Keep the context.
Linked records, search, sources, and revision history give business knowledge a durable home.
INDEPENDENT THINKING. WORKING SYSTEMS.WEST MICHIGAN · BUILT AROUND YOUR BUSINESS
Custom software + managed AI agents
Make room
for better
work.
Less holding everything together.
More moving the business forward.
T3ch5 is an Andy-led technology services company for businesses improving how work gets done. AppFoundry builds custom software with your team. OfficeCrew provides managed AI agents for recurring company work—with defined roles and human oversight.
THE WORK / REIMAGINED
YOUR KNOW-HOW“There has to be
a better way.”The workflow worth fixing
a better way.”The workflow worth fixing
YOUR REALITYPeople.
Existing systems.The context we build around
Existing systems.The context we build around
Human judgmentAT THE CENTER
APPFOUNDRYA working slice.Built with your team
THE NEXT STEPTry it. Shape it.
Make it useful.People decide what ships
Make it useful.People decide what ships
01 / BUILD
From a workaround to software that fits the way you work.
CONCEPT, NOT A LIVE SYSTEMTechnology should make the work feel lighter.Andy-led. Hands-on. From first conversation to operation.
01 / Two ways forward
Do you need custom software
or managed AI agents?
Choose AppFoundry when you need a custom application or integration. Choose OfficeCrew when you need ongoing AI assistance with recurring work. Use both when the workflow needs software and agents; start with an existing tool if it already does the job.
01 / CUSTOM SOFTWARE
AppFoundry
Turn the spreadsheet, the workaround, or the missing connection into custom software. Built with the people who know the work.
Internal tools · Portals · Connected systemsExplore AppFoundry ↗
02 / MANAGED AI AGENTS
OfficeCrew
Give recurring work a purpose-built AI crew. Agents gather context, prepare drafts, and move tasks forward—with your people in control.
Personal · Department · Hybrid teamsMeet OfficeCrew ↗
Better together, when it makes sense. AppFoundry builds the system. OfficeCrew helps work move through it. Company Brain gives both a shared foundation of business knowledge.
The knowledge behind the work
One company brain.
More useful ways to work.
Procedures, decisions, people, and projects should outlast a chat. Company Brain connects that knowledge to the work you build and the work your crew helps do.
Build with understanding.
Carry requirements, decisions, and operating knowledge through the software’s life.
Put knowledge to work.
Give people and agents the context for recurring tasks. CRM is a planned addition for relationships and follow-through.
02 / See the work take shape
Not just a chat.
A way to move work.
Choose a project. Follow the handoffs. See where the agents help—and where a person makes the call.
# operationsExample conversation
Bring the next task to your team…
Meet your team where it works
OfficeCrew. Your choice of workspace.
Web portal
A dedicated home for working with your company agents. Give your team a place to bring requests and review the work.
Slack
Bring agents into your existing team conversations. Agree the channels, access, and permitted actions during setup.
Buzz
Need a place for your people and agents to work together? We can provide Buzz with your deployment.
The illustration shows a workflow concept, not a screenshot of the portal, Slack, or Buzz. Available controls and integrations depend on the chosen deployment.
03 / How we get there
Start small.
Make it real.
Then go further.
No grand transformation required. Find one worthwhile problem, put something useful in front of your team, and learn from the work.
See the full practice ↗Find the friction.
We map what happens now: the people, handoffs, existing tools, and places where work gets stuck.
Build a useful first slice.
A focused application or a single agent role. Agree the scope, access, and human checkpoints before expanding.
Put it to work. Stay involved.
Review it with the people who use it. Set ownership, document the system, and shape the next step around what you learn.
HANDS-ON.STILL.
Andy LauppeFounder / Technical guide
04 / The person in the loop
New possibilities.
Experienced hands.
AI moves fast. Judgment still matters.
Andy brings 30+ years across infrastructure, telecom, open source, and the systems businesses depend on. That experience stays in the work—from the first “what if” to the practical details of running it.
T3ch5 takes its name from Technician Fifth Grade: the hands-on specialists who knew how things worked. Same spirit. New tools.
Meet the person behind the practice ↗Built around real operations
You don’t need to be
a tech company.
You need a workflow worth improving.
A good place to start
What’s the work
you wish worked
better?
Bring the messy process, the idea in the margins, or the task that keeps coming back. We’ll figure out a useful next step together.
Let’s talk about it A conversation. Not a commitment.