Fractional Technology Leadership
Enterprise-grade technology solutions. Zero agency overhead.
A stalled software rollout. Manual work that won't scale. Systems that don't talk to each other.
I'm a technology leader with 30 years and 250+ projects behind me. I find the why before the what, then fix it on the platforms you already own.
Thirty years of human judgment guides the strategy. A team of AI agents I've built and trained does the volume in between, so you get senior-level results without the bloated agency hours, or the room of consultants billing for the handoffs.
Organizations I've helped
shipping throughput, with zero added warehouse staff
same/next-day ship rate, doubled year-over-year
e-commerce revenue invoiced and collected, automatically
in software licensing fees avoided
Figures from a live engagement with a multi-brand wholesale distributor. See the full case study.
Same judgment. A fraction of the cost.
Solving a business problem well used to take eight people (project manager, business analyst, solution architect, developers, a senior reviewer, QA, and DevOps) plus the constant meetings and handoffs between them. That coordination is the cost. I know it from both sides: I scaled a 20-person consulting firm that worked exactly this way, and before that I built and ran two manufacturing companies of my own (about 200 people and $25M in combined revenue) on the ERP, warehouse, and shipping systems I designed and wrote myself. Now I keep the senior judgment where it belongs (with me, on your problem) and put a team of AI agents on everything in between.
Traditional approach
- ○ Project manager + business analyst
- ○ Solution architect
- ○ Developer(s)
- ○ Senior developer (code review)
- ○ QA engineer
- ○ DevOps / admin
- ○ PM coordination throughout
8 roles · constant meetings · handoff delays
How I deliver
- You + me
We dig into the why: your workflows, the real problem, what success looks like
- AI-automated
Architecture · Development · Code review · QA · Documentation
- You + me
I verify every result and deploy; you sign off on the outcome, not the code
Senior judgment on both ends. AI handles the volume in between, and nothing ships until I've reviewed it.
What you actually get: direct access to the senior architect on every decision, answers in minutes instead of a chain of command, and a lean pipeline where AI handles the rote execution while 30 years of experience guides the strategy. The work is built on the platform you already run, with no new vendor to manage, so you get the same caliber of result in a fraction of the time and cost. Real example: a purchasing system a traditional team estimated at ~80 hours, designed and shipped in about 14.
Three ways I plug in
Where I fit depends on what the business needs.
Fractional CIO / CTO
Senior technology leadership without a full-time hire. For a growing company with no IT leadership, I become it; for a team that has outrun its tools, I make it stronger: roadmaps, honest build-versus-buy calls, and a steady hand on the projects that can't fail.
Learn more →Technology Services
Thirty years of building the systems businesses run on: ERP and CRM implementations, business process automation, and the integrations that make your tools finally talk to each other.
Learn more →AI Solutions
Straight answers on where AI actually helps your business, and where it doesn't, then the build: chatbots, marketing automation, and intelligent automation that earns its keep.
Learn more →Featured case study
How I rebuilt a distributor's entire technology backbone for a fraction of agency cost
A family-owned, multi-brand wholesale distributor came to me with an ERP implementation off the rails, siloed systems, and paper-based warehouse operations. Over roughly ten months I replaced the failing vendor, fixed a platform-wide performance bug, built a custom warehouse management system from scratch, rebuilt and launched their ecommerce store, rolled out retail POS, and introduced AI across the organization, all under budget.
The payoff shows up in the daily numbers: shipping throughput is up 42% with no added warehouse staff, order-to-ship time dropped about two days, and roughly 1,700 finance transactions a month now post themselves, freeing the bookkeeping team about 20 hours every month.
- +42% shipping throughput, no added staff
- ~20 hrs/mo bookkeeping automated away
- $28K vs. $168K custom WMS build
In their words
A few notes from 250+ engagements across DreamSight and Summit Technologies.
“As a small nonprofit moving off antiquated spreadsheets, I was terrified to try a real CRM again. Mike and his team met my apprehension with confidence and reassurance, and positioned us for opportunities we hadn't imagined.”
“On a limited budget with very specific needs, Mike made a formidable task doable, and even enjoyable. He never said 'no,' troubleshot every hiccup even outside the original scope, and we didn't deviate from timeline or budget.”
“A sharp, solutions-driven thinker. He understood our goal and delivered a simple, practical solution that made an immediate impact: real value, without overcomplicating anything.”
Why DreamSight?
30-Day Satisfaction Guarantee
If you're not satisfied with the results in the first 30 days, I refund your investment, no questions asked. I'm here to deliver measurable improvements, or you don't pay.
Free AI Readiness Assessment
Start with a no-cost AI Readiness Assessment. I'll look at how your business runs today and show you exactly where AI can have an immediate impact, and where it can't. Honest read, no obligation.
Flexible Monthly Engagements
Month-to-month, no long-term contracts. Scale up, scale down, or pivot as your needs change. You keep control and flexibility; I bring the strategy and the build.
Meet your architect
Mike Leibrand
I've spent 30 years and 250+ projects building the systems businesses run on. Before consulting, I founded and ran two manufacturing companies of my own (about 200 people and $25M in combined revenue), building their ERP, warehouse, and shipping systems myself. Then I scaled a Salesforce consulting firm to 20 people and $3.5M before selling it. When you work with me, you get that operator's judgment directly, not a junior team learning on your budget.
Not sure where to start? Start with a roadmap.
If you know something's holding the business back but can't name the one thing to fix first, that's exactly what a Technology Roadmap is for. I look at the systems you run and talk to the people who use them across sales, procurement, fulfillment, support, and cash flow, then come back with a clear, prioritized plan for where technology will actually pay off.
You walk away with a short, plain-English blueprint
Your bottlenecks, ranked
The constraints costing you the most, and the fastest way to clear each one.
A keep / fix / scrap call
Which systems to keep, which to modify, and which to retire, with the reasoning behind each.
A fixed-cost phase one
What the first round of fixes costs to execute, so you can act without guesswork.
How the Technology Roadmap Works
A proven three-step process
Discover
I sit down with the people doing the work (sales, operations, fulfillment, finance) and map how things actually run. This is the why before the what: I won't prescribe a fix until I understand the problem.
Assess
I find where technology and AI will move the needle most, and, just as importantly, where they won't. You get an honest read, not a pitch for whatever I happen to sell.
Recommend
You get a plain-English roadmap: quick wins you can act on now, and a longer-term plan tied to real business outcomes. Clear enough to hand to your team, specific enough to build from.
Let's talk through where technology will pay off fastest.
A 25-minute, zero-pressure call. You'll leave with a clear read on where to start, even if we never work together.