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Websites
Fast, modern sites that turn visitors into calls. Built to load quickly, read well on a phone and make it obvious how to reach you.
Websites · Branding · Business Applications
Better systems for a brighter tomorrow.
I help owner-led businesses get a website that wins work, a brand that looks the part, and simple software and AI tools that save their team hours every week.
20+ years
leading IT inside operating businesses
Builder
not just an advisor. I ship working tools.
AI-native
Claude, Gemini and agentic workflows, every day
Plain talk
straight answers, no jargon
Services
Where I help most
Six things I do well. Most engagements start with one and grow from there.
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Branding
Logos, colors and a consistent look across everything. Your truck, your site and your quote should all look like the same company.
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Business applications
Replace spreadsheets and paper with simple web tools for tracking, approvals, scheduling and reporting. Built around how your team already works.
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AI assistants and adoption
Assistants connected to your own information, plus an AI use policy your team will follow. Useful on day one and safe with company data.
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Microsoft 365 and security
Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access and email filtering. Close the gaps first, then keep them closed.
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Fractional tech leadership
Strategy, budgets, vendor and MSP management, and software decisions like a new ERP. A tech lead in your corner without the full-time hire.
How I work
Small steps, working results, nothing you can't run without me.
Step 01
Assess
A short review of your systems, risks and the work your people repeat every week. You get a plain-language list of what to fix first and why.
Step 02
Build
I do the work hands-on. You see something working early and shape it as we go, instead of waiting months for a big reveal.
Step 03
Hand off
Documentation, training and a clean handoff to your team or your IT provider, with the option to keep me on for what comes next.
Who it's for
Built for businesses that build real things.
Businesses I work with
- Contractors and the trades
- Manufacturers and job shops
- Field service companies
- Local professional firms: law, accounting, engineering
- Owner-led companies from a few people to a few hundred
You'll like working with me if
- You want straight answers, not a sales pitch.
- You'd rather own your tools than rent someone else's.
- You need someone who has run IT inside a real business, not just advised one.
- You want things done, not another round of meetings.
Ways to work together
Pick the size that fits
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute call. No two businesses are the same, so there is no rate card: every quote is built around your scope and what you actually need.
Technology Assessment
Fixed fee, quoted after our first call
A focused review of security, Microsoft 365, vendors, your website and AI readiness, with a prioritized action plan you can hand to anyone.
- Plain-language findings
- Prioritized fix list
- Budget-level estimates
Project Build
Priced per project, to the scope we agree on
One defined outcome: a new website, a brand refresh, an internal app, an AI assistant or a security hardening rollout.
- Fixed scope and timeline
- Working software early
- Docs and training at handoff
Fractional Tech Lead
Monthly, sized to the role you need
Ongoing technology leadership without a full-time hire: strategy, vendors, security and AI direction, with a standing seat at your table.
- Monthly planning
- Vendor and MSP oversight
- On call for big decisions
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About
I've been the IT department. Now I help yours.
I'm Brad Wells. For more than twenty years I've led technology inside working businesses: the kind with field crews, shop floors and front offices, where downtime costs real money and nobody has time for a vendor's slide deck.
I learned AI the practical way, by building with it every day. Internal platforms, business web apps, AI assistants, company AI policies, Microsoft 365 and Entra security hardening, vendor and MSP management, ERP evaluations. I know what works in a business that isn't a tech company, and what just makes noise.
I'm based in North Carolina and work remote. On-site availability is limited, so we plan any in-person time up front. I work best with owners who want straight answers and a partner who does the work alongside them.
FAQ
Questions owners ask first
Yes. I'm based in North Carolina and the work happens remotely. On-site availability is limited, so I reserve it for the moments that call for it, like a kickoff, a rollout or training, and we agree on that up front.
Contact
Tell me what's slowing you down.
A 30-minute call, no pitch. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so and point you to someone who is.
- brad@bradwells.dev
- North Carolina · remote, limited on-site availability