Independent software consulting · Missouri · Remote-first

WORKFLOWS. ERP. CONTINUITY.

Make business-critical software reliable again.

FlowBridge Systems helps teams recover, modernize, and support the platforms they cannot afford to have fail: Nintex Automation K2 (formerly K2 Five), Nintex Workflow, Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, networks, and security-critical operations.

25+ yearshands-on technology and technical education
5+ yearsOdoo development & production support
K2 Five: Corecredential history · 2018–2021
MicrosoftMCSA & MCSD credential background
CompTIA A+certification · IT-support education
Cybersecuritymaster’s degree & production-minded risk review

COMMERCIAL PLATFORM EXPERIENCE

Known products. Independent guidance.

Clear references to the commercial platforms supported in consulting engagements, with practical attention to compatibility, release discipline, and the environment around each product.

NINTEX

Nintex Automation K2

Formerly K2 Five, with Nintex Workflow lifecycle support, upgrades, integrations, and cloud-migration planning.

MICROSOFT

Dynamics 365 Business Central

AL extension development and safer release support for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

MICROSOFT

Microsoft 365 & Power Platform

Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power Platform, Access, Excel, Word, and VBA automation support.

ODOO

Odoo ERP

Odoo Community and Enterprise development, production support, upgrades, and integrations.

FlowBridge Systems is an independent consultancy and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Nintex, Microsoft, or Odoo. Product names are used to identify experience with those platforms and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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SPECIALIST PRACTICES. ONE OWNER.

Support that understands the system and the work it runs.

Specialized enough to solve difficult platform problems. Broad enough to manage the database, integration, release, security, and adoption work around them.

NINTEX AUTOMATION K2 / NINTEX WORKFLOW

Nintex Automation K2 & workflow

Nintex Automation K2 (formerly K2 Five) and Nintex Workflow lifecycle support for organizations carrying legacy workflows forward without losing process knowledge.

  • Install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot
  • Migration assessment and cloud transition roadmap
  • Workflow repair, integration support, and documentation
  • Release readiness, security review, and knowledge transfer

Best fit: Teams with an aging K2/Nintex estate, stalled upgrade, or thin internal coverage.

PRACTICE 02

Odoo ERP & operations

Odoo Community and Enterprise development and production support that turns a fragile custom instance into a dependable operating system.

  • Custom modules, integrations, reporting, and automation
  • Upgrade readiness, regression repair, and release planning
  • Performance, security, data, and production support
  • Fractional technical ownership for internal teams

Best fit: Growing organizations that rely on Odoo but need senior technical continuity.

PRACTICE 03

Network & infrastructure

Practical networking and infrastructure support that makes the platform beneath your applications reliable, visible, and easier to operate.

  • Network design, troubleshooting, and lifecycle planning
  • Server, identity, endpoint, and connectivity integration
  • Monitoring, change control, and operational documentation
  • Infrastructure readiness for migrations and releases

Best fit: Teams that need a software-minded infrastructure partner for a fragile or changing environment.

PRACTICE 04

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central AL extension development and support for integrations, tailored processes, and safer releases.

  • AL extension design, development, troubleshooting, and maintenance
  • Integration, data exchange, reporting, and workflow enablement
  • Upgrade readiness, regression repair, and release planning
  • Documentation and handoff for internal or partner teams

Best fit: Business Central teams that need dependable customization without losing upgrade discipline.

PRACTICE 05

Cybersecurity & resilience

Cybersecurity master’s experience paired with production operations: practical risk reduction that supports delivery instead of slowing it down.

  • Security posture reviews for applications, integrations, and operations
  • Access, logging, backup, and recovery improvement planning
  • Secure release practices, dependency awareness, and change control
  • Clear risk documentation for owners and technical teams

Best fit: Organizations that want an actionable security baseline connected to real operations.

PRACTICE 06

CompTIA A+ education

Educator-led CompTIA A+ continuing education that strengthens the practical support, troubleshooting, networking, endpoint, and security skills IT teams use every day.

  • Guided learning plans for foundational IT support topics
  • Hands-on troubleshooting, endpoint, networking, and security practice
  • Continuing education and skills-refresh sessions for support teams
  • Mentoring for learners building confident help desk and field support habits

Best fit: Aspiring IT professionals, support teams, and learners building stronger technical support fundamentals.

PRACTICE 07

Microsoft Access & Microsoft 365 automation

Microsoft Access application development and support for organizations that rely on established database tools, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word automation, and VBA-driven processes.

  • Access database and application design, repair, support, and handoff
  • Excel and Word reporting, document generation, and VBA automation
  • Data, workflow, and integration improvements around legacy Office processes
  • Modernization assessment and migration roadmap to Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SQL-backed applications, or an equivalent supported platform

Best fit: Teams that need dependable support for a business-critical Access application today and a practical modernization path for tomorrow.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Deep in the platforms. Broad across the systems around them.

