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Custom Software & Websites
for Manufacturers.

You run a plant, a job shop, or a warehouse in West Michigan. Off-the-shelf software wasn't built for how you actually work. It charges by the seat and still doesn't fit. I build custom tools and integrations that match your process, plus a website that wins B2B work and helps you hire. All of it yours to keep.

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The Problem

Running a plant on spreadsheets and software that doesn't fit.

Spreadsheet Sprawl
Quoting, scheduling, inventory, and job tracking spread across a dozen spreadsheets and someone's head. It works until it doesn't — and it doesn't scale.
Systems That Don't Talk
Your ERP and your accounting live in separate worlds from the shop floor. Data gets re-keyed by hand, and the numbers never quite agree.
SaaS That Charges by the Seat
Per-user pricing for a tool that still doesn't match your workflow. You end up bending your process to the software instead of the other way around.
What I Build

Custom Tools,
Real Integrations

Software built around your process (quoting, job tracking, inventory, dashboards) and wired into the systems you already run, so data flows instead of getting re-keyed. When it's done, you own the code. Need the website too? I build those as well, tuned for B2B buyers and for recruiting.

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Software & Web
  • Custom internal tools & apps
  • ERP & QuickBooks integrations
  • Quoting & estimating tools
  • Production & job-tracking dashboards
  • Inventory & customer portals
  • Manufacturing & B2B websites
  • Careers & recruiting pages
Who It's For
Small-to-mid manufacturers, job shops, fabricators, tool & die, and warehouses across West Michigan that have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf SaaS.
Hiring

Your website is your best recruiter.

Every shop in West Michigan is fighting for the same workers, and before anyone fills out an application, they look you up. A dated site — or no site — quietly tells them to keep scrolling. A clean site with a real careers page does the opposite: it shows the floor, the crew, the pay and benefits, and makes applying one tap from a phone in the parking lot.

It's the fastest win on this page. You don't have to overhaul your systems to fix your hiring. And when you're ready for the tools that run the floor, it's the same partner.

Why Occam's Garage

Built Around Your Plant, Not a Vendor's Roadmap

Fits Your Process
Built around how your plant actually runs, not how a SaaS vendor thinks it should. No per-seat tax, no features you'll never use.
One Partner, Software + Web
The internal tools and the public website from the same person. Fewer vendors, one point of contact, everything consistent.
Starts Small
No big-bang rollout. We start with the one process costing you the most, prove it out, then build from there.
Yours to Keep
You own the code and the data. Host it, change it, or hand it to your IT team. No lock-in, no ransom.
Questions

Straight Answers

Do you integrate with our ERP or QuickBooks?
Yes. Most projects connect to what you already run: ERP, accounting, shop-floor systems. Data flows instead of getting re-keyed by hand.
We're a small shop — is custom software overkill?
Usually not. If a spreadsheet or a manual process is costing you hours a week, a small custom tool pays for itself fast. I'll tell you honestly if off-the-shelf is the better call.
Do we own what you build?
Completely. You get the code and the data — host it yourself, hand it to your IT team, or have me maintain it. No lock-in.
Do you build the website too?
Yes. Many manufacturers need both: a credible B2B site and a careers page for hiring, plus the internal tools behind them. One partner for all of it.
Can you work with our IT team or on-prem systems?
Yes. I work alongside in-house IT and can deploy to your own infrastructure or the cloud, whatever fits your security and uptime needs.
How does a project start?
A conversation about what's slow or broken. I scope it, quote it up front, and we start small — one tool that proves out before we go further.
Let's Talk

What's the process slowing you down?

Tell me where the spreadsheets and workarounds pile up. Free consultation to scope it — no pressure, no retainer.

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