stage 01
Workflow Proof
$1,500 fixed
One real workflow, representative data, working proof, five business days.
// fixed-scope operational software
Bring us the workflow everyone hates.
Your team should not have to rebuild the same report, reconciliation, or handoff every week. The Mad Botter turns one real workflow into working automation using the systems you already have.
Start with a $1,500 Workflow Proof using your real data. No system replacement. No open-ended T&M.
Five business days · one agreed output · full credit toward production
TODAY
export → spreadsheet → cleanup → reconcile → review → email
WITH THE MAD BOTTER
input → Alice workflow → exceptions → approved output
+ same input replayed twice
+ agreed output produced
+ assumptions and exceptions visible
// illustrative — not customer data
direct delivery
U.S. Navy + Air National Guard
track record
10+ years shipping and operating production systems
team
100% U.S.-based senior engineering
reach
150K monthly Coder Radio downloads
Army and Air Force work performed as a subcontractor.
// the work between systems
The software is not always broken. The handwork between it is.
Most operational teams already have an ERP, maintenance system, project platform, quality system, database, and reporting tool. The recurring problem lives between them: exports, spreadsheets, corrections, approvals, and one person who knows how the pieces fit.
That is the work The Mad Botter productizes.
"Only one person knows how to build it."
"The numbers change depending on who exports them."
"The report is late whenever the expert is out."
"The workflow crosses systems nobody wants to replace."
"The same cleanup happens every week."
// where the recurring handwork lives
// AEROSPACE & MRO Repair, parts, and status should keep one identity. Show us an MRO workflow →
Automate recurring work across maintenance, inventory, certifications, labels, customer updates, and finance without replacing the systems already running the operation.
+ Repair-order status report
+ Parts and certification reconciliation
+ Customer delivery update
+ Inventory exception review
// AEC Stop rebuilding the same project truth every Friday. Show us an AEC workflow →
Turn project exports, field data, equipment records, closeout documents, and accounting inputs into one repeatable owner-ready workflow.
+ Weekly owner report
+ Project-controls reconciliation
+ Equipment and inspection report
+ Closeout package preparation
// PHARMA & CDMO Controlled reporting should not depend on uncontrolled handwork. Show us a regulated workflow →
Start with one export-based reporting or reconciliation process. Build a repeatable, reviewable workflow without changing validated production systems during the proof.
+ Quality-data reconciliation
+ Controlled operational report
+ Supply-chain exception review
+ Manufacturing-data preparation
// the first engagement
One workflow. Your real data. Five business days.
$1,500 fixed
Give us one representative export, the result your team needs, and the rules the current process follows. We build a working proof, run it against your data, show the exceptions, and define the fixed-price path to production.
You are not buying a workshop, a roadmap, or a block of hours. You are buying a finished proof with an agreed acceptance test.
Request a Workflow ProofFit checked before payment. If it is outside the box, we will tell you before money changes hands.
// step 01 Agree on the finish
Define one workflow, the input, the output, and what counts as correct.
// step 02 Provide representative data
Use a real, redacted, or representative export. No production credentials are required for the proof.
// step 03 We build and replay it
Alice runs the workflow against the supplied data, records assumptions and exceptions, and produces the agreed output.
// step 04 Decide on production
Keep the proof and the findings. If you continue, the full $1,500 is credited toward a fixed-price production implementation.
// the box is the point
The $1,500 proof includes:
- One recurring workflow
- One representative input set
- One agreed output
- One review cycle
- Working Alice proof
- Run record and exception notes
- Walkthrough
- Fixed production quote
It does not include:
- Live production deployment
- Changes to validated systems
- New hardware or device integration
- Multiple workflows
- Unlimited cleanup
- Ongoing support
- Open-ended T&M
// reusable technology, accountable delivery
Alice does the recurring work. Senior engineers own the outcome.
Alice is The Mad Botter's governed workflow engine. It handles the repeatable parts of operational delivery — connectors, transformations, approvals, run history, scheduling, and output — while our engineers handle the parts that require judgment, integration, and accountability.
That means we do not begin every engagement from a blank repository, and you do not have to force your operation into a generic SaaS template.
Alice — digital workflow orchestration
Files, databases, APIs, transformations, approvals, reporting, and delivery.
Vorpal — physical operation capture
When the missing record lives in equipment, sensors, scanners, printers, or serial devices. Hardware engagements are scoped separately.
The technology accelerates the engagement. It does not replace a clear scope, a named owner, or a finish line.
// finished systems, not capability claims
We have spent a decade inside the kinds of systems other teams avoid.
// aerospace and mro
From 15 Monday boards to one operational systemA Washington, D.C.-area aerospace parts and MRO business had roughly 14,000 records, a 1.6 TB document store, QuickBooks, hand-built shipping templates, and no single job identity. We built one relational system from quote through delivery and connected labeling, RFID, inventory, and environmental monitoring.
