Three ways to work with me
Every engagement starts with understanding your situation. From there, I scope the work to match your goals and budget.
Strategy Call
Start with one call. I assess your legacy situation, find where you are losing money, and build the ROI case for modernization.
- Audit your current architecture and infrastructure costs
- Identify the highest-value modernization targets
- Build a business case with real numbers
- No commitment required
Everyone starts here. I only take on projects where the savings are clear.
Book Your First CallTargeted Project
Modernize one application or automate one workflow. Fixed scope, outcome-based pricing, delivered in 2 to 4 months.
- Legacy application modernization
- Document processing and workflow automation
- Monolith decomposition into services
- Manual process automation with measurable ROI
You get a working system, full documentation, and a team that can maintain it after I'm gone.
Book a Strategy CallFull Transformation
Modernize the entire stack and upskill the team. 3 to 6 months. You come out on modern infrastructure with a team that can maintain it.
- End-to-end architecture modernization
- Cloud migration and infrastructure redesign
- Workflow automation across operations
- Team training and knowledge transfer
The goal is more than modern systems. You come out with a team that can keep building without me.
Book a Strategy CallWhat I modernize
If your team is maintaining legacy infrastructure that costs more every year and makes it harder to hire, I can help.
Services
I modernize legacy systems and build automation that ships in weeks, not quarters.
Legacy Application Modernization
Bring aging applications onto modern frameworks and runtimes, and transform monoliths into services.
Document Automation
Replace manual document workflows with production automation. Structured input, deterministic assembly, full audit trail.
Data Pipeline and Reporting Automation
Replace manual data workflows with automated pipelines and real-time dashboards. Unify siloed systems.
Microservices Development
Decompose monoliths into services your team can deploy independently and maintain with confidence.
Staff Augmentation
Embed a senior engineer directly into your team for targeted projects or capacity gaps.
Java development and migration specialties
Choose the work that matches your existing platform or the application you need to build.
Java Modernization
Upgrade the JVM, Spring stack, and delivery tooling of an existing Java product.
Legacy Java Migration
Move applications off Java 6/7/8, Struts, JSF, WebLogic, or WebSphere in tested stages.
Spring Boot Consulting
Build, upgrade, and troubleshoot Spring Boot applications.
Jakarta EE Migration
Plan namespace, dependency, and application-server changes together.
COBOL to Java Migration
Preserve business rules and data behavior while replacing mainframe applications.
Enterprise Java Development
Develop Java applications, APIs, and integrations for enterprise workflows.
Java Development for Washington DC
Work with a Virginia-registered company on East Coast business hours.
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The first step is a conversation.
Book a strategy call. I'll look at your current systems, find where modernization saves the most money, and give you a clear picture of what the work looks like.