> not a tool
I'm not selling you software. I recommend what fits, including "you don't need anything new."
Everyone says use AI. I'll show you how.
I help small and mid-sized businesses find where AI actually helps, set it up, and get their teams using it. You work with me directly. No software to buy from me, no agency handoff.
- ▪ in production
- 2+ yearsAI features used by real people at BLDX
- ▪ building software
- 20+ yearsMostly as a founder or CTO
- ▪ trusted by
- Red Cross · Aetna · BloombergBig organizations where I've delivered
- ◆ patented
- US 10,373,426Inventor
01 / the problem
Everyone says "use AI." Nobody says how.
A friend of mine came back from an industry conference recently. Every speaker said the same thing: you need to be using AI.
Then my friend looked around the room. Nobody knew where to start.
I hear that from business owners in every field. You're told AI will change everything. You're sold a dozen tools that each promise to. And you're left wondering which of it is real, what's safe to put your customer data into, and who on your team is supposed to figure it out.
That gap is my job. I help you skip the hype, pick the few things that will actually make a difference, and get them working.
> not an agency
You don't get handed off to a junior team. You work with me.
> not a slide deck
I build the thing, and I stay until your people can use it.
02 / services
Three ways I help. Start with whichever fits.
Most businesses go in this order. You don't have to. If you already know what you want built, we can start there.
01 / explore
Find where AI can actually help
I learn how your business really runs, then show you where AI will save time or money and where it won't. You get a short, plain-English plan with a clear first project.
02 / set-up
Build it and connect it
I build the AI tools, assistants, and automations your plan calls for, and I connect them to the software and data you already use. Then I test them on your real work before anyone relies on them.
03 / train
Get your team using it
A tool nobody uses is a wasted purchase. I train your people on the tools they'll actually use, with your own examples, so AI becomes part of the job instead of a side project.
03 / how it works
Simple, step by step.
step 1 / talk
A short intro call.
You tell me what's going on and what you've heard about AI. I tell you honestly whether I can help.
step 2 / explore
I learn your business.
I talk with you and the people doing the work, look at the tools and data you already have, and find the best places to start.
step 3 / plan
You get a clear plan.
A short written recommendation: what to do first, what it takes, what it will cost, and what to skip. You decide whether to go ahead.
step 4 / build
I set it up.
I build and connect the tools, test them against your real examples, and fix what doesn't hold up.
step 5 / train
Your team learns it.
Hands-on training with your own work, plus simple written guides your people can come back to.
step 6 / follow up
I check back in.
We look at what's working, what isn't, and what's worth doing next.
04 / examples
What this can look like in your business
// examples, not case studies
Illustrations of the kind of work I do. Every business is different, and the first step is always finding what fits yours.
Real estate
- Draft listing descriptions and follow-up emails you edit, instead of starting from a blank page.
- Turn long inspection reports and disclosures into a first-pass summary you check before it goes to a client.
- Keep transaction checklists and deadlines from slipping through the cracks.
Professional services
law, accounting, insurance agencies, consulting
- Search years of your own documents by asking a question in plain English.
- Draft first versions of routine letters, proposals, and client updates.
- Pull key details out of incoming forms and paperwork so nobody retypes them.
Logistics and distribution
- Read emails, orders, and shipping documents, and pull out what matters.
- Flag late or unusual shipments early, before a customer calls.
- Give dispatch and customer service quick answers from your own records.
Healthcare operations
- Cut down routine paperwork and intake work for front-office staff.
- Help staff find answers in policies and procedures fast.
- Built with patient-data rules in mind from day one. I've worked on healthcare systems that had to meet HIPAA requirements.
Industrial, construction, and facilities
- Read inspection reports, maintenance tickets, permits, and contracts, and flag risk early.
- Let managers ask questions about project or building records in plain language.
- This one's close to home: it's what I build at BLDX.
05 / git log --career
I've built this for real.
I'm not new to AI and I'm not new to business software. Here's the short version.
- HEADBuilt an AI platform with features in production for 2+ years
BLDX, CTO and co-founder2021 to now - mainBuilt the online donation forms. Every online donation ran through my code
American Red Cross2015 to 2018 - v4Platform architecture for a consumer health product
Aetna / iTriage2013 to 2014 - v3Processing and indexing large data sets
Bloomberg2012 to 2013 - tagInventor, US Patent 10,373,426
BitBossgranted 2019
06 / about
Hi, I'm Josh.
I've been building software for more than 20 years, mostly as a founder or CTO. Today I'm CTO and co-founder of BLDX, where I lead the team building an AI platform that reads building and construction records and warns people about risk before it turns into an insurance claim. Real users have relied on its AI features for more than two years.
The part I'm best at isn't the code. It's sitting down with people who know their business cold, like insurance, compliance, and construction experts, learning how they actually work, and turning that into AI that helps. Then explaining it in plain English.
I've also delivered inside big organizations, including the American Red Cross, Aetna, and Bloomberg. So I know how to fit new technology into a business that already has its own way of doing things.
I live in Newton, Iowa. If you're in Newton, Des Moines, or anywhere in central Iowa, I'm happy to come meet you and your team in person. If you're farther away, we'll work together remotely, and that works just as well.
08 / let's talk
Not sure where to start? That's the right time to call.
Book a short intro call. Tell me what's going on in your business and what you've been hearing about AI. I'll give you an honest take on where it can help, even if the answer is "not yet."