East Coast • Virginia
Newport News is defined by Huntington Ingalls Industries, the largest private employer in Virginia and the only builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the United States. The shipbuilding ecosystem radiates outward: precision manufacturing suppliers, defense contractors, engineering firms, and the workforce housing and retail that supports them. The city is industrial in character, which means its software needs are operational, not aesthetic.
10
Apps shipped
1 to 4 weeks
Typical timeline
$500 - $5,000
Price range
24hr
Quote turnaround
// THE MARKET
Newport News businesses don't need pretty websites. They need software that connects their operations: job tracking systems for machine shops, quoting tools for fabrication companies, supplier portals for contractors feeding work to HII. The defense procurement ecosystem generates enormous demand for internal tooling that nobody builds, because the vendors chasing HII contracts are focused on the prime, not the subs.
// LOCAL CONTEXT
Small manufacturing suppliers in the Newport News/Hampton corridor often manage job tracking on spreadsheets because ERP systems cost $50k+ to implement. A focused job-tracking web app can replace that spreadsheet for a fraction of the cost and runs in a browser, no installation needed.
// WHAT WE BUILD
Not ChatGPT wrappers. Real multi-agent pipelines that process data, make decisions, and ship output without human intervention.
// WHY MGT
10
Not demos. Real apps running with real users. Regal Title, eXp Black Lion, InflexTech, 2K Service Plug, and more.
24hr
Tell me what you need. I send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No lengthy discovery phases before you see a number.
Fixed
One price. Agreed upfront. No scope creep invoices or "additional hours" surprises. If the scope changes, we talk about it first.
Stack for this service
// PROCESS
15 to 30 minutes. You tell me what you need. I tell you if I can build it, how long it takes, and what it costs. No pitch.
I write a clear scope document: what is included, what is not, timeline, and fixed price. One document. No surprises.
I build in focused sprints with real progress updates. You see working software, not status reports.
Deploy to production. 30 days of post-launch support. Most issues resolved same day.
// FAQ
Claude (Anthropic) for reasoning and long-context tasks. OpenAI GPT-4 for general generation. Local models via Ollama when privacy requires on-premise processing. The right model for the right job.
That is the most common request I get. Share what the process looks like today and I will tell you which parts can be automated, how long it takes to build, and the realistic cost savings.
Retry logic, fallback models, output validation, and human-in-the-loop escalation for edge cases. Production AI systems need guardrails. Every pipeline I build has monitoring and alerting.
Yes. Most of my client work is fully remote. I am based in Virginia and serve clients across East Coast. Everything is async-friendly: scoping, updates, and delivery all happen over documented channels so you always know where things stand. Same-day responses during business hours.
Tell me what you need. I will send back a full scope and fixed price within 24 hours. No agency overhead. No middlemen.