ECB, TX LLC · Texas
A CTO who shows up in your operation.
I embed in owner-operated companies, learn the floor, and build the software the operation actually needs. Then I host it, run it, and keep improving it. One engineer you can call, not a vendor and not a hire.
56M+
building permits indexed
2.6B+
property and permit records
4
states of active client work (Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, Mississippi)
24/7
AI phone answering in production
Who this is for
For
- Companies doing $2M to $30M a year with a real operation: a shop floor, a fleet, a dispatch board, a warehouse.
- Owners who know the software they run is holding them back and do not want to hire a CTO, an agency, and a dev team to fix it.
- Teams that need the first useful tool in weeks, not a twelve-month roadmap.
Not for
- Venture-backed software companies.
- One-off website jobs.
- Anyone who wants a slide deck instead of working software.
How it works
Three stages, in order, because it is a real sequence.
Discover on the floor
Two weeks inside the operation: shadow the people who do the work, read the real documents, map where time and errors go. Output is a short written plan with the first tool named.
Build the first tool in 30 days
Deterministic where it must be right, AI where it saves hours, nothing presented as a guess. Every load, order, or job can be checked against the source. Small strides, not leaps.
Run it
Hosting, monitoring, backups, and monthly improvements are part of the engagement. Setup fee plus a monthly upkeep fee. No seat licenses.
Proof
Client names withheld; the work described.
A custom hardware manufacturer in Mississippi
Orders were typed into QuickBooks Enterprise, printed, then re-keyed by hand into two spreadsheets for the shop floor. Built a production-docs engine that reads the printed orders and produces the floor sheets, with every line traceable back to the source page and a review step for anything uncertain. Now moving into order intake from phone and email.
A three-state septic service company
Ran operations, IT, marketing, and inbound sales while building its stack: a CRM with dispatch and invoicing, a phone system with AI call handling, tank sensors reporting to the CRM, and the marketing measurement behind it. Took one state from a few jobs a week to a full weekly schedule.
Texas roofing and permit data products
Built and operate a statewide permit and hail-storm data platform and a CRM for small roofing contractors on top of it (see Work).
Operated products
These are the products the company builds and runs itself; they are the proof that the hosting and running part is real.
FAQ
What is a forward-deployed engineer?
An engineer who works inside your business rather than from a ticket queue: learns the operation first, builds against real documents and real workflows, and stays on to run what was built.
How is this different from hiring an agency?
An agency delivers a project and leaves. This engagement includes hosting, monitoring, and monthly improvement, and the same person who built it answers the phone.
What does it cost?
A one-time setup fee for discovery and the first tool, then a flat monthly upkeep fee that covers hosting, monitoring, backups, and improvements. Exact numbers depend on the scope; ask on the intro call.
Who owns the software?
You own everything specific to your business: your data, your documents, your configuration. The platform underneath stays hosted and maintained by ECB, TX LLC.
Where are you based?
Texas. Current work spans Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Mississippi, mostly remote with on-site discovery.
Contact
Email info@ecbtx.com or call (979) 236-1958. Tell me what the operation is doing and where it hurts.