# Ben Young — Tech Guru & Systems Consultant

> Independent tech guru and systems consultant based in Melbourne, working with business owners and exec teams Australia-wide. I fix the systems slowing your business down — custom apps, automated workflows, and AI integrations. No fee if I can't solve it.

Ben Young is a solo operator (not an agency) who walks into businesses tangled in disconnected SaaS, brittle spreadsheets, and half-working automations, and re-wires them into systems that actually run.

## Location & availability

- Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Servicing clients Australia-wide (Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, regional)
- Reply within 24 hours, Mon–Fri AEST/AEDT
- Currently accepting new engagements (Q3 capacity open)

## What I do

- **Custom integration apps** — tailored software that connects disconnected tools, replaces SaaS subscriptions that aren't pulling their weight, and acts as the load-bearing wall between everything your team uses.
- **Automated workflows** — removing the manual handoffs slowing your team down, with AI sprinkled in only where it earns its place.
- **AI skills & agents** — bespoke AI tools built around your data, your customers, your edge cases. Not a generic prompt wrapper.

## Who I work with

Business owners and exec teams who:
- Are paying for SaaS that doesn't quite fit
- Have core operations running through brittle spreadsheets
- Want AI built into the process, not bolted to the side
- Need a single operator they can trust, not a deck full of consultants

## How an engagement runs

1. **Discovery (3–5 days)** — A few days inside your business: data, workflows, team. Honest diagnosis, no upselling.
2. **Build (4–8 weeks)** — Custom app, automation, AI integration, or the right combination. Built to fit your business, not a templated package.
3. **Partner (monthly retainer)** — After the build, most clients move onto a monthly retainer. Dial it up when you need more, scale it back when you don't.

## Guarantees

- No fee if I can't solve the problem
- 24-hour reply window on new tickets
- Solo operator throughout — the person you talk to is the person who builds it

## Recent case files

- **Financial-services SaaS replacement** (2025) — A custom app that fixed what their off-the-shelf SaaS couldn't. Failing subscription cancelled the same month. 6-week build, retainer ongoing.
- **Cleaning-services ERP rebuild** (2025) — Replaced a stack of half-fitting tools with a single ERP built around how the business actually operates. Over $70,000/year in recurring software cost removed. 9-week build, retainer ongoing.

## Productised work

- [fromtheoffice.io](https://fromtheoffice.io) — a rapid-quoting tool for small service businesses, productised from a problem solved repeatedly across engagements.

## Contact

- Website: https://benyoung.dev
- Open a ticket: https://benyoung.dev/#open-ticket
- Reply window: within 24 hours · Mon–Fri AEST

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