Four ways to work
together.
Every engagement is structured around where your business is right now. Most businesses start with the Process Mapping Session — it's free, it's focused, and it's the fastest way to figure out what to build first.
Before you spend money on development, you need a clear picture of what you're building and why. Most blue-collar businesses have a sense that something needs to change — they just don't know exactly where to start or what the right starting point looks like.
This focused working session maps your core operational workflows — estimating, scheduling, job costing, dispatch, or wherever your biggest friction lives. We work through your processes in real time, document what's actually happening versus what you want to happen, and identify where a well-built system would give you the most leverage.
You'll leave with a clear architectural recommendation and a concrete picture of what to build first. There's no sales pitch at the end, no pressure to continue, and no commitment to further work. If you decide to move forward, you'll already have the foundation of a plan.
What You Get
- Documented map of your current operational workflows
- Identification of the highest-leverage system to build first
- Honest assessment of what's realistic to build and in what order
- Architectural recommendation you can take into any future engagement
- A shared reference document from our session
Who This Is For
Any business that suspects they need better operational systems but isn't sure where to start. No prior technical knowledge required. No commitment to further work.
AI-assisted development is powerful. It's also easy to build yourself into a corner. The wrong data model means you rewrite in six months. A brittle integration breaks when your software updates. A system designed around a workaround instead of a workflow costs more to maintain than it saves.
The AI Dev Blueprint gives you the architectural foundation you need before any code gets written. This is the document that separates a system that scales from one that becomes technical debt. Whether you're building with me, with an outside developer, or with AI assistance directly — this document is what keeps you from building wrong.
The Blueprint is a standalone deliverable. You own it, and you can take it to any developer. It also serves as the foundation for a Custom System Build if you choose to continue.
What You Get
- Documented data model and entity relationships for your core operational system
- Tech stack recommendation with rationale — what to use, and why, for your specific context
- Prompt framework and AI development guidelines
- Integration architecture for external tools you're already using
- Blueprint document any developer (or AI) can build from
- One follow-up review call after you've had time to read it
Who This Is For
Businesses that want to build their own systems with AI assistance, or that want to work with an outside developer but need to ensure architectural quality before development starts. Also ideal as a precursor to a Custom System Build.
A full AI-assisted development engagement to build one core operational system for your business. Estimating, scheduling, job costing, dispatch, field reporting — whatever your highest-leverage need is, built to your workflows, not the other way around.
This isn't a platform you're licensing. It's a system built around how your business actually works, with documentation written for real people who need to use it and maintain it. When the engagement is done, you own everything — code, documentation, and the knowledge to operate it without me.
Most Custom System Builds start from an AI Dev Blueprint, either one we've already completed together or one built as the first phase of this engagement. Starting with the right foundation isn't optional — it's what separates a system that works from one that becomes a problem in a year.
What You Get
- Complete build of one core operational system, built to your actual workflows
- All code in your possession — no vendor lock-in, no licensing fees
- Full documentation written for the people who'll use and maintain it
- Handoff session with you and your team
- 30 days of post-launch support for issues and adjustments
- Option to continue with the Architecture Retainer
Who This Is For
Businesses ready to commit to replacing a core duct-taped process with something that actually works. Best suited for operations with clear workflows that need a dedicated system — not a workaround. Works best when preceded by a Blueprint phase.
If you're building your own systems with AI assistance — or working with an internal developer or outside contractor — the Architecture Retainer keeps an expert eye on what you're building without requiring a full engagement every time a question comes up.
Architectural problems are cheap to fix on paper. They're expensive to fix in production. The Retainer is monthly oversight that catches the things that seem fine right now but won't be in six months: the data model that doesn't account for a business case you haven't hit yet, the integration that works until the vendor updates their API, the AI prompt that produces inconsistent output because the context window isn't structured correctly.
You get access to me asynchronously for questions, design reviews, and course corrections — plus a monthly call to work through anything bigger. For businesses building on their own, this is what keeps the foundation sound.
What You Get
- Monthly architecture review call — structured around what you're currently building
- Async access for questions and design reviews throughout the month
- Code and prompt reviews on request
- Written recommendations and documentation for decisions we work through together
- Prioritized access for future full-engagement work
Who This Is For
Businesses actively building systems — either with AI assistance, an internal developer, or an outside contractor — who want to make sure they're building on a foundation that will last. Also a natural continuation after a Custom System Build.