I work as a Fractional CTO and Principal Engineer, partnering with B2B manufacturing and distribution companies to design and deliver practical, high-impact software systems. With nearly 10 years of senior engineering experience, I specialize in translating business goals into clear technical strategy, modernizing legacy platforms, and building bespoke solutions that automate operations and improve data flow across the organization.
I provide hands-on technical leadership across architecture, implementation, and delivery, while advising executives on platform selection, vendor evaluation, and long-term technology roadmaps. My background in startup and growth-stage environments enables me to move quickly, make pragmatic tradeoffs, and deliver durable systems that scale with the business—without overengineering or unnecessary complexity.More...
Lisa Schumacher
Field Service Technician
Verified
Lisa Schumacher is a dedicated Field Service Technician with over twenty years of experience in the IT industry. Based in Bismarck, she excels in troubleshooting and maintaining high-tech equipment, ensuring seamless connectivity for her clients. Lisa is passionate about technology and continuously seeks to enhance her skills through workshops and certifications. In her free time, she enjoys reading and crochet.More...
Kim Ledbetter
Network Engineer II
Verified
I am a seasoned network engineer and consultant with over a decade of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise networks. My specialization is in Fortinet technologies—including FortiGate firewalls, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiEMS, FortiAuthenticator, FortiSwitch, and FortiAP—but I also bring experience with Cisco and Azure environments. My expertise spans advanced topics such as SD-WAN, BGP/OSPF routing, VRFs, VPN/SAML integrations, certificate automation, and large-scale security architectures.
Over the course of my career, I have led multi-site enterprise rollouts in sectors such as education and utilities, trained engineering teams on complex Fortinet deployments, and guided customers through cutovers, high-availability migrations, and compliance-driven configurations. In leadership roles, I have not only engineered solutions but also mentored teams, helping them adopt best practices for stability, scalability, and security.More...