flowchart LR A["🗄️ SQL database<br>or data source"] --> B["📦 R / Shiny<br>app logic"] B --> C["📊 Interactive UI<br>(plots, tables, maps)"] C --> D["👥 Users<br>explore · filter · export"]
Services
Build first, bill later.
Every project starts with a free discovery session and a written plan. You only pay once we’ve scoped something worth building — and you’ll know the price before we start.
Dashboards · Data apps · Automations · SQL databases · Shiny applications
Free discovery session
Price: $0 · Time: ~30 minutes
We sit down (over video or in person if you’re in Tucson) and dig into what you’re trying to do: what data you have, where it lives, who needs it, and what’s breaking in your current workflow.
You walk away with a written plan covering what we’d build, roughly what it’d cost, and how long it’d take. No obligation, no pitch. If we’re not a fit, we’ll tell you.
R Shiny app development
Interactive web applications built in R Shiny — the same stack we use day-to-day for research, reporting, and operational dashboards. Shiny gives you the analytical power of R (statistical modeling, geospatial work, custom visualizations) wrapped in a clean, shareable web app your team can actually use.
Examples
- Interactive dashboards with live database connections
- Scientific and ecological data visualization tools (maps, plots, time series)
- Internal data-entry and review apps with validation and audit logs
- KPI / financial / operational reporting apps for leadership
- Public-facing data exploration tools (filter, drill down, export)
Good fit when Excel or off-the-shelf BI tools can’t quite do what you need, or when you want analysis and a user interface in the same place.
SQL database management
The foundation under everything else. We design, build, tune, and maintain SQL databases so your apps and dashboards have a clean, reliable place to read from and write to.
Examples
- Schema design & modeling — normalization, indexing strategy, constraints, and audit columns done right the first time
- Database setup & migration — SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Azure SQL; move off of spreadsheets, Access, or aging systems
- Performance tuning — slow query analysis, index review, query rewrites, execution plan inspection
- Stored procedures, views & functions — encapsulate business logic in the database where it belongs
- Backups, restores & disaster recovery — automated, tested, documented
- Security & access control — role-based permissions, row-level security, encrypted connections
- Ongoing database administration — health checks, capacity planning, version upgrades
Handling private landowner data, government records, or anything regulated? See how we approach data security →
Good fit when you’re outgrowing spreadsheets, your queries are slow, your data is duplicated across systems, or you need a real database backing a Shiny app, dashboard, or data collection tool.
flowchart LR A["📥 Apps & forms"] --> D["🗄️ SQL database<br>schema · indexes · constraints"] B["🔗 APIs & integrations"] --> D C["📂 Imports / migrations"] --> D D --> E["📊 Dashboards & Shiny apps"] D --> F["📈 Reports & analytics"] D --> G["🔐 Backups & audit"]
Data engineering & integration
When your data lives in five places and none of them agree, this is where we start. We build the pipelines that move data between systems, validate it on the way through, and land it cleanly in your database.
flowchart LR
A["📂 Raw sources<br>Excel · CSV · API · DB"] --> B["⚙️ Ingest<br>Parse & normalize"]
B --> C{"🔍 QA checks<br>Type · Range · Rules"}
C -->|Pass| D["🗄️ Clean database<br>SQL / SQLite / Azure SQL"]
C -->|Fail| E["🚨 Error log<br>Bad rows flagged,<br>not committed"]
D --> F["📊 Dashboard<br>or export"]
Examples
- ETL / ELT pipelines (R, Python, SQL — scheduled or event-driven)
- API integrations (Stripe, QuickBooks, Airtable, Salesforce, custom REST APIs)
- Spreadsheet cleanup & migration into a real database
- Data validation rules — type checks, business rules, audit logs
- Cloud data infrastructure on Microsoft Azure when you need it
Data collection apps
If your data starts as paper forms, shared spreadsheets, or text-message screenshots, this is where to fix it. We build custom apps for capturing data the moment it happens — in the field, on a clipboard, or at the front desk — and pipe it straight into a clean database.
Examples
- Field data collection apps (works offline, syncs when back in range)
- Mobile-friendly forms for inspections, surveys, sample collection, intake
- Internal data-entry tools with validation, dropdowns, and required fields
- Desktop apps (.exe) for crews working without internet
- Patient / client / participant intake forms that feed into your reporting
Good fit when you’re still collecting on paper, your team is double-entering data from one place to another, or your current form-to-spreadsheet flow is fragile.
flowchart LR Y["📝 Custom protocols,<br>lists, or surveys"] --> A["📱 Data collection<br>(offline capable)"] A --> B["✅ QA/QC check<br>in app"] B --> C["🔄 Sync to server<br>(when online)"] C <--> D["☁️ Central database<br>(server)"] D -->|New data, updates| C X["🗂️ Historical data import<br>(batch upload)"] --> D
Workflow automation
The work you keep doing by hand every week — that’s what we automate. Usually bolted onto the Shiny apps, databases, or pipelines we’ve already built, so the automation has a real foundation underneath it.
Examples
- Scheduled reports that land in your inbox every Monday
- Form → database → dashboard pipelines (Google Forms, Typeform, JotForm, etc.)
- Email/Slack notifications when a threshold is hit or something needs review
- Two-way data syncs between tools that don’t talk to each other (CRM ↔︎ accounting ↔︎ database)
flowchart LR A["🔔 Trigger<br>(event/schedule)"] --> B["⚙️ Automation<br>logic"] B --> C["📤 Action<br>(report, notify, sync)"]
Hosting & maintenance (optional)
After we ship, you can keep us on a monthly plan to host and look after what we built. Cancel anytime with 30 days notice.
| Plan | Price | What’s included |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $25 / mo | Uptime monitoring, light updates, security patches |
| Standard | $75 / mo | Dashboard hosting, small fixes, monthly check-in |
| Pro | $150 / mo | Full support, dependency updates, small feature requests, priority response |
Larger custom retainers (multiple apps, complex Azure infrastructure, dedicated hours) are available — let us know what you need.
Who we work with
We’re a good fit for teams who have data but no clean way to use it. Most of our work is with:
- Small businesses that need better reporting or workflow automation
- Nonprofits with grant reporting or outcome tracking requirements
- Field crews collecting data offline or in remote conditions
- Clinics, labs, and intake workflows that need structured data capture
- Organizations drowning in spreadsheets or double‑entry
- Teams that need automation but don’t have in‑house developers
If your data is scattered, fragile, or slowing you down — we can help.
Not sure which one you need?
Tell us the problem. We’ll tell you which service fits, or if you don’t actually need us yet.
