisions with real business outcomes.
IBMi Modernization Honor Your Heritage. Engineer Your Future.
Your IBMi system isn't a liability — it's the backbone of decades of business logic, institutional knowledge, and operational precision that your competitors simply don't have.
The question isn't whether to modernize; it's how to do it without losing what makes your business exceptional.
My approach begins where most consultants don't — deep inside your environment. I examine your existing applications, database architecture, workflows, and the core business rules that have quietly powered your success before a single line of code changes.
From there, I engineer a modernization path that honors the reliability and depth of your IBMi heritage while making your systems future ready — integrating modern interfaces, data platforms, reporting, and automation on top of the foundation you've already built.
With hands-on IBMi experience spanning development, system administration, modernization, and enterprise integration, I bring the rare combination of old-iron fluency and modern technical breadth needed to move your platform forward — confidently, strategically, and without disrupting the operations that depend on it every day.
ERP & MES Subject Matter Expert
ERP and MES systems are the operational heart of any manufacturing or distribution business — and getting them right is the difference between a platform that empowers your team and one that holds it back.
With a development career built entirely around enterprise systems, I bring deep, hands-on expertise across some of the industry's most widely used platforms: Infor System 21, DelmiaWorks (formerly IQMS), Plex, Mapics, and JD Edwards.
My experience goes well beyond implementation — I've lived inside these systems as a developer, supported them through daily operational demands, navigated upgrades, and led full-scale installations across manufacturing and distribution environments. That means when you bring me in, you're not getting someone who learned these platforms in a classroom — you're getting someone who has extended them, fixed them, and pushed them far beyond their out-of-the-box capabilities to meet real business needs.
Whether you're evaluating a new ERP, optimizing an existing system, troubleshooting a troubled implementation, or bridging the gap between your ERP and shop floor MES, I bring the cross-platform fluency and business process depth to help you get more out of the system you have — or make the right decisions about where you're going next.
Education, Mentorship & Talent Cultivation
The most valuable thing an experienced technologist can do isn't just solve today's problem — it's ensure the next generation of professionals is equipped to solve tomorrow's.
After 25+ years working across enterprise systems, software development, and IT leadership, I've come to believe that passing on hard-earned knowledge isn't just a professional courtesy — it's an obligation and an honor. I work with developers, analysts, and technical teams at all stages of their careers, translating years of real-world experience into practical guidance that textbooks and certifications simply can't provide.
From technical deep-dives into SQL, IBMi, ERP systems, and application development, to functional coaching on how enterprise systems actually behave in production environments, to the broader mentorship of how to think, communicate, and grow as a technology professional — I bring it all to the table in writing, documentation, and direct engagement.
As a conference speaker, I've taken these same insights to broader audiences, presenting on topics that sit at the intersection of technology, business, and professional development — because great ideas deserve to travel further than a single conversation.
Whether you're a business looking to upskill your internal team, a developer looking to accelerate your growth, or an organization trying to preserve institutional knowledge before it walks out the door, I bring the patience, perspective, and passion of someone who believes that cultivating talent is one of the most meaningful investments a business — or a person — can make.
Process & SDLC Evolution
In many IBMi shops, the code has evolved — but the process around it hasn't.
Change management practices that were established decades ago are still running on tribal knowledge, manual promotions, and a program-by-program mindset that was never designed to scale with the demands of a modern development team.
The result is risk, inconsistency, and a growing gap between what your developers are capable of and what your environment allows them to do.
I help organizations bridge that gap by bringing modern software development lifecycle discipline to environments that have traditionally operated without it — introducing Git-based source control, automated development pipelines, structured governance, and a shift in thinking from managing individual programs to building and maintaining cohesive, version-controlled applications.
This isn't about abandoning what works or forcing a foreign methodology onto a platform with its own distinct culture — it's about evolving your process deliberately and practically so that your team can move faster, release with confidence, and operate with the kind of visibility and control that modern development demands.
Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to formalize and modernize what you already have, I bring the experience of having lived on both sides of that divide — and the roadmap to get you from one to the other.
Data Analytics & Power BI
Data is only as powerful as your ability to see it, understand it, and act on it — and that requires more than a dashboard.
My approach to data analytics goes well beyond building reports: I analyze your systems, data structures, and business processes at a deep level to uncover the insights, gaps, and opportunities that standard reporting tools simply can't surface on their own.
Using SQL, Power BI, data warehousing, and ETL design, I deliver business intelligence solutions that are built around how your business actually operates — not a generic template.
But the work doesn't stop at the desktop. I've designed and built real-time graphical shop floor monitoring systems that put live production performance data directly in front of the people who need it most — operators, supervisors, and leaders on the floor — using color-coded visual displays that tell the story of your operation at a glance, the same way a scoreboard tells you exactly where you stand in the fourth quarter.
Whether you need executive-level Power BI reporting, a forensic deep-dive into your data to drive a major decision, or a live visual system that brings your operations to life in real time, I bring the technical depth and business fluency to deliver analytics that actually move the needle.
Manufacturing Systems & Visual Factory
The factory floor is where strategy meets reality — and the gap between what leadership believes is happening and what is actually happening in production is where efficiency, quality, and profitability are won or lost.
A Visual Factory bridges that gap by transforming raw machine data, production cycles, work center performance, and quality events into a living, breathing display of operational truth that every person on the floor can see, understand, and respond to in real time.
This service is the convergence of everything I do — ERP and MES expertise, custom software development, database engineering, data analytics, and a deep understanding of how manufacturing businesses actually operate — brought together into systems that are purpose-built for your environment, your equipment, and your business.
I've designed and deployed real-world visual factory systems managing hundreds of active assembly work stations, capturing every cycle, every failure, every reset, and every quality event — and turning that data into the kind of moment-by-moment visibility that empowers operators to own their performance and gives leadership the intelligence to act before small problems become costly ones.
If your shop floor is running blind, it's time to put a scoreboard on the wall.