WHY WE EXIST
Uplift Local Economies with Enterprise-Grade Technology
Every business deserves the tools that Fortune 500 companies take for granted—at a fraction of the cost, with none of the complexity, and no contracts. The fundamental unit of value is still relationships. AI keeps complexity in the background so people can focus on what actually matters.
Not a consulting firm that bills hours. We build systems that run.
Not an AI wrapper that adds a chatbot. We replace the tools.
Not an enterprise platform that takes 12 months. We deploy in weeks.
ULTISOFT
Four Pillars. One Ecosystem.
Every Ultimum software product maps to one of four capabilities. Together they form the Ultimum App Framework—a complete operating system for business.
Secure Intelligence
Ultimum Knowledge Bank
Secure client portals, knowledge repositories, regulatory intel delivery, intake systems. Every piece of information locked down and accessible only to those who need it.
Outbound Engine
SalesStudio by Ultimum
CRM, automation, pipeline management, outreach sequences, appointment booking. The system of action that turns relationships into revenue.
Semantic Intelligence
SELIN — Ultimum AI
The semantic engine powering every Ultimum product. Voice-capable by default. Conversational data analysis, regulatory monitoring, content generation, AI workforce.
Data Infrastructure
Ultimum Data Sync & Intel Engine
Data pipelines, API integrations, AMS bridges, Intel Engine feeds, market data streams. The plumbing that connects every system.
ULTITECH
The Physical Layer
Cloud & On-Prem Infrastructure
Ultimum-hosted cloud data storage and AI inference for clients who want managed simplicity. On-prem deployment for organizations that require data sovereignty—private LLM inference and secure storage that never leaves your network. Same intelligence, your choice of where it lives.
Ultimum Labs
Early testing is underway and delivering promising results at lower cost than projected. Innovations in edge computing and our expanding e-waste program are converting otherwise inoperable computers and mobile devices into AIoT edge nodes, secure mesh network relays, and distributed storage and compute infrastructure.
Sustainability Meets Infrastructure
The UltiTech division’s e-waste and plastic waste recycling initiatives are in their early days but already complementing UltiSoft’s momentum. Old hardware gets a second life as part of a distributed intelligence network—turning waste into compute.
THE OPERATORS
Elite Unit. Mission-Driven. Battle-Tested.
No outside funding. No bloated headcount. Veterans, finance leaders, cyber specialists, and engineering minds building the company this era is calling for.
Jerrod Appenzeller
Founder & CEO
U.S. Army Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Combat veteran. Former Executive Director at Wells Fargo overseeing model risk, analytics strategy, and AI governance. MBA Finance, 4.0 undergrad, Stanford data mining. 13+ years in regulated, audited environments across financial services and academia. Bunker Labs Ambassador. Founded Ultimum in 2022 to build the system he wished existed—enterprise-grade tech, delivered through relationships, at a fraction of the cost.
VETERAN
Core Team
GHL architecture authority. Built Eclipse Sync, co-piloting PolicyPerfect to Marketplace. Drove a 3-month security enhancement campaign with the HighLevel dev team. The CRM master who makes the system of action work.
CORE ENGINEERING
Quote Genie lead engineer. JITSU rapid deployment system. Next.js, Supabase, full-stack application builds. The reliable engine that ships production code.
CORE ENGINEERING
SELIN architect and MarketPulse streaming intel. MS Statistics & Business Analytics. Former Wells Fargo modeling team. Bridging data science and production AI across the platform.
CORE ENGINEERING
Managing channel partnerships, scaling the sales team and affiliate network. Former DoD Recruiting Program Manager at Fort Liberty. Army veteran, 10+ years, TS-SCI clearance. Operational discipline meets relationship management.
VETERAN
Attached Assets
Veteran. Leading the meticulous formation of Ultimum Inc. as a Delaware C-corp—IP protection, contracts, option grants, advisory share structures. Strategic legal guidance from one of the world’s largest law firms.
VETERAN
Bled.org founder. Young brand and design talent caught early. Shaping the visual identity and strategic positioning that makes Ultimum unmistakable in the market.
CREATIVE LEAD
Afghanistan veteran. Adobe Suite expert—photo, video, and marketing production. Executes creative assets at speed with the discipline of someone who’s operated under pressure.
VETERAN
Advisory Board
Recently retired CIO of Manulife. Long-time friend of the founder through years of training together at Des Moines Jiu Jitsu Academy. Deep finance, investment strategy, and enterprise governance experience. Being groomed for a senior finance role in the new Ultimum Inc. structure.
ADVISOR
National Guard cybersecurity leadership with John Deere enterprise experience. Advising on security architecture, threat modeling, and the ISU intern program’s white-hat AI research track.
ADVISOR
AWS-certified cloud engineer at Blue Cross Blue Shield. Enterprise cloud architecture at national healthcare scale. Original member of the Ultimum technical network, now advising on infrastructure strategy.
ADVISOR
Programs & Growth
Summer Internship Cohort
A robust group from Iowa State University covering hardware development and testing for Ultimum Labs—on-prem data storage, LLM inference technologies, and early-stage e-waste and plastic recycling initiatives under the UltiTech division. Complementing UltiSoft’s momentum with hands-on physical infrastructure work.
Sales & Affiliate Network
Nick’s business development operation is already scaling—two committed sales team members onboarded with two dozen affiliates in the pipeline. Options and advisory shares are being deployed across the team as Ultimum Inc. formalizes—earned equity for the people who helped build this.
Ultimum = Finally
Bootstrapped, veteran-owned, zero outside funding. Complete and final solutions for businesses that deserve better than what the market has given them. We move fast and we fix things.