Software Engineer 3x Founder Small-Business Owner

Chad
Gardner.

I build and fix the systems behind small businesses. The technical advisor in your corner.

I've sat in your seat. I find what's quietly costing you money and time, then build the thing that fixes it.

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Ignore the hype. Focus on Results.

Everyone's telling you you're falling behind on AI. Most of it is noise.

The businesses pulling ahead aren't buying AI. They're fixing the systems underneath it, the follow-up that isn't happening, the leads going cold, the reports nobody has time to run, and using AI only where it actually moves money. That's the part I do.

How I work

The same three steps, every time.

Investigate

I look at how your business actually runs and find what's quietly costing you money or time.

Build

Then I build the fix. A working system, not a slide deck pointing you to someone else.

Measure

It runs on its own. I track what it's doing to your numbers and tune it, so you get results you can see, not another dashboard to babysit.

You profit

More money coming in, or hours back in your week. Usually both, and it keeps paying after I'm done.

My Story

I didn't come to this from a consulting firm. I'm the co-founder and CTO of an education-technology company, and I've been building software and systems since I was a teenager.

I know the constraints small-business owners work under because I work under them too. Cash flow is real, most software is clunky, and your staff aren't engineers.

2008

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Wrote my first line of code and never looked back.
2012

Designed, built, and shipped my first iOS app to the App Store.
2015

CTO of a startup in the inaugural cohort of a venture-backed accelerator program.

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2017

Earned my B.S. in Computer Science, Business Administration Concentration, from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
2017

Joined an AI startup, leading technical engagements on enterprise accounts including Ford Motor Company.

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2020

I partnered to acquire a 26-year-old Ed-Tech company, as co-founder and CTO. Rebuilt its systems and grew online revenue from under $100K to $1.1M+ a year.

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2026

Now I build and fix the systems behind other small businesses.

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Fig. 06 · Now