INDEPENDENT CONSULTING · CAMANO ISLAND, WA
Know the work.
Build a better way.
I help electrical and construction businesses simplify complicated workflows with practical AI and automation, from estimating and project documents to everyday data entry.
See where I can helpTHE WORK
Project experience.
Put to work
with AI.
From takeoff to submittal review, focus automation on the project tasks that take your team too much time.
Explore the services ↗AI agents & automated workflows
Connect document reading, data extraction, cross-checking, and task preparation in a workflow built around your business.
Agentic AI · Practical automationEstimating, takeoff & cost coding
Automate repetitive takeoff and data entry, prepare estimates, and map invoices and purchase orders to your job-cost codes.
Quantities · Estimates · Cost codesSubmittals, specifications & changes
Create and manage submittals, cross-check purchase orders and submittals against specs, and flag potential change orders.
Submittal packages · Spec checks · Scope changesTechnical documents & remote help
Create clear AI-assisted explainers and get practical technical assistance by laptop screen-share, phone, or mobile video.
Explainer documents · Scheduled remote assistanceA WORKFLOW IN DAILY USE
Built for daily work.
Maintained for years.
I developed an order-entry and purchase-order workflow for an electrical contractor that carries incoming invoice PDFs through file naming, financial-system entry when needed, and accounting-backup filing.
Approximate duration and daily volume.
I provide occasional maintenance as supplier websites change, keeping the workflow useful as the systems around it evolve.
- 01 / READ
Start with the PDF.
Automatically read incoming invoice PDFs.
- 02 / STANDARDIZE
Give it a consistent name.
Rename each PDF using a normalized format.
- 03 / CHECK & ENTER
Enter it when needed.
Check whether financial-system entry is required and complete that entry when needed.
- 04 / FILE
Keep the backup in place.
File copies in the project’s accounting-backup folder and the company’s central accounting-backup repository.
EXPLORE THE APPROACH
Complex work.
Clear next steps.
Three demonstrations show how I organize evidence, surface exceptions, and turn project information into decisions. Each uses fictional data and can be read as a four-page PDF.
Many updates.
One action list.
A tested automation turns 18 vendor rows into eight equipment packages and three decisions, preserving the source history and flagging conflicting forecasts.
Read the automation study (PDF) ↗Know what needs
attention next.
Connect delivery forecasts, technical release conditions, and complete bid costs to a short decision list with owners, due dates, and recovery targets.
Read the project-controls study (PDF) ↗Turn document conflicts
into clear decisions.
Compare specifications, drawings, submittals, and purchase scope. Trace each finding to its source and define the action needed to resolve it.
Read the technical-review study (PDF) ↗The automation demonstration also includes a working dashboard. Ask for a walkthrough ↗
HI, I’M ABBOTT
From the field
to the office.
And into the code.
I’ve worked on both sides of the problem.
My background spans electrical field work, crew leadership, estimating, project management, and business operations. I understand the work behind the spreadsheet.
I’ve also developed timekeeping, estimating, and invoice-processing software. Through Camano Smart, I bring that experience to focused, independent projects.
- B.S. Computer Science
- Western Governors University
- Project Management Professional
- Active PMP certification
- Washington electrical credentials
- Active Electrical Administrator & journeyman electrician licenses
TWO WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER
Have me do it.
Or give your team
the tools.
Use Camano Smart as a service
Bring me a defined task or a recurring batch of work. I handle the agreed processing, checks, and document preparation, and return the deliverables for your review.
Build tools for your team
Have custom automations and AI workflows built around your existing systems. Your team gets working tools, documentation, and a practical handover to run the process in-house.
We agree on scope, deliverables, timing, and review points before work begins. Written updates and scheduled check-ins keep things moving; ongoing support is scoped separately.
HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND?
Let’s make
your work easier.
Tell me about your project A brief description of the task is a good place to start.
Please leave confidential information out of the initial inquiry.