Systems Guide for AI, ERP, and practical work
Shawn Lenker
Give me the messy problem, the weird spreadsheet, or the system everyone tiptoes around. I bring a calm presence, steady thinking, and practical next steps when the work gets hard.
Bluewizarding is my bridge between enterprise systems work, practical AI, ecological thinking, and human-scale teaching.
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Conversations Shawn is built for
I help people make hidden systems legible: business systems, AI workflows, ERP complexity, and the human fears wrapped around them.
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Human-centered AI adoption, ERP translation, responsible automation, and systems thinking across technology, ecology, and language.
Work with Shawn
D365, Azure, integrations, AI-assisted workflow design, and practical rescue work for teams carrying too much ambiguity.
Learn from Shawn
Make complex systems clear enough for executives, operators, engineers, and curious audiences to act on.
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Career and credentials
The through-line is business systems delivery: D365 and AX, integrations, finance operations, manufacturing, technical leadership, and practical AI adoption.
Senior D365 Developer
Patagonia Inc.
2022 - 2025
Led and owned innovative D365 projects across global finance and operations. Integrated D365 with other systems, built custom solutions, leveraged Azure Service Bus and Topics, implemented Application Insights Node.js tracing, delivered SKS treasury and Adyen payment work, connected D365CE to D365FO, and collaborated with global financial third-party providers.
Technical Consultant
Sikich (MS Gold Partner)
2021 - 2022
Served as a technical consultant for D365FO upgrades and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations implementations across client environments.
Application Developer
Biamp Systems
2019 - 2021
Specialized in D365 FO development with part-time D365 CE work. Designed test bed systems and developed third-party integrations and customizations for manufacturing operations.
IT Development Manager
National Technical Systems
2015 - 2019
Headed the Dynamics AX development team, managed developers integrating Dynamics 365 CRM with the in-house AX ERP system, and led upgrade and implementation projects for D365 FO.
People Shawn studies and admires
Reference points for the work beneath the resume
Leonardo, Newton, and Lincoln are shorthand for three qualities Shawn keeps returning to: technical imagination, systems clarity, and grounded leadership under pressure.
LD Florentine workshop Leonardo da Vinci Technical
Invention, observation, and craft brought down to the workbench.
IN Principia table Isaac Newton Systems design
A whole system made legible: forces, rules, constraints, and the math beneath the motion.
AL Cabinet room Abraham Lincoln Leadership
Plain speech, steady judgment, and the courage to keep people oriented under pressure.
Research, writing, and public ideas
Ideas worth building conversations around
The same pattern runs through the writing: people-aware AI, ecological systems, language, cognition, and ethical infrastructure that can hold up under real pressure.
People-First AI Building Practices
A practical exploration of designing AI systems around human needs, responsible adoption, and durable operator value rather than novelty for its own sake.
Ecology and Agroforestry Study
Research into maintaining healthy Northwest forests, regenerative fertilization, soil health, and closed-loop systems that reduce dependence on unsustainable phosphorus mining.
Narrative-Driven Language Evolution
A cognitive systems study of how story arcs, sensory memory, engrams, and language processing may have shaped the evolution of human communication.
Collaboration paths
Ways to work together
Useful when the work needs technical depth, business context, and a person who can translate from vague intent to working systems.
Consulting & contract work
Short and long-term D365, Azure, AI workflow, integration, and process optimization engagements.
Custom development
Robust business software, automation, integration, and data flow work shaped to the actual operating environment.
Team leadership
Cross-functional delivery, mentoring, technical translation, agile leadership, and concept-to-completion execution.
Innovation & strategy
AI-assisted operating loops, product direction, architecture critique, and practical modernization strategy.
The working agreement
Why hire me?
Because hard systems work needs a steady human presence: plain truth, clean structure, and enough warmth to keep everyone thinking.
- I will tell you the truth plainly, even when the answer is inconvenient.
- I will treat your team with kindness and respect while we fix the hard thing.
- I know D365, Azure, integrations, and business systems well enough to keep the room calm.
- I can make complex systems understandable enough for executives, operators, engineers, and curious audiences to act on.
- I need the problem, the constraints, and a fair shot at doing useful work.
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