Fixed-scope pilot
Rescue website enquiries
Make an existing form or inbox route observable, so a lead cannot quietly disappear between tools.
See Workflow ForgeAutomation studio · Maidenhead, Berkshire
Small systems that make work easier to see.
ShedDad Tech finds the awkward hand-offs in a small business, builds one understandable fix and proves it works before anything goes live.
A written fit check comes first. No credentials or customer data are needed to start.
Named builderYou deal directly with Richard.
Written boundaryScope and access are agreed first.
Evidence before launchAwkward cases are tested safely.
What I do
Useful automation, without the theatre.
The starting point is a real operational snag—not a promise to replace a team with AI.
Practical systems
Map and simplify hand-offs
Turn a fuzzy process into a visible route with owners, states, failure cases and a small operating note.
Field notes
Show the work honestly
Build notes document what was tested, what failed and what remains a proposal—without invented outcomes.
Read the latest notesHow the work runs
Four checkpoints. No mystery box.
You can always see what is known, what is proposed and what still needs your approval.
- 01
Fit check
Describe the current snag in plain English.
- 02
Written map
Agree the boundary, access and acceptance checks.
- 03
Safe test
Use synthetic cases to prove the route and its failures.
- 04
Approve and hand over
You decide what goes live and receive operating notes.
Selected work
Real things, with visible boundaries.
Some are commercial offers; others are live products or working experiments. The label tells you which.
Workflow Forge
A fixed-scope enquiry rescue pilot for UK small businesses, with a written fit check and approval before launch.
View the offerShedDad Arcade
A browser-based collection of small playable builds, separated from the service offer and labelled as project work.
Visit the arcadeMovie Night
A private decision helper built to make a familiar family choice quicker and less repetitive.
Open Movie NightWho is behind it
A named builder, not an anonymous “AI agency”.
I’m Richard, the person behind ShedDad Tech in Maidenhead. I use automation in my own working systems, but keep a human at the important points: scope, access, testing, approval and handover.
The standard is simple: say what was observed, show what was tested and label what is still only an idea.
Email sales@sheddad.techField notes
Recent work from the shed.
The weblog stays here as the evidence layer: practical notes, decisions and lessons from real builds.
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Start with the route
Where does the work become hard to see?
Send a short outline. No work starts and no system changes happen without a separate agreement.