Managing Partner & Senior Integration Architect

Erich Leipold, a pioneering Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and MuleSoft software architect, is a leading figure in the application integration domain. One of MuleSoft’s first partners, he has been at the forefront of software integration APIs from the start. Erich’s ability to translate complex business requirements into effective technical strategies has made him a highly sought MuleSoft products trainer and trusted advisor to companies nationwide.

Erich is expert in custom software integrations for the manufacturing, logistics, retail, and professional services industries. He has years of experience tackling challenging integration projects and legacy applications, bridging the gap between old and new technologies. Erich has a nuanced, insightful view of how to apply integration patterns like publish/subscribe messaging in enterprise integration.

In his role as Work Horse’s managing partner and senior integration architect, Erich creates custom API solutions that network disparate client software systems. Among his many design successes, he conceived and developed the acclaimed QBDConnect, a custom API for QuickBooks Desktop. 

Erich has assisted clients across the country in automating business processes and optimizing profits. Whether employed directly or as a consultant or fractional CTO/CIO for well-known national organizations or local industry leaders, he has designed, developed, and implemented custom solutions for numerous software integration projects. His wife Beth Calhoun Leipold owns and manages Work Horse.

Outside of implementing API and BPA strategies, Erich can be found on the golf course or at the German Family Society in Brimfield, Ohio. There he serves as Sports Director, leading the athletic endeavors of the men’s and women’s soccer programs. Like Beth, Erich believes in serving the communities in which he lives and works.