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About

A Lab for Software and Hardware

We are an independent technology lab, founded in 2024, that designs and builds specialized software and hardware for operational environments where reliability, clarity, and trust are essential.

Our engineers, operators, and product designers work closely together from concept through deployment, and stay with a system long after it ships.

One Lab. The Whole System.

Our work begins where off-the-shelf tools run out. Some problems call for an application, others for a purpose-built device and the software that drives it. Designing both under one roof lets us engineer the whole system rather than work around parts we don’t control.

We earn trust through transparent design and disciplined engineering. Our systems are understandable, maintainable, and built to behave predictably under real-world conditions.

We put outcomes ahead of process for its own sake. Our engineers work directly with the people who will use the system, so effort goes where it counts.

How We Operate

Every system we take on has a lifecycle. We design it with intent, build it with discipline, maintain it, and keep improving it.

  1. Design

    We begin by understanding the technical, operational, and organizational constraints, so the architecture fits the environment it must operate in.

  2. Build

    Our engineers lead the implementation end to end, across software and hardware, with a focus on clarity, correctness, and predictable behavior in the field.

  3. Maintain

    We deliver every system with the observability and documentation needed to support it confidently in production.

  4. Improve

    As systems evolve, we refine them by addressing new constraints, incorporating lessons learned, and strengthening long-term reliability.

Meet the Team

We’re experienced engineers who stay hands-on, work closely with the teams we build for, and have a proven record of keeping complex technology running over time.

  • Portrait of Andrew Fernandes

    Andrew Fernandes

    Founder & Technical Director

    Andrew leads our technology development, with a focus on operational reliability, mission-driven systems, and tradecraft training tools. With more than 20 years in government contracting, he brings deep technical expertise and a commitment to building tools that work when they’re needed most.

  • Portrait of Dan Schneider

    Dan Schneider

    Full-Stack Software Developer

    Dan is a full-stack developer from New York who focuses on frontend design and intuitive, high-impact user experiences. He turns complex requirements into clean, functional, and visually engaging interfaces.

  • Portrait of John Hargenrader

    John Hargenrader

    Full-Stack Software Developer

    John is a full-stack developer and a graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. He works across every layer of a system, from backend services to the user interface, and is at his best where the two meet.

Engineering You Can Rely On

No shortcuts and no trend-chasing. If you have a problem that off-the-shelf tools can’t reach, we’d like to hear about it.