Consulting & solutions
Most tech problems are business problems, and the other way round.
We sit down with you, find where time and money are leaking, and fix it, whether the answer is software, hardware, or a better way of working.
Sound familiar?
Most problems need more than one kind of help. That's why we don't make you pick a box first.
“Orders get lost somewhere between the front counter and the back.”
ConsultBuildSet up & support“You type the same information into three different systems.”
ConsultBuild“Nobody remembers how the WiFi, the POS or the printers were set up.”
Set up & supportConsult“Your website exists, but it doesn't bring in calls.”
ConsultBuild“A weekly report eats a whole afternoon.”
Build“You know you need something digital, but not what.”
Consult
Three ways we help
Consult
A clear look at how you work today and a plan in plain language: what to fix first, what it costs, and what you can skip.
- •Workflow and systems review
- •Tech choices and vendor advice
- •A written roadmap
Build
Software shaped around how your business actually runs, not the other way round.
- •Custom tools and internal apps
- •Websites that bring in work
- •Automations and connecting the tools you already use
- •AI features, where they genuinely help
Set up & support
Hands-on help in Jacksonville when the answer is hardware, and someone to call when it breaks.
- •Networks, devices and POS
- •Displays and digital signage
- •On-site and remote support
See ads and screens we've made for a restaurant, a remodeling contractor and a lawn care company.
See our workCreative projects
Got a vision? Let's make it real.
Artists, musicians and makers bring us ideas that don't exist yet. We work out what tech the idea needs and build it with you, without losing what makes it yours.
Behind it: years as a musician and plenty of creative work, alongside the engineering.
Tell us about your ideaA home that feels like your work
Portfolio, artist and band sites, release pages and launches, designed around the work instead of a template.
Tools for how you create
Custom apps and automations for your process, from organizing a library to running releases, bookings or a shop.
Interactive and digital pieces
Games, interactive experiences and ideas that live on a screen. We're building one ourselves right now.
See Ashen Hand
The Alchemy Engineer
14 years
of software engineering, as a senior engineer and technical lead
The Alchemy Engineer is Bryant Saenz, founder of Arcane Tech Studio.
Part engineer, part designer, part explorer. Fourteen years of building enterprise software across very different industries, and years as a musician, mean the problem in front of you has usually been solved somewhere else already, and the creative side gets as much care as the technical one.
Built software for
- Insurance
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Higher education
Systems that talk to each other
APIs and data exchange between systems, from medical records shared between healthcare providers to railroad software.
Cloud, done carefully
Applications hosted on Azure and AWS, with tested, automated deployments.
Secure by habit
HIPAA and cybersecurity training, and a focus on code that stays maintainable after launch.
AI, used with judgment
AI-assisted development and AI features in real products, with every generated line reviewed before it ships.
Tools of the trade:C# · .NET · Python · TypeScript · React · Angular · SQL · Azure · AWS
B.S. in Computer Science, University of North Florida. Years of mentoring developers and UNF students along the way.
See the full background on LinkedInHow it works
- 1
Start a conversation
Tell us what's slowing you down, over a call or in person in Jacksonville. No forms to fill in about your stack.
- 2
Get a clear plan
A written plan with what we'd fix, in what order, and what it costs. You decide what happens next.
- 3
We fix it and stay
We build it, set it up, or help you change how you work, then stay on call when you need us.
Not sure where the problem is?
That's usually where we start. Tell us what's going on and we'll take it from there.
Start a conversation