Industries · Corporate
Custom web tools for operations-heavy companies.
Mid-size companies rarely have a marketing problem. They have an operations problem: the inventory system that doesn't talk to the CRM, the approval workflow that still runs through email, the reporting dashboard that's actually a spreadsheet someone updates every Monday morning. ShipyardLA builds custom internal tools and web applications for companies that have outgrown their current software stack — without the enterprise price tag or the 18-month implementation timeline that comes with it.
Operational software for companies that actually operate.
Who this is for
Companies that know exactly what's broken — they just need someone who can fix it.
- COOs and operations leads at mid-size LA companies whose internal tools haven't kept pace with the business
- Companies whose reporting runs on spreadsheets maintained by one person who's been there since 2010
- Organizations with approval workflows, procurement processes, or compliance tracking stuck in email chains
- Companies that tried to implement enterprise software and discovered it requires a dedicated implementation team to function
- Teams managing integrations between CRMs, accounting software, and operational systems that don't talk to each other natively
What I build
Internal tools and web applications that replace manual processes — not websites.
Operations dashboards and reporting tools
Real-time dashboards pulling from your existing systems — CRM, ERP, QuickBooks, Salesforce. Replaces the Monday morning spreadsheet with a view that's always current and shareable with leadership.
Internal workflow and approval tools
Web-based tools for procurement approvals, expense submissions, vendor management, and compliance sign-offs. Tracked, auditable, and visible to the right people — without the email chain.
Customer and partner portals
Secure portals for customers, vendors, or partners to submit requests, access account information, and communicate with your team. Reduces inbound call volume and email volume simultaneously.
System integrations
Connecting Salesforce, QuickBooks, Shopify, NetSuite, or any other system your company runs to custom-built tools and dashboards. Documented, maintainable, and owned by you — not a black-box middleware subscription.
How this is different
ShipyardLA builds production-grade software for operations-heavy companies: real code, real data models, documented and handed off at the end. Internal tools, system integrations, custom approval workflows — engineered to your actual process, not approximated with a template. Fixed scope means you know what you're getting and what it costs before work begins. No retainer that grows every time the requirements change.
How it works
Fixed scope. Fixed price. Clear ship date.
- 01
Audit and scoping
I walk through your current systems and identify the highest-impact gaps. Written roadmap: what to build, what to defer, what it costs. Fixed fee.
- 02
Build
4–12 weeks. Custom software on Rails or Elixir. PostgreSQL. Built to spec, tested, deployed to your infrastructure.
- 03
Handoff
Documentation, training, and a system your team actually understands. Ongoing engineering support available as a retainer if needed.
Book a 30-minute technical audit.
Tell me the process that's costing your team the most time. Walk away with a written assessment and an honest estimate — not a sales deck.