Experience reflected in Justin’s professional profile, published research, and applied through practical consulting, support, and technical education.

APPLICATION ENGINEERING

Build, extend, and support

  • Full-stack web engineering with HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3
  • Microsoft web-application and app-builder credential background
  • Microsoft Access application development, support, and Office/VBA automation
  • Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint, workflow, ERP, integration, and release engineering

INFRASTRUCTURE & RECOVERY

Keep the foundation dependable

  • Computer networking, network support, and telecommunications
  • Endpoint troubleshooting, computer repair, and connectivity support
  • Data recovery, backup-and-recovery systems, and continuity planning

SECURITY & EDUCATION

Strengthen the people and the practice

  • Cybersecurity master’s degree with practical operations focus
  • CompTIA A+ credential history and Security+ CE background
  • Technical education, mentoring, and continuing-skills development

CREDENTIAL HISTORY

Training and certification record

Credentials shown from Justin’s LinkedIn profile. Time-bound credentials are retained here as evidence of completed training and prior demonstrated expertise; they are not represented as current certifications.

MICROSOFT

Application & web development

  • MCSA: Web ApplicationsMicrosoft · issued September 2016Date record
  • MCSD: App BuilderMicrosoft · issued September 2016Date record
  • MCPS: Microsoft Certified ProfessionalMicrosoft · issued June 2016Date record
  • MS: Programming in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3Microsoft · issued June 2016Date record
  • MCSD: Web ApplicationsMicrosoft · issued July 2016 · expired July 2018Expired

PLATFORM & SECURITY

Workflow and security background

  • K2 Five: CoreK2 · issued June 2018 · expired June 2021Expired
  • CompTIA Security+ ce CertificationCompTIA · issued May 2021 · expired May 2024Expired
  • ISC2 CandidateISC2 · issued April 2024 · expired April 2025Expired

FOUNDATIONAL IT

Support and technical education

  • CompTIA A+ CertificationCompTIA · issued January 2000Date record

“Date record” means LinkedIn displays an issue date but no expiration date. Certification availability and issuer-program status can be verified on request.

FLOWBRIDGE DIGITAL PRODUCTS

Fun tech art, ready to print and color.

The first original digital release from FlowBridge Systems: a funny, non-branded technology coloring-book edition for curious makers, IT professionals, and families who appreciate a good cable tangle.

SERIES 1 · DIGITAL PDF

FlowBridge Funny Tech Coloring Book: Cosmic Desk Mayhem

20 printable pages: a branded cover plus 19 original black-and-white scenes featuring cheerful robots, cosmic helpdesks, cable mayhem, cyber critters, and retro tech adventure.

  • Instantly printable US Letter PDF
  • Original non-branded artwork
  • Order and status tracking through Odoo

$5.99 USD · one digital edition

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PAID CONSULTATION

Reserve focused expert time.

Start with a 30-minute consultation and a $50 manual booking fee. Choose the time you need—up to two hours in one day—and describe the result you want from the session.

$50 initial booking fee30–120 minutesManual payment confirmation

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BUSINESS MODEL

Lead with a clear diagnosis. Earn trust through the recovery.

RATE CARD GUARDRAIL

Use fixed pricing when the outcome is clear. For open-ended work, begin at $150/hour standard; reserve $195/hour for urgent response. Keep an eight-hour minimum and do not discount without exchanging scope or commitment.

WHY FLOWBRIDGE

Senior judgment, not a ticket queue.

Justin Freres is a senior software engineer and former K2-certified support specialist with experience across enterprise architecture, full-stack web development, networking and infrastructure, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central AL extensions, CI/CD, cybersecurity, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint, and production support. His background also includes Microsoft Access application development and support, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word VBA automation, legacy Access modernization planning, data recovery, backup-and-recovery systems, telecommunications, CompTIA A+ credential history, Microsoft web and app-development credentials, five-plus years of Odoo development and support, and K2 Five: Core credential history for the product now called Nintex Automation. He coauthored an IEEE CSCI 2020 conference paper on relevance graphs in longitudinal text mining and contributed to the NASA–Missouri Space Grant Consortium AIDE graduate project, which applied AI to microstructural-defect identification.

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Diagnose before promising. Every engagement begins with facts, constraints, and an exit criterion.

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Leave the team stronger. Documentation, release notes, and handoff are part of the deliverable.

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Protect production. Changes get a rollback path, security review, and owner approval.

YOUR 30-DAY LAUNCH SYSTEM

Turn the plan into a repeatable consulting operation.

0 of 12 launch steps complete

WEEK 1 · FORM

WEEK 2 · PACKAGE

WEEK 3 · OPERATE

WEEK 4 · SELL

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THE POSITIONING

“I help organizations keep business-critical software, infrastructure, and security operations dependable while they modernize.”

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