AI development for the work your business actually does. Improve an existing website, connect your operations or build a new product—with a Portland team that builds its own AI platforms.
Portland, Oregon · Working with companies large and small
GearHead AIA PLATFORM WE BUILTWe built GearHead to bring business information, AI and everyday tools into one workspace. That hands-on experience informs the custom systems we build for our clients.
Explore the platform we builtAI can live inside a website, a mobile app or a specialist workflow. The right approach starts with what the people using it need to do.
An established specialist website, enhanced with natural-language research, ranked summaries and product comparisons. Users can explore their results and ask follow-up questions within the catalog.
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Recovery information, daily guidance and conversation within Yofima’s application experience, built on GearHead Framework.
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A digital legacy application centered on personal stories, memories and family connections, built on GearHead Framework.
Explore the Framework story ↗A recurring bottleneck. A disconnected system. A product idea. We help define the useful role for AI, then build the application around it.
Explore AI developmentAdd useful intelligence to an established product: search, content, document workflows or customer assistance. Start with a specific task your users need help with.
Improve an existing experience →Assistants that work with your business information and tools through APIs, MCP and application integrations, with appropriate review points.
Agents and connected systems →Turn a concept into a usable product, including the interface, accounts, business logic and services it needs.
From prototype to product →Customer portals, SaaS platforms, websites and iOS and Android apps. Our software experience supports the entire build.
Web and mobile development →Our client work spans specialist applications, connected operations and field tools. These projects show the software experience behind our AI work.
Connecting relief veterinarians and animal hospitals, from available shifts to invoices and payments.
A custom Laravel application alongside branding and a marketing website. The platform brings shift search, bidding, private messaging and payment workflows into one service.
From precise window measurements to estimates, production and shipping.
The MAPP measuring application connects to MODI: a custom system for estimates, orders, manufacturing files and fulfillment.
Turning aerial roof imagery into measurements and customer estimates.
Native mobile applications that let roofing teams upload drone imagery, outline roof facets, calculate area and prepare quotes for customers.
Older software can still be essential software. We help strengthen established applications against automated abuse, close security gaps and give teams a clearer view of suspicious activity.
Organics to You: sustained attacks on a long-running delivery platform led to a focused security upgrade and a custom anti-bot system, combining Media Mechanic’s development experience with GearHead-assisted analysis.
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“Paul wireframed everything and served as our system and UX architect.”
Whether you're a business owner or part of a larger technical team, the first step is understanding the problem, the people and the existing systems.
Map the workflow, available data, constraints and what a useful result would look like.
Agree the problem and success criteria.Use a prototype or pilot to check the approach against representative tasks and edge cases.
Evaluate usefulness, quality and limitations.Develop the interface, integrations and controls needed to put the solution into everyday use.
Define scope, testing and release criteria.Plan the handoff, documentation, monitoring and ongoing improvements appropriate to your team.
Agree ownership and support responsibilities.Scope, cost and timing depend on the project. We'll work through those before asking you to commit to a build.
Talk through your starting pointNo. Bring the workflow, pain point or product idea. We can start by identifying where AI could help, what information is available and whether a custom build makes sense.
Integration is part of the assessment. We examine the available APIs, permissions, data and vendor constraints before agreeing how the systems should connect.
No. GearHead is our product and Framework is one possible foundation. The architecture should fit your requirements, existing systems and ownership needs.
We define what the system can access, which actions need human review, how to evaluate results and what should happen when something fails. Any security or compliance requirements need to be scoped and validated for your project.
Cost depends on scope, integrations, data readiness and delivery requirements. Code ownership, third-party services, any framework licensing and ongoing support should all be explicit in the proposal.
On September 15, GearHead AI will begin its next phase as it prepares to move beyond public beta. The upcoming release represents more than a version update. It reflects a broader vision for how people and businesses can use AI to manage information, automate recurring work, and operate more effectively across desktop and mobile devices.
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For nearly two decades, WordPress has been the default answer for building a website. It made publishing accessible, created an enormous ecosystem of themes and plugins, and gave millions of businesses a practical way to get online without commissioning a custom application.
Read article →Tell us what you want to improve, what systems are involved, and where you're starting. You don't need a technical specification to begin.
Portland, Oregon · Working with clients beyond the Northwest.