Software that fits the work.
Mr. Jackdaw Company finds the workflows professionals have stopped noticing, and builds software shaped to them.
Research is a workflow too.
Some work means pulling data from sources that don't agree, then comparing and modeling it before making a call. Mr. Jackdaw Company turns scattered data into interfaces that make the comparison clear.
Choose My Plane
choosemyplane.comPerformance and operating-cost data for an aircraft is scattered across flight manuals, forums, and brokers, each reporting it differently. Choose My Plane reconciles it into one schema and a visual interface for side-by-side comparison and cost modeling.
Native iOS apps.
HopStop
Calendar-first route planner.
Pull appointments from the calendar into a route. HopStop computes drive times and hands off to navigation. Calendar-first means no re-entry of addresses already there.
apps.mrjackdaw.com/hopstopPounce
Strategic board game.
Players leap over opponent tiles, converting them and landing beyond: a two-tile swing per move. The jump mechanic introduces reversibility that placement games lack, making positional play genuinely strategic.
apps.mrjackdaw.com/pounceGreenfield builds and fractional engineering for teams that need senior engineering capacity.
Consulting engagements