Spend time where judgement matters
Reduce repetitive work and awkward handovers so engineers and drafters can focus on decisions that need their judgement instead of spending all their time manually entering data.
Reduce delivery costs with connected systems built around how your team works.
I connect the knowledge, tools and processes your structural team already uses, from modelling and analysis through to documentation.
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Braden Koh Why more tools don’t mean lower costs Your team may be using AI to build more tools. That doesn’t make your projects cheaper to deliver.
Those tools may improve individual tasks, but no single engineer or drafter is responsible for connecting them across the whole delivery process. That still leaves your team manually passing information between modelling, analysis and documentation.
What connected systems changeA connected delivery system keeps your people, knowledge and tools working together.
Connect the whole delivery process
Connect tools and workflows across the delivery team, from engineering through to drafting, so gains in one part of the process carry through to the next.
Carry experience through the team
Capture how senior team members work, including the standards they follow and the judgement they apply, so others can learn from it.
Grow without multiplying the mess
Shared systems let more people add tools and improve workflows without creating duplicates or inconsistent outputs.
In a nutshell: connected systems reduce the handovers and repeated work that add cost to project delivery.
The process
Start with the right problem, prove the value, then build on it.
I’ve been developing tools and improving workflows for structural firms since before AI made them easier to create. I’ve seen the best results when the work starts with the real problem, is tested on real projects and improves through use and feedback.
See ways to work →Start with a conversation
- Understand the team, processes and tools
- Find the gaps where automation could help
- Map a sensible path forward
De-risk the next step
- Compare options by value, effort and risk
- Agree what success looks like
- Prove value before committing more
Run it in the real world
- Use real project data and team processes
- Involve the people who will use it
- Adapt it to how the team works
Keep it useful
- Review usage and results
- Gather feedback from the team
- Improve or expand what proves useful
Just a heads up
I’m not the right fit if you…
Hand me a brief and disappear
I need input from the people who know and use the process.
Skip the groundwork
I need to understand the workflow before choosing the tool.
Rush the work
Even small engagements need time for investigation and real-project testing.
Want a plug-and-play answer
If an off-the-shelf tool or course fits, use it.
How to work with me.
Production Automation
I build and improve production tools around your modelling, analysis, documentation and data workflows.
Engagement Scoped to the work
Scope a project Hourly, fixed-price or monthly capacity
Typical scope
- Custom plugins and workflow automation
- Connections between modelling, analysis and documentation tools
- Improvements to tools your team already uses
Automation Advisory
Your team builds it. I help guide the direction, review the work and map out what should happen next.
Starting point A$3,000
Discuss advisory 10-hour advisory block · A$300/hour
Plus GST where applicableTypical scope
- Deciding what is worth automating
- Reviewing tools and workflows your team is already building
- Planning standards, ownership and rollout
See what I’ve built for engineering teams.
View all examples →Each example starts with a real delivery problem and shows the tool I built around it. Details are simplified or anonymised where needed.
A few practical questions.
What are the options for Production Automation?
Smaller tasks and prototypes can start hourly. A defined tool can be priced upfront once its inputs and acceptance criteria are clear. Monthly capacity suits a backlog or ongoing work on live projects.
Who owns the tools and source code?
For bespoke work, you receive the agreed tool, source code and documentation. Ownership and handover terms are set out before work begins.
What happens during Automation Advisory?
Advisory starts with a ten-hour block. I review what your team is building, help prioritise what is worth taking further, and recommend practical next steps for checks, ownership and rollout.
Do you offer training?
Yes. I tailor the material and hands-on sessions around the software, workflows and automation capability your team wants to develop.
What if I am not sure where to begin?
Tell me what the team is doing now and what you want to improve. I will tell you whether a build, advisory, training or an existing off-the-shelf tool makes the most sense.
Need a clearer next step for your automation?
Tell me what your team is building, repeating or relying on. I will help you work out what should happen next.