Software Consulting for Founders
Corewood Systems Thinking. · Software Building.
Corewood builds AI systems, geospatial platforms, and security architecture for founders who need production-grade from day one.
“Your RAG system doesn’t know who’s asking.”
Most RAG implementations are open pipes — dump documents, embed, retrieve, prompt. No one checks whether the person asking should see the answer.
Corewood builds policy-enforced retrieval where authorization is evaluated at query time, not ingestion. Graph-driven access control, self-hosted inference, sub-millisecond auth decisions powered by OPA.
Your LLM never sees data the user shouldn’t.
“Your location data is trapped in legacy tools.”
GIS platforms were built for researchers, not products. If your app needs maps, terrain, or spatial queries — you’re fighting tools that weren’t designed for what you’re building.
Corewood builds geospatial systems that ship as product features, not science projects.
Go-native spatial processing. No PostGIS or Python in your data plane.
“You’ll land an enterprise customer. Will your auth survive?”
Most startups skip identity architecture. Then a big customer asks for SSO, SCIM provisioning, and an audit trail. Suddenly it’s a 6-month rewrite.
Corewood builds enterprise auth from day one — OIDC, SAML, mTLS, policy-as-code with OPA. It starts simple and scales without a rewrite.
Hundreds of thousands of IoT devices authenticated via custom mTLS CA.
What people say
“Mickey is a rare kind of visionary because he has an extraordinary ability to understand and realize your vision, and enmesh it within his own. Not only did Mickey take what I had and cleaned it up, but he took my vision and transformed it into something built on a foundation of scalability, security, and agility. The product that emerged is sustainable and positioned for real growth. If you’re looking for someone who can take an idea and turn it into a reality that’s built to last, I can’t recommend Mickey highly enough.”
“What makes Mickey invaluable as a technology leader is his ability and desire to see the big picture. In my experience, Mickey’s approach to system design has yielded: early delivery, under budget; shared understanding across the team; leveling-up junior team members; detailed documentation that speaks to technical and non-technical audiences; a system that is designed to scale with the number of users, stakeholders and even engineers.”
“Mickey’s thoughtfulness and desire to include security as part of the design process of his projects led to some great security and functionality outcomes. I only wish the time we worked together was longer.”
How we work
Free consultation (30 min) — We talk through your situation and pain points. No commitment, just fit.
If we’re aligned, we move to discovery — scoping the engagement, defining requirements, and determining whether you need a project or ongoing support.
How we help
Project — Scoped work, fixed price, clear handoff. You own everything we build.
Retainer — Ongoing access for architecture decisions, code review, team support, and the problems that come up at 2am.
Pricing
Discovery starts at $120/hour for expert-level consultation. Project and retainer pricing is scoped from discovery.
Climate tech and nonprofits get preferred pricing.
Limited engagements per quarter.
Building software is the most expensive way to discover your requirements.
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