Compatibility logic rebuilt in about 48 hours
The reported failure looked like matching logic. The real cause lived in empty data. I diagnosed it, rebuilt the engine, verified it, and shipped it to production.
Understudy Consulting · Serving Atlanta metro
I build the systems your business runs on.
Hire me to automate the work that drains your week, repair the app that is already live, build the site or product itself, or train an operator agent that works inside boundaries you control.
I visit clients at their businesses across Atlanta metro. Remote delivery is also available.
Start with a $150 diagnosis
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You leave with a written plan, a real scope, and a fixed price. The fee comes off the work if we build together.
Have something you want built?
An app, a website, or an idea — I'll build it.
Book a $150 diagnosis and I'll scope your app, website, or idea and give you a fixed price, credited toward the build. Or describe it first below.
The scope is agreed after your diagnostic.
The most expensive gap
Your customers reach out at 11pm. Then they wait.
A form after hours, a DM, an email — it sits until morning, or Friday, or never. The sale is rarely lost in the pitch; it is lost in the gap between someone reaching out and someone answering. My flagship build closes it: a governed inbound responder that answers every inquiry immediately and in your voice, works out whether they are a fit, hands you a summary before the call, and follows up if they go quiet — and it drafts, never sends, so nothing reaches a customer without your say. You already pay for those leads; this makes sure none of them die waiting.
Who you are actually hiring
One operator, from diagnosis through handoff.
I am Frank Epps. I design and build the work myself: the interface, the integrations, the safety boundaries, the deployment, and the documentation you keep afterward.
Robotics nowInternal Python tooling for inventory, scheduling, work management, and a field-data pipeline at a humanoid robotics startup.
Measured resultThat field-data automation reduced about a month of manual work to about a week.
Controls discipline10+ years as an instrumentation and controls technician — I program the systems and set up the equipment that runs them. It is the same work in a different medium.
Your ownershipThe code, accounts, domain, and operating knowledge are handed to you. I do not hold the build hostage.
Shipped outcomes
Problems traced through the real system.
Three examples of diagnosis, delivery, and production work.
A site plus an AI operating partner
The build connected the customer-facing site to workflows for posting, booking, review requests, and rebooking — designed so the owner only logs in when pointed at a screen.
Product, billing, and access built end to end
A complete subscription SaaS with authentication, tiered payments, row-level security, serverless APIs, and AI-generated output.
Diagnostic and build pricing
Know the budget before we talk.
These build prices are planning ranges, not checkout prices or a quote for an unseen project. Book the $150 diagnostic first. After inspection and an agreed scope, I request 50% to begin and the remaining 50% when the work is complete.
| Service | Price / planning range | Scope and payment |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic | $150 | Book and pay through this site. An inspection and written finding, not a website build. Credited toward the work if we continue. |
| Live app or site rescue | $1,500–$3,000 typical fix | A defined repair. Final scope and price follow the diagnostic; 50% to begin, 50% when complete. Rebuilds and migrations are scoped separately. |
| Website build + scoped AI | $3,000–$6,000 | A production website and its agreed AI features. No full payment upfront: 50% after scope is agreed, 50% when the work is complete. |
| Major operator / automation build | From $10,000 + retainer | A defined business function with approval gates, escalation, auditing and handoff. Build payments are split 50/50; the retainer is agreed separately. |
| Governed operate & maintain | $1,500 / $3,000 / $6,000 mo | Separate recurring support: monitoring, a fixed monthly allowance and a plain-language monthly report. Maintenance: within 2 business days; growth: within 1 business day; partnership: same business day. Never started by booking a diagnostic. |
Ongoing support
Tuning, safety monitoring, and reporting are available and scoped after the build. You keep the agent, code, accounts, and operating knowledge either way.
Start with the real problem
Show me where the business is losing time.
Book the $150 diagnostic, or leave a short note first. I inspect your needs before we agree on scope or any build payment.
Book the $150 diagnostic