15 boards · ~14,000 records · 1.6 TB of documents
// industrial agriculture
A production platform that talks to the packing lineWe built and operate a multi-database system spanning more than 500 API endpoints, 70+ data models, Windows and Android applications, warehouse kiosks, scales, scanners, and AWETA grading equipment.
500+ endpoints · 70+ models · hardware + software
// heavy civil
One fleet view across five operating companiesA heavy-civil contractor replaced binders, informal equipment transfers, and scattered inspection records with QR-based asset identity, equipment-specific compliance workflows, and a complete transfer history.
5 companies · 15+ sites · 200+ field personnel
// independent coverage
The Mad Botter has been covered since 2018 for custom software, aerospace engineering, legacy-data work, and its founder-led approach.
// product-like buying, real engineering
Know the result and the price before the work begins.
stage 02
Production implementation
Fixed quote first
Live sources, deployment, scheduling, approvals, failure handling, documentation, and handoff. Simple implementations typically start at $3,500; multi-system or regulated work typically starts at $7,500.
stage 03
Managed operation
From $500/month
Monitoring, support, routine updates, and continuity after launch.
If the scope changes, the price does not silently expand. We define the next piece of work and price it separately.
// why the mad botter
Small enough to own the problem. Experienced enough to know where it breaks.
// 01 Fixed definition of done
Every engagement starts with the result, acceptance test, price, and exclusions in writing.
// 02 Senior engineers throughout
The people in the first meeting remain accountable through delivery.
// 03 Customer-controlled systems
You own your data, infrastructure, workflow-specific configuration, and deployment artifacts. The Mad Botter retains its reusable platform core.
// 04 Built for imperfect environments
Legacy schemas, exports, spreadsheets, air gaps, physical operations, and regulated boundaries are normal inputs — not edge cases we discover after signing.
// 05 No forced replacement
We start with the systems and reporting tools the operation already uses.
// 06 We run what we build
Managed operation is available under a defined agreement rather than goodwill or one engineer's memory.
// michael dominick — founder
// founder-led, playbook-delivered
You work with the people responsible for the result.
I'm Michael Dominick, founder of The Mad Botter and host of Coder Radio. I have spent more than a decade building and operating software across aerospace, industrial operations, enterprise data, and software products. I stay directly involved in architecture, delivery, and the hard decisions. When a project needs more capacity, we add senior U.S.-based engineers around a named technical lead—not a rotating bench of anonymous developers.
Founder, The Mad Botter · Vice Chair, IEEE Robotics & Automation Society, Florida West Coast Section · Host of Coder Radio since 2012
// straight answers
Common questions
What does The Mad Botter actually do?
We turn recurring manual workflows between existing systems into reliable operational software. The first step is a fixed-price proof against real or representative data. Production implementation is scoped and priced before it begins.
Is this a product or consulting?
It is productized engineering. You buy a defined result at a fixed price. Alice is reusable software underneath the engagement, and our engineers configure or extend it where your workflow requires judgment or custom integration.
What kind of workflow fits the $1,500 proof?
A recurring process with a clear input and output: an export that gets cleaned, two files that get reconciled, a report that gets rebuilt, or a reviewed deliverable that follows known rules. One workflow, one finish line.
Do you need access to our production systems?
No. The proof starts with real, redacted, or representative exports. Live access and production deployment are separate fixed-scope work.
What if the workflow is more complicated than the proof allows?
We perform a fit check before payment. If it needs custom connectors, hardware, validated-system changes, or several workflows, we quote the appropriate engagement instead of squeezing it into the $1,500 box.
What happens after the proof?
You receive the working proof, assumptions, exceptions, walkthrough, and a fixed production quote. The $1,500 is credited in full if you proceed within the approved credit window.
What do we own?
You own your source data, outputs, customer-specific configuration, documentation, and deployment artifacts. The Mad Botter retains the reusable Alice and Vorpal core technology.
Can you work inside ITAR, CMMC, NIST, or regulated environments?
Yes. We have delivered directly for the U.S. Navy and Air National Guard and have experience with controlled and customer-hosted environments. We support your compliance posture; we do not certify compliance.
What if the proof does not work?
We agree on the finish line before payment. If we accept the proof and cannot produce the agreed output from the supplied data, the $1,500 is refunded.
Why not just use an LLM or automation tool ourselves?
Sometimes you should. The hard part is usually not generating a script. It is understanding the real workflow, handling exceptions, connecting the surrounding systems, defining what correct means, and remaining accountable when the process runs again next week.
// start with the work already on your desk
What is the report, reconciliation, or handoff your team is still rebuilding by hand?
Describe it in a few sentences. We will tell you within one business day whether it fits the $1,500 Workflow Proof. No automated sales sequence and no pressure to replace the systems you already use.
The Mad Botter turns recurring manual workflows between legacy systems, exports, spreadsheets, and people into reliable software — with a fixed scope, fixed price, and visible finish line.