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Hi, I'm Joe. I craft custom software and AI automations for small businesses and individuals, so you get your time back for the things that matter.
How I help
No packages. Just a conversation about what's costing you time, and then a plan to do something about it. The categories below describe where the work tends to fall, not what you have to choose from.
Custom Software
Purpose-built apps and dashboards for the specific shape of your work. Software that matches the way you already think about the business.
AI & Automation
Receipts that read themselves. Calendars that get filled without anyone touching them. Reports that arrive Sunday night so Monday morning isn't a fire drill. AI for the parts of the day no one wants to do twice.
Process Design
Sometimes the answer isn't more software. It's fewer steps, clearer ownership, a single source of truth. I'll map out how the work actually moves before I write a line of code.
Integration
QuickBooks, Square, Gmail, Calendly, the spreadsheet that runs payroll. The tools are fine. The gaps between them are where the time goes. I close the gaps.
Reporting & Visibility
Live dashboards, weekly summaries, the one number that tells you whether to worry. Built around the questions you'd ask if you had the time, not the metrics a generic tool decided to show you.
Farmers markets · Online sales · Catering
Mendocino Soup Company sells soup at farmers markets, online and through catering, all from one kitchen. Pricing was guesswork, waste went untracked, and a busy month looked just like a good one. I built one app that replaced every spreadsheet, so margins, labor and waste are all visible and prep starts with a button.
Solo respiratory therapist · Runs from a phone · Patient scheduling
A solo respiratory therapist was handling 10 to 20 patients a day from his phone: calling, scheduling and reporting. I built a phone-first app that reads assignment emails, tracks every call and books appointments into the calendar. Reminders run themselves, so nothing falls through.
Astrology practice · Built on her Notion · Private client portal
A working astrologer kept chart placements, session notes and reflections in Notion, where the people she worked with couldn't see them. I built a private, invite-only portal that shows them that work. She keeps writing where she always has, and the portal follows along in the background.
Local listings · Events · Community submissions
Local information for Mendocino County was scattered across flyers, social posts and dozens of business pages. I built one searchable directory for events, food and drink, lodging, jobs and services, where businesses and locals add their own listings. Every submission gets a quick approval from a local reviewer before it goes live.
Cannabis dispensary · Sales and stock dashboard · Reorder alerts
A cannabis dispensary's sales and inventory lived in its register system, where the numbers that run the shop were hard to get at. I built a staff-only dashboard that shows revenue, margin and stock, what each discount really costs, and which products are about to sell out. Every figure traces back to the register.
Wholesale intake · Brand launch · Photography portfolio
There is work in build that is not shown here yet, each project unique and purpose-built like the rest. Right now that is a wholesale business bringing customer intake and tracking into one place, a new peptide brand getting its first home on the web, and my own photography portfolio trading an unused storefront for a clean gallery.
About
Builder. Systems thinker.
Intentional engineering.
I built systems for some of the largest teams in tech. Infrastructure at scale, AI automation, global operations spanning three continents. For 15 years I kept the lights on for different tech companies you've probably used or heard of.
I decided to take a career break and spent time in Thailand. Sat in temples with people who had very little and seemed genuinely at peace. Something shifted in me through that experience.
QuietWork came out of that. I know how to build these systems (really build them), and I saw an opportunity to provide my services for people and teams the tech industry usually overlooks. Small business owners drowning in admin. Individuals trying to reclaim their time to reengage with what made them want to start a business in the first place.
When the right systems are in place, you get your time back. Time for family. Time for the work only you can do.
I'm based in Mendocino now, working from a cabin on the north coast. Let's start with a conversation and see if there's a way I can help.
How it works
From the first call to the day it's live, you always know what comes next.
One call. No deck, no demo. I ask about your business and what's costing you time.
A short document: what I'd build, how long it takes, what it costs. Plain language.
I work. You don't have to manage me. Check-ins at agreed milestones.
You own what we built: the code, the documentation, the keys to everything. If you'd like, the optional monthly plan keeps it hosted, looked after and growing. Or take it from there yourself. Either works.
Two prices, kept simple on purpose. I build it for one flat fee, quoted before any work begins. Most land between $1,000 and $10,000. After that, an optional monthly plan keeps it all running. No hourly meter.
From $1,000
One-time flat fee, quoted before we startHalf to start, half when it's live. The first call and the quote are free.
From $250 / month
No contract.Starts the month after you go live, cancel any month. Skip it and everything is handed over to run on your own accounts. Kept on, it is still yours: I hold the accounts for you and hand them over whenever you ask.
FAQ
A few things people usually want to know before reaching out.
Small businesses and individual practitioners, the kinds of operations the tech industry usually overlooks. If you're spending real hours on something repetitive or manual, there's almost always a better way.
It's using software and AI to handle the administrative work that keeps a business running but doesn't grow it. Reading receipts, chasing invoices, tracking inventory, building the weekly report. The point is for that work to happen quietly in the background, so your time goes to the work only you can do.
No. You describe the problem: the emails that pile up, the bookings that slip through, the reports you build by hand every week. I handle the rest.
Builds are one flat fee, quoted before any work begins, and most land between $1,000 and $10,000. The optional monthly plan starts at $250; the details are in Pricing above. More about pricing
Half of the build fee when you accept the proposal, which is what books your start date, and the other half when the work is live and handed over. If you're on the monthly, it starts the month after you go live. Nothing is due before you've seen the number, and there's no charge for the first conversation or the quote.
Most engagements go from the deposit to a first working delivery in under two weeks. Discovery and full build typically takes two to four weeks depending on scope.
Probably. The work I do tends to live around the tools you already pay for: Gmail, QuickBooks, Square, Calendly, Notion, the spreadsheet that runs your payroll. You shouldn't have to change how you work to get the benefit.
I document everything I build. On the monthly care plan the site is monitored around the clock, so I catch problems first and tell you before you notice. Without the plan, email me at hello@quietwork.ai and you'll hear from me, not a support queue.
Not always. If the process needs fixing before it can be automated, I'll say so. The goal is to save you time, not sell you something you don't need.
Yes. Most work happens remotely. I'm based in Mendocino County but work with clients across California and beyond.