I'm a developer and consultant.
I specialize in turning your ideas into product.

Whether you're a bootstrapping startup looking for your MVP, or an established business starting a new project, I can get your project moving, get it launched, and help you ramp up your business.

I have 20 years experience in custom application and web development, workflow automation, and software integration. I work with existing teams to ease specific technical pain points, and I can help you balance technical and business priorities.

I learn and understand your business and use my skills to help you succeed.

Contact me so I can help you...

[email protected]
(908) 656-4192

New Projects

Are you a startup, looking for someone to build out your MVP?

I help you get up and running on a solid footing. I have experience moving quickly to design and build applications from scratch, working closely with stakeholders to make sure the product is what you need. I'll balance your need for speed with long term goals, and help you onboard and train your own development team as the project matures.

Modernizing Legacy Apps

Still relying on clunky desktop apps or brittle legacy systems to run core operations? These tools may have gotten you this far, but they weren’t built for today’s pace.

I help businesses replatform legacy software into modern, accessible systems—streamlined, cloud-ready, and AI-assisted workflows.

Intelligent Workflow Automation

Are you swimming in a sea of Excel spreadsheets that contain critical business rules? Are your people spending valuable time coping data from one program to another? That’s lost time—and lost opportunity.

I design intelligent automations that integrate your existing systems, freeing up your team to focus on work that matters.

Seamless Integration with AI & Agents

Looking to preserve your investment in software written last decade? Want to layer new tech and AI capabilities on top of what already works?

I specialize in bridging the gap between legacy software and modern architectures—cloud, web, API, and now AI agents—so you can move forward without starting from scratch.

Training / Books

Foundations of Web Development

A comprehensive, layered introduction to modern web development. Covers core technologies like networks, HTTP, HTML, JavaScript—and then builds outward through backend programming with server-side JavaScript and templating, before tackling frontend dynamics with CSS, events, AJAX, and reactive frameworks like Vue before closing with security, deployment, and infrastructure.

Read it here.

Node.js and C++ Integration

There is a ton of legacy C and C++ applications still doing their job within companies all over the world. Integrating these applications with modern platforms can be a challenge!

I've published a complete e-book that covers integrating C and C++ with one of the most popular modern web platforms - Node.js.

Click here to learn more.

Experience

I began my career in 2005 as a systems developer and consultant in the oil and gas industry. I specialized in Java and C# development, working on thermodynamic simulations used by General Electric and helping the National Institute of Standards and Technology create B2B electronic data exchange standards for capital facilities and hydraulic systems.

Building things people actually use is my passion. In 2006 I earned a Ph.D. from Lehigh University in human computer interaction, and I've leveraged those skills in every application I create - designing software that's easy for your users to learn and use. I combine that with deep software engineering experience, and it's allowed me to take on projects in all sorts of domains.

I've created software to design oil and gas industrial equipment, track and detect aircraft using 3D cameras, and analyze genomes. I've gotten to develop AI-driven computer vision security systems, mobile apps to manage construction sites, accounting software, finance/trading platforms, consumer ratings portals, and more.

Believe it or not, every one of those (except the aircraft detection...) has been a web application at their core - just with a lot of engineering behind the scenes. I've worked dozens of web frameworks, databases, and languages - and I can help you pick the right one for your project.

Expertise

C and C++
C#, Java, Python
HTML/CSS
JavaScript, Vue
Node.js, Express
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle, Mongo DB, Redis

About Me

I'm a also Professor of Computer Science at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where I serve as Program Director for graduate programs in Data Science, Computer Science, and Applied Mathematics, and Department Chair of the Computer Science and Cybersecurity majors.

I lead academic program design, faculty development, and student-focused initiatives that bridge rigorous technical training with real-world impact. Whether in the classroom or on a client project, I focus on building systems that solve real problems and deliver lasting value.

I am an accomplished researcher in several fields, with publications in Virtual Reality, Bioinformatics, and Computer Science Education.

I teach Operating Systems, Web Application Development, Computer Graphics, Database Systems, and a number of other courses at the undergraduate level at Ramapo College.

I also write about software and programming on my blog.

Frees Consulting and Development LLC

[email protected]
(908) 656-4192