VETERAN-OWNED FIXED QUOTES I BUILD IT MYSELF

I build the automation that stops you re-typing the same job into three different tools.

I'm Jonathan — a solo, veteran-owned AI and automation builder. You talk to me on the call, and I'm the one who builds it. Fixed price, agreed before I start, and you own everything I build.

Describe your workflow Book a free scoping call

Or just email: hello@scottconsulting.dev

Veteran-owned U.S.-based Fixed-price projects Direct builder access
RUN LOG — LEAD INTAKE
09:42:07EMAIL"Hey — my AC stopped working, can someone come today?" 09:42:08TAGurgency: high · type: service call 09:42:08ROUTEassigned to on-call tech 09:42:11SMSto customer: "Got it — someone will call you within the hour." 09:42:11DONE4 s end-to-end · nothing re-typed

Sample data replaying a pattern I actually build — not a live client system.

EVERY PROJECT,
IN WRITING
Fixed quote before any work begins
Direct access to the builder — me
Documentation + full ownership included
Small projects welcome
100%
fixed-quote projects
$0
in overruns, ever
1
person who builds it — me

Start here

What's eating your team's time?

Pick the one that sounds most like your week — I'll show you the shape of the fix. No form, no call.

Copying between systems

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

A small integration watches the system where work first lands, validates each record, and writes it into the others — one entry instead of three. Anything that doesn't match cleanly goes to a short review list instead of silently breaking. You stop being the glue between your own tools.

USUALLY: INTEGRATION — OFTEN THE CHEAPEST FIX SEE TYPICAL COST →
Rebuilding the same reports

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

The numbers you re-assemble every week get pulled from the source systems automatically — into a live dashboard, or a formatted sheet that lands in your inbox on schedule. When a source changes shape, it flags you instead of quietly lying.

USUALLY: REPORTING AUTOMATION / DASHBOARD SEE TYPICAL COST →
Chasing follow-ups

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

The system watches for the reply that never came — quote sent, invoice due, job unconfirmed — drafts the nudge, and either sends it or holds it for your one-tap approval. Nothing depends on someone remembering. You choose which messages always get a human look first.

USUALLY: WORKFLOW AUTOMATION SEE TYPICAL COST →
Answering repeat questions

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

An assistant that answers only from your documents — price sheets, policies, past answers — and hands the conversation to a person the moment it's unsure. It shows where each answer came from, so you can trust it without babysitting it.

USUALLY: AI ASSISTANT ON YOUR DOCS SEE TYPICAL COST →
Running ops in spreadsheets

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

The sheet that runs your operation becomes a small tool: same columns, plus history, validation, and who-changed-what — and a stray sort can't break it. You keep spreadsheet exports; the tool keeps the truth.

USUALLY: CUSTOM INTERNAL TOOL SEE TYPICAL COST →
Sorting documents & email

THE SHAPE OF THE FIX

Inbound PDFs, photos, and emails get read, classified, renamed, and filed — with the key fields extracted into your system. Low-confidence items queue for a person instead of getting guessed at.

USUALLY: DOCUMENT AUTOMATION SEE TYPICAL COST →

What actually changes

The goal is not more software. It's fewer manual steps.

One job request, traced both ways.

TODAY — BY HAND

1Customer emails, calls, or texts — someone notices, eventually.
2Details re-typed into the job system.
3Copy-pasted again into the schedule.
4Confirmation written by hand — if there's time.
5Follow-up? Whoever remembers.

5 MANUAL TOUCHES · EVERY SINGLE JOB

AFTER — AUTOMATED

AUTORequest lands — email, form, or voicemail transcript.
AUTORead, tagged by urgency, entered into the job system.
AUTOOn-call tech texted in seconds.
REVIEWYou approve anything unusual — one tap. The human stays exactly where judgment matters.
AUTOConfirmation and follow-up sent on schedule.

1 HUMAN TOUCH — THE ONE THAT MATTERS

AUTO = runs by itself · REVIEW = waits for your approval. Anything that touches customers or money can always require sign-off.

What I build

Built around your actual workflow.

The sweet spot: a task that eats hours every week, follows rules you can describe, and doesn't quite fit any off-the-shelf product — at a small-business scale, not an enterprise one.

MOST COMMON

Workflow automation

Connect the tools you already use and remove the manual steps between them: intake, quoting, data entry, reporting, follow-ups.

EXAMPLE — LEAD ROUTING

inbound email tagged: urgency text → right person

The same pattern as the run log at the top of the page.

AI assistants & agents

Bots that answer from your own documents, capture leads, and hand off to a human the moment they're unsure.

Custom internal tools

Dashboards, trackers, and small data tools shaped to how your business actually runs — not the other way around.

Integrations & scripts

One-off bridges between systems and clean-ups of messy data. Small, quick, and often the best first project.

How it works

Three steps. No surprises in any of them.

01 / SCOPING CALL

Free, 20 minutes, honest

You describe the process — where work comes in, where it gets re-typed, what falls through. I tell you whether it's worth automating; if an off-the-shelf product already does it, I'll name it and point you there.

02 / FIXED QUOTE

One number, in writing

Agreed before any work begins. No hourly billing, no long contract. If it takes me longer than I estimated, that's my cost — not your invoice.

03 / BUILD & HANDOFF

Tight iterations — and you own it

Short cycles, working software early. When we're done, the code, the accounts, the data, and a plain-English handoff doc are all yours. Any developer could pick it up tomorrow.

