Luise Freese

Luise Freese

Azure, Power Platform and Microsoft 365 Solutions Architect

MVP | Open-So(u)rceress | Punk at 🤍 | Princess

Luise Freese

Focus

Luise Freese is Solutions Architect with extensive expertise across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure. Her technical focus spans governance frameworks, solution development, and cross-cloud integrations. She excels at taking initiatives beyond the pilot stage, ensuring that projects are delivered at scale, embedded securely, and delivering measurable business value.

In addition to her cloud expertise, Luise has extensive knowledge in artificial intelligence that goes far beyond prompt engineering, including solution design, integration patterns, and governance of AI-enabled systems.

Background

Following her studies, she built her career in corporate communications and business development, gaining valuable insight into organizational strategy and operations. She later transitioned into technology as an independent consultant, initially focusing on governance and adoption before moving into advanced technical solution architecture across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure.

Education

2017
Master of Arts in Business Psychology Humboldt Universität Berlin
2014
Master of Arts in Business Communications Humboldt Universität Berlin
2007
Bachelor of Laws (LBB) Humboldt Universität Berlin

Luise has a deep understanding how organizations function, how people make decisions, and how compliance requirements shape solutions. This allows her to design systems that are not only technically sound but also strategically aligned with the way businesses actually operate.

Not your usual consultant

Luise works radically, always digging to the root causes rather than treating symptoms. She is accurate and creative, a serial critical thinker and professional learner. She stands for doing the right things in the right way. Half-baked solutions aren't her thing. She does what she says and says what she thinks.

Recent Projects

Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences

Designed an AI-powered system to identify and prioritize automation opportunities across the enterprise. The solution went beyond experiments, providing actionable insights with governance and security built in.

Manufacturing Sector

Implemented a comprehensive Power Platform governance framework to securely scale hundreds of low-code apps across the enterprise. Automated compliance controls and clear guardrails enabled innovation while maintaining strict regulatory standards.

Global Medical Technology Company

Delivered an enterprise suite of applications on Microsoft 365, Dataverse, and Azure, transforming field operations. The solution cut process cycle times by 40% and ensured real-time insights across departments.

Energy Sector

Developed a cross-cloud integration platform uniting Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure. The solution supported mission-critical processes and replaced fragmented pilots with a scalable, monitored production system.

Financial Services Firm

Built a contract lifecycle management solution using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Azure Identity. The system streamlined approvals, improved compliance, and saved thousands of hours annually.

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Manufacturing Sector

In this project, Luise designed and implemented a full governance framework for Power Platform, allowing a global manufacturer to scale from pilot apps to hundreds of secure, compliant solutions. By balancing flexibility for makers with robust compliance, the company could innovate safely and efficiently

  • Built automated data loss prevention and compliance policies
  • Established a structured environment strategy for scaling
  • Defined roles and guardrails for citizen and pro developers
  • Transitioned governance from isolated pilots to enterprise scale
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Global Medical Technology Company

For a global medical technology company, Luise built an integrated suite of apps that combined Microsoft 365, Dataverse, and Azure services. The project turned a pilot into a mission-critical enterprise solution, enabling field teams to work more efficiently and management to gain real-time visibility

  • Unified field service data into a single system of record
  • Automated reporting workflows and analytics with Azure Functions
  • Created mobile-first apps integrated into Microsoft Teams
  • Achieved a 40% reduction in process cycle times
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Energy Sector

In the energy sector, Luise designed and implemented a cross-cloud platform that integrated collaboration, automation, and infrastructure services. With secure identity management and enterprise monitoring, the platform became the backbone for mission-critical processes

  • Connected Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure services seamlessly
  • Implemented secure identity integration and governance controls
  • Automated data flows across business-critical systems
  • Monitored platform health using Azure Application Insights
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Financial Services Firm

For a professional services firm, Luise developed a secure, automated system to manage the entire contract lifecycle. By combining low-code interfaces with custom Azure integrations, the firm eliminated manual bottlenecks and reduced operational costs significantly

  • Automated contract approval workflows end-to-end
  • Centralized contracts with secure access and audit trails
  • Reduced administrative workload by thousands of hours
  • Strengthened compliance readiness with transparent processes
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Pharmaceuticals / Life Sciences

Luise architected an AI-driven process intelligence solution that analyzed Microsoft 365 telemetry and Power Automate logs using Azure AI. The system uncovered automation opportunities with clear ROI and established a governance framework for secure, explainable use of AI

  • Analyzed real business activity data with Azure AI services
  • Identified, categorized, and prioritized processes for automation
  • Introduced governance for compliance, security, and explainability
  • Enabled executives to move from pilots to enterprise-grade AI adoption
Luise Freese - The Extra Mile

The Extra Mile

As an internationally recognized conference speaker and Microsoft MVP, Luise frequently presents at major global events on Microsoft cloud technologies, AI, governance, and solution architecture. She combines strategic insight with deep hands-on expertise to ensure project success at scale.

Beyond client work, Luise is an active open-source maintainer and contributor. She creates tools that help others design, build, and manage solutions more efficiently on Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and Azure. Her passion lies in making technology approachable and practical.

Luise is a marathon runner who enjoys going the extra mile in the most literal sense. She loves building LEGO sets and her favorite color is #ff69b4.

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