Boulder County, Colorado
I help local businesses get more out of the software they already use: connecting it, automating the repetitive parts, and building small custom AI tools where nothing off the shelf fits.
Keep the software you already use. I make it work harder.
Things I can take off your plate
Not on the list? If it's repetitive and lives on a computer, there's a good chance it can be handled.
What used to need a development team can now be built by one experienced developer working with AI, at a price that makes sense for a small business.
You can often see a working prototype within days, built on your real paperwork, not a slide deck.
Tell me what's off and I fix it, usually fast. What I build keeps up as your business changes, instead of slowly going stale.
What I do
Most businesses start with one small, clear win, then add more once they see it working.
Get the software you already pay for, such as your email, calendar and QuickBooks, working together so the repetitive steps happen on their own.
When nothing off the shelf fits, I build a small tool shaped around how your business actually works. AI does the reading, writing and sorting in the middle.
A clear, fast website that stays current without you wrestling with it, set up so search engines and AI assistants can understand what you offer.
Starting points, not a fixed menu. Every project is shaped around how your business already works.
You're busy on a job, the phone rings, and the caller tries the next business on Google. Instead, every missed call gets a quick text back asking what they need and offering a time on your calendar.
Why it mattersThe customer who called you stays your customer.
Talk through the job into your phone. A clean, branded estimate is drafted for you to review and send, so you're not typing quotes at night.
Why it mattersFaster quotes win more work, and you get your evenings back.
Forward the email or snap a photo of the receipt. It's read, sorted and waiting in QuickBooks for you to approve, all at once.
Why it mattersLess time on data entry, fewer mistakes for your bookkeeper to fix.
Polite, well-timed reminders go out on their own. You only step in when one needs a phone call.
Why it mattersMoney comes in sooner, without the awkward follow-ups.
Your price sheets, procedures and past jobs become an assistant your staff can ask, so the same questions stop landing on you.
Why it mattersFewer interruptions, and new hires find answers on their own.
New hours, a seasonal special, a new service: send a quick message and the change is drafted for you to approve. No logins, no page builders.
Why it mattersYour site stays accurate, so customers trust what they read.
Why not just use ChatGPT?
Getting real results from AI takes skills most owners don't have time to learn: writing good prompts, feeding it your information, connecting it to your other software, and setting it to run on its own.
You don't have to learn any of it. What I build either runs quietly in the background or works like any other app on your phone. That's the difference between "trying ChatGPT" and actually getting time back.
Why TLC
There are three ways to get AI working in your business. Here's how they compare.
A blank box. You do the learning.
Often a template and a ticket queue.
Built for you, and kept working.
How it works
1
A free 20-minute call. I ask four questions (below) and listen. No pitch, no jargon.
2
You get a fixed quote, then a working first version, often within days. We test it on your real work and adjust it together.
3
An optional monthly care plan covers hosting, fixes and improvements. Tell me what's off and I take care of it.
4
Everything I build is documented so anyone could pick it up. The work and your data are yours. No lock-in.
Think about these before we talk. There are no wrong answers.
Now accepting 3 founding clients
TLC Automation is new, so I'm offering founding clients 25% off their first project. In return I ask for honest feedback and permission to share your story, with your approval of every word.
Limited to three businesses.
Who you'll work with
I've spent my career building and maintaining the behind-the-scenes software businesses depend on, the kind that has to keep working for years after it's launched. Now I use AI as a working partner, which lets one experienced developer build what used to take a whole team.
It's me you'll work with, backed by an AI crew I've built. They handle the research, drafting and testing, and I make the decisions and check every piece of work before it reaches you. TLC runs on the same kind of automation I build for clients.
I'd rather work with a handful of local businesses I actually get to know than chase volume. You'll always talk to me, and I'm happy to meet in person.
No jargon. If I can't explain it simply, I won't build it.
Built and tested properly, not just stitched together.
Written up so anyone could maintain it. Never held hostage.
No. If you can send a text or snap a photo, you can use what I build. I design around the tools and habits you already have.
Usually not. Most of the time I work with what you already have, like QuickBooks, your email and your calendar, and make it do more for you. If something new would genuinely help, I'll explain why before suggesting it.
For answering questions, sure. But on its own it won't text back your missed calls, put receipts into QuickBooks or send invoice reminders while you're on a job. That takes connecting AI to your other software and setting it to run on its own, which is what I do.
It depends on what we build. After a free conversation, you get a fixed quote before any work starts, so there's no hourly meter running and no surprise bill.
It stays yours. I build on paid business plans from established AI providers, whose terms say your data isn't used to train their AI models, and I'll show you exactly where everything lives.
That's what the care plan is for. Tell me what's off and I fix it. Without a plan, you can still reach out for one-off changes, quoted up front.
Know an owner who's buried in busywork?Introduce us. If they become a client, you both get a month of the care plan free.
Make an introduction →Send a note to set up a free 20-minute call. You'll hear back from me personally.