Founder of Shift7 · Co-founder of Trunkline
I build practical web apps from the bottom up for frontline workers, HSE consultants, law firms, and industrial contractors. Tools that fit the actual work instead of fighting it.
What I Build
Flagship
Purpose-built web apps for HSE consultants, contractors, and operators. The 1173 Compliance Engine turns API RP 1173 into a living system instead of another spreadsheet. Free regulatory intelligence (LeadGen) tracks EPA, OSHA, PHMSA, and FERC in one place.
Co-founded
A performance-ranked vendor network for energy, construction, and industrial work. Connects buyers with contractors and service providers on the basis of real capability instead of marketing noise.
Coming soon
Most safety systems treat frontline workers as the last link in a compliance chain. This book treats them as the first line of ownership. Five clear questions operators and mechanics can run in under two minutes when the written plan no longer matches the equipment in front of them.
How I Work
Legacy compliance software was built top-down for administrators. I build the other direction. Tools that field crews and supervisors will actually use, because the data only becomes useful when it starts where the work happens. The same principle guides the writing: strip the complexity until the decision is clear.
Eighteen years across chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, power, and manufacturing sites in 29 states. Now building systems on-site at a high-hazard magnet manufacturing facility while developing the next generation of practical industrial software.
Writing
Weekly pieces that translate industrial complexity into something operators, consultants, and leaders can actually use.
Questions about Shift7, the book, or working together. I respond within a day.
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Last updated: August 2026