Custom Software Development
Custom business software, client portals, and internal tools built around your workflows. Work directly with a Michigan-based software engineer at BTS.
Explore this service →Custom software & technology solutions
Custom software for real-world problems.
Bertram Technology Solutions designs and builds software that connects systems, eliminates manual work, improves operations, and turns complicated business requirements into reliable applications.
Based in Michigan. Building software for organizations anywhere.
A system built around the operation
Custom softwareOperations
Data
People
Systems
Custom SoftwareMobile ApplicationsSystems IntegrationAutomationGISData Systems
Where custom software earns its keep
When off-the-shelf software isn’t enough.
The right starting point is not a technology list. It is the part of the operation that is slow, disconnected, difficult to see, or held together by workarounds.
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Critical work still depends on spreadsheets, paper, or repeated data entry.
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Systems hold the same information but do not communicate with each other.
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Customers, employees, or field teams need a portal or mobile workflow built for them.
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Operational data exists, but the people making decisions cannot easily see it.
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Legacy software has become difficult to maintain or no longer matches the operation.
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A promising software idea needs experienced technical ownership to become a production system.
Core capabilities
Engineering across the entire system.
From the interface people use to the data and integrations behind it, BTS builds cohesive systems—not isolated features.
Systems Integration & Automation
Connect APIs, databases, and business applications. BTS builds systems integrations and workflow automation for Michigan businesses and remote teams.
Explore this service →Mobile App Development
Custom mobile applications for customers, field teams, and business workflows. BTS develops mobile interfaces, backend APIs, and production systems.
Explore this service →Manufacturing & Industrial Software
Custom manufacturing software for production data, dashboards, labeling, and traceability integrations. Michigan-based BTS connects operational information.
Explore this service →GIS & Location-Based Software
Custom GIS applications, web mapping, spatial databases, and location-based workflows. BTS connects geographic information with business software.
Explore this service →Web Applications & Websites
Custom web applications, SaaS products, dashboards, portals, and business websites. Michigan-based BTS handles interfaces, APIs, databases, and deployment.
Explore this service →Relevant operating contexts
Software has to work in the real environment.
Manufacturing & IndustrialAgriculture & AgTechLogistics & TransportationField OperationsTechnology Companies & StartupsEstablished Businesses with Specialized Needs
Selected work
Real products. Real engineering.
A selection of production software, platforms, and digital systems represented in the BTS portfolio.
Featured engineering case study
CB Radio Live
- Challenge
- Bring the immediacy and community of radio conversation into a modern experience that works across devices.
- Solution
- A cross-platform mobile application with live channels, private push-to-talk rooms, location-aware features, and account access.
- Engineering
- Real-time communications, mobile interfaces, backend and API infrastructure, subscriptions, and production deployment.
- Result
- A deployed, operating product where teams and communities can communicate in real time.
Field operations softwareCrewCoordCrew scheduling and field-work management for job sites, recurring work, and real-time progress.
Geospatial systemsDataPoint GISLand intelligence, spatial data engineering, and web mapping for consequential decisions.
Health softwareClearStack HealthMedication, supplement, and symptom information organized in one practical platform.
Technical judgment
Technology is selected based on the problem—not the other way around.
Architecture should fit the users, constraints, operating environment, and expected life of the system. BTS works across the application stack and chooses tools for maintainability and fit.
Python & DjangoWeb & mobile application frameworksREST APIs & integrationsRelational databases & data designLinux & cloud infrastructureGIS & spatial dataReal-time communicationsProduction deployment & support
How BTS works
A clear path from problem to production.
You do not need a technical specification before starting the conversation. We begin by understanding the operation and deciding what should be built.
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Understand
Learn the problem, existing systems, users, constraints, and desired outcome.
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Design
Define an appropriate technical approach, priorities, and project scope.
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Build
Develop iteratively with regular communication and working demonstrations.
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Deploy
Put the system into production and integrate it with the real operating environment.
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Support & Improve
Maintain and evolve the software as needs change after launch.
Founder-led engineering
Senior engineering without layers of account management.
Clients work directly with Ryan Bertram from discovery through deployment.
BTS combines full-stack software development, mobile applications, GIS and geospatial work, database and backend architecture, industrial software experience, and production deployment in one focused consultancy.
The company is based in Michigan, available for on-site work across the state, and equipped for remote collaboration anywhere.
Founder & software engineerRyan Bertram
Direct technical ownership. Clear communication. Practical systems built for long-term use.
ryan@bertram.tech(231) 287-7418A technical partner for your team
Extra capacity without extra layers.
BTS can work directly with businesses or alongside automation integrators, MSPs, engineering firms, software companies, agencies, and internal IT teams on integrations, mobile apps, backend and API work, modernization, or focused development capacity.
Start a conversation
Tell us what you’re trying to solve.
You do not need to know which technology you need. Describe what is happening now, who it affects, and what a better outcome would look like.