Who you're hiring

One builder. The same one, all the way through.

I'm Jonathan Scott. Before this, I was in the Army — the same discipline that means showing up when I say I will is what goes into every build. I do the scoping call, I write the code, I hand it off. No account managers, no bench of junior devs you've never met. And if you ever need someone else to pick up what I built, everything's documented and yours to hand over. That's the deal.

If you're here, someone probably already told you what I do. This page is just where you check that they were right.

Jonathan Scott

Founder — and the only engineer

LinkedIn ↗

hello@scottconsulting.dev

Operating principles

The boring rules that make automation safe.

No invented certifications — just how every project actually runs, in plain language.

01

You own the accounts and the code

Everything runs in accounts in your name. At handoff you get admin access, the code, and the data — not screenshots of them.

02

Credentials are scoped and revocable

Least-access keys, no shared passwords over email. Cutting my access takes you one click, any day.

03

Humans approve the big stuff

Actions that are hard to undo — payments, deletions, bulk messages — can require your sign-off before they run.

04

Failures are visible

When an automation hits something it can't handle, it stops and tells you where you'll see it. It never silently skips work.

05

Documentation is included

Every build ships with a plain-English doc of what runs where, and why. Any developer can take over without me.

WHAT HANDOFF LOOKS LIKE

A plain-English runbook

What runs where, why it exists, and what to check when something looks off.

Admin access, in your name

Every account and key transferred — nothing parked under mine.

The code and the data

Source, exports, and history — portable to any developer, any time.

A walkthrough, recorded

So the explanation doesn't live only in one meeting's memory.

Pricing, plainly

One fixed number, before you commit.

No hourly billing, no long contract, no number that grows after you say yes. You describe the workflow, I quote it once — in writing — and the scoping call that produces the quote is free either way.

SMALL AUTOMATIONS

Days to a couple of weeks

Lead routing, follow-up sequences, report automation, single integrations. Often the best first project.

LARGER CUSTOM TOOLS

Typically a few weeks

Internal tools and dashboards, multi-system workflows, AI assistants trained on your documents.

WHAT MOVES THE NUMBER

how many systems API quality data cleanup approval steps interface complexity reporting depth support level

The exact number comes before you commit — never after.

Describe your workflow Book a free scoping call

Common questions

The questions careful buyers ask.

FIT

What makes a project a good fit?
A task that eats hours every week, follows rules you can describe out loud, and lives in copy-paste between tools. If you can explain it to a new hire, I can probably automate it — the scoping call is where we find out.
Is my project too small?
Probably not — small projects are welcome here. Some of the best first builds are a single annoying step, done properly. If it's genuinely a ten-minute script, I'll tell you that too.
Will you tell me if I don't need custom software?
Yes. If an off-the-shelf product covers it, I'll name it and point you at it. A scoping call that ends in "don't hire me" is a perfectly good outcome — it costs you 20 minutes, not a project.

PRICING & DELIVERY

What do projects typically cost?
It depends on scope — which is exactly why the quote comes first. You get one exact, fixed number in writing before committing to anything, and the scoping call that produces it is free. The "what moves the number" list above is the honest cost driver set.
How long do projects take?
Small automations often ship in days to a couple of weeks. Larger builds typically run a few weeks. Either way you see working pieces early — no silence until a big reveal.
Why fixed price instead of hourly?
Because you shouldn't carry the risk of my estimates. One number, agreed before I start. If it takes me longer than I thought, I absorb it — which keeps my incentives pointed at shipping, not at hours.

OWNERSHIP & SUPPORT

Who owns the code and the accounts?
You do — from day one. Everything runs in accounts in your name, and code, data, and documentation are handed over at the end. You are never locked to me.
What happens after launch?
Every build includes documentation and a walkthrough. If you want ongoing support, we scope a window that fits and put the response commitment in the quote — and if you want none, the handoff doc is written so you don't need me.
What if you're unavailable someday?
The honest solo-shop answer: everything is already yours and already documented, in plain English, so another developer can pick it up without archaeology. No proprietary platform, no hostage code.

DATA & AI

Where does my data get processed?
In your accounts and mainstream infrastructure, scoped to what the project needs. During scoping we map exactly which systems touch which data — and you get that map in writing.
Does my data train an AI model?
No. Where a build uses AI services, I use configurations that don't train on your data — and the handoff doc shows you where that's set, so you're not just taking my word for it.
How are credentials handled?
Scoped, revocable access — never shared passwords over email. You can cut my access the day the project ends, and I'll remind you to.
When does a person review AI output?
Whenever the action is hard to undo. Sending money, deleting records, messaging customers at scale — any of it can be gated behind a one-tap human approval. You choose where the line sits.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes, happily. Send yours, or I'll provide a simple mutual one before the scoping call.

YOUR TEAM

Is this about replacing my staff?
No. The busywork I remove — re-typing, chasing, sorting — is the part of the job people complain about. The goal is your team spending their hours on customers and judgment calls, not copy-paste.

The smallest first step

Show me the process your team should not still be doing manually.

Describe it in a few sentences — I'll review it personally and tell you whether it's a good candidate for automation or a lightweight custom tool. If it isn't, I'll say so, and you've spent two minutes.

Rather talk it through? Book a free scoping call ↗ — 20 minutes, no obligation.

Or email: hello@scottconsulting.dev

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