Founder

Jade Chancey “Cap”

CEO · Product Architect · Fractional CIO

Hardware by training, product by instinct. I've spent twenty-four years building software, and about as long running the businesses that had to live with it.

• Mindset ENTJ
• Execution Directive, tactical
• Role Strategy + business ops
• Yield Rapid prototyping, business models

What I actually do

I turn messy operations into systems people can use. That includes ERP equipment and workflows for mom-and-pop businesses working with a $1,000 budget, as well as larger Infor Syteline implementations and manufacturing systems. I do fractional CIO work, product architecture, scope, and the calls that decide whether a thing gets built at all. I work to the budget, find the practical path, and usually come in under it.

Software that has to work

I've built systems for manufacturing, data centers, security, insurance, events, retail, and education. Some are large enterprise platforms; others are small tools that remove one painful bottleneck. I can step into an existing stack, find what's actually wrong, fix it, and hand it to the people who will run it.

The hardware thing

My degree is in hardware, and the work still reaches all the way down to the physical layer. I program microcontrollers, build Arduino prototypes, design custom parts, and help move an idea from a bench test into a real installation. The scale can be a small device, a production fixture, or a larger field build. I built the headphone and DJ channel-swapping technology behind the silent disco platform decades ago, and it is still in service.

Teaching, permits, and city hall

I taught nights as an adjunct at Okefenokee Tech — now Coastal Pines — and built capstone projects for an IT degree program. For decades I have also handled the unglamorous work that gets real projects moving: permit fights, chamber meetings, city hall conversations, and walking into the room until the right people understand the plan. A tattoo studio was one project; it is not the whole story.

Community work, without the theater

I do not care whether a project carries a nonprofit label. I care whether the work reaches people, survives contact with a budget, and leaves the community stronger. The best community projects tell a real story: someone has a problem, someone shows up, the plan gets built, and the result is still useful after the ribbon cutting. I have a soft spot for not-for-profits because the mission matters, but a tax status is not proof of service. I am more interested in transparent work and measurable outcomes than labels or tax treatment. If an organization says it is helping, the streets, systems, classrooms, small businesses, and families should be able to feel the difference.

Security work

Authorized assessments only, white and grey hat. No black hat work, ever. I look at the whole system: people, access, equipment, software, process, and what happens at the front door. The same practical approach applies whether the environment is a small business, a data center, or a physical installation.

The gap

I stepped back for a couple of years to raise my son. My wife took the first half, I took the second. EAS stayed up and clients stayed served, but I was mainly a dad. He is in school now, so I am back on this full time.