Use Cases
These are stories from real engagements. Client names are anonymized. Each one started with a conversation about what wasn’t working and ended with something measurably better. If you see your situation in one of these stories, we should talk.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Technology: Java, JDK 1.8/11/17/21,
JFrog Artifactory, Automated Build Pipelines
The Product That Needed a Home
The Story
Quest Software had a problem. Their JClass product line, a Java-based charting, reporting, and data visualization toolkit, still had active enterprise customers, including Fortune 100 companies in financial services, government, and defense. But JClass was no longer a strategic priority. They didn’t want to invest in it, but they couldn’t just shut it down. Customers depended on it . . . .
Industry: Manufacturing
Technology: Ubuntu, Tomcat 9, Amazon Corretto 8, Crystal Reports, LDAP, CIFS, Active Directory
The Server That Had to Move
The Story
A Midwest construction company with ~500 employees and $150M+ in revenue depends on a custom Java web application to run its reporting. The application sits on top of an AS/400 ERP system and handles accounts payable, payroll, HR, job costing, time management, and field operations reporting for six company entities. Over 125 Crystal Reports templates generate the financial and operational reports . . . .
Industry: Nonprofit, Wildlife Conservation
Technology: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Power BI
The CRM That Nobody Used
The Story
A national wildlife conservation nonprofit had invested in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM seven years ago. Their development team never adopted it. Multiple consultants had tried to launch CRM-based workflows. Each attempt failed. The system had 498,000+ accounts, 42,000+ confirmed duplicates, and over-customized forms from a prior consultant that didn’t match how the team actually worked . . . .
Industry: Wholesale Distribution / Industrial Supply
Technology: ERP Integration, Order Automation, E-Commerce, Business Intelligence, AI Strategy
The $2.6M Technology Roadmap
The Story
A multi-branch industrial distributor with over a century of history and multiple branch locations across the Upper Midwest was growing steadily. Relationships were strong. Operations were solid. But technology investments were happening without coordination, without governance, and without a plan.
The company had elevated technology to a strategic priority for the first time in its history . . . .
Industry: Precision Manufacturing / Sheet Metal Fabrication
Technology: Python, Global Shop ERP, SolidWorks Integration, Pervasive/Zen SQL
The Drawings That Connected Themselves
The Story
A precision sheet metal fabricator processes about 4,000 parts per day across a 60,000 square foot ISO 9001:2015 certified facility. They serve automotive, medical, agricultural, industrial, and energy customers. Their ERP system, Global Shop, handles inventory, work orders, and production tracking. Their engineering team uses SolidWorks for part design . . . .
Industry: Nonprofit, Wildlife Conservation
Technology: Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Automate, Power BI
The CRM That Nobody Used
The Story
A national wildlife conservation nonprofit had invested in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM seven years ago. Their development team never adopted it. Multiple consultants had tried to launch CRM-based workflows. Each attempt failed. The system had 498,000+ accounts, 42,000+ confirmed duplicates, and over-customized forms from a prior consultant that didn’t match how the team actually worked . . . .