About
Background
My background is enterprise systems at a major bank. Millions of transactions processed, compliance automation, fraud detection pipelines. The kind of infrastructure where failure costs real money and everything has to be documented, tested, and bulletproof.
That's where I learned how to think about systems. Not just building them, but building them so they hold up at scale. Now I take that same approach and apply it to growing businesses that need real infrastructure but don't have enterprise budgets.
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Results at a Glance
- $4M+ in client value identified
- $52K/yr saved through AI product listing automation
- 20+ hrs/wk recovered through custom inventory systems
- 200K+ transactions analyzed for profitability insights
- 1,040 users migrated to SSO/MFA with zero downtime
The Longer Version
I spent years doing work that looked right on paper but didn't feel right.
Good job at a major enterprise bank. Millions of transactions. The kind of work where you learn to think three steps ahead because things can't afford to break. I was good at it. Steady paycheck. Checking boxes.
But the whole time there was this quiet voice asking, is this it?
Not "is this the right job." Deeper than that. Is this what I'm supposed to be doing with my time here?
So I started building something on the side. Launch Forte. Nights, weekends, whenever I could find the hours. I didn't have a clue what I was doing business-wise. But I knew I wouldn't figure it out by standing still.
What I've Figured Out So Far
I like understanding how things work. Businesses, processes, people. Everything's a system if you look at it right.
Most problems don't need sophisticated solutions. They need clear thinking and simple execution. I'm skeptical of complexity. Usually it's just confusion that hasn't been untangled yet.
I'd rather do fewer things well than more things badly.
And I care whether the thing I build still works six months from now. A lot of people don't stick around long enough to find out. I do.
Outside of Work
I read a lot. Play basketball. Work out. Play video games when I can.
I think about how things connect. How one small choice ripples into something bigger. How everything we deal with lives inside something larger, whether we see it or not.
I write about this stuff on my blog. Check it out in the Writing section.
If You Want to Work Together
I run Launch Forte, a consulting practice focused on automation, CRM infrastructure, AI-powered tools, and the integrations that connect everything. The things that should work but don't.
I like messy projects where the real issue isn't obvious at first. Businesses that have outgrown their tools but aren't sure what comes next. People who are honest about what they don't know.
If that sounds like you, get in touch.
If you've got a system held together by hope and one person who "just knows how it works", that's usually where I come in.
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