Services

Technical work with a bias toward shipping.

Squalor LLC focuses on technical software work that makes engineers more effective: custom tools, workflow automation, data systems, and the software architecture around them. RF test automation, measurement systems, and instrument control are a particular strength, but the broader consulting work stays flexible and grounded in practical execution.

Core offerings

The core of the business is technical software and automation for teams with specific workflows, with deeper specialization available for test-heavy environments.

Custom software and workflow automation

Build the software that helps teams remove repetitive technical work, clean up fragile processes, and operate more effectively.

  • Internal tools tailored to team-specific workflows.
  • Automation for recurring operational or engineering tasks.
  • Workflow cleanup for fragile scripts and ad hoc tooling.

Measurement data pipelines

Design the path from recorded data to storage, analysis, and usable downstream workflows.

  • Capture, normalization, storage, and retrieval of technical datasets.
  • Internal tools for analysis, review, and operator visibility.
  • Foundational systems aligned with public tooling efforts such as DataBall.

RF test and instrument control

Bring in deeper domain-specific support when the work involves RF testing, device measurement, equipment automation, or related lab workflows.

  • Automated data collection for RF and related device testing.
  • Remote control and coordination of lab or bench equipment.
  • Workflow design for measurement-heavy engineering teams.

Software architecture and organizational consulting

Useful when a team needs deeper technical judgment around how a system should be structured, integrated, or maintained over time.

  • Architecture guidance for internal tools and automation systems.
  • Support for teams that do not have enough dedicated software bandwidth.
  • Operational efficiency reviews for technical organizations.
  • Practical implementation help, not just recommendations.

How engagements tend to work

Most work starts with the same question: where is the team wasting time, losing quality, or carrying too much process friction?

1. Assess

Review the workflow, tools, and team constraints. Find the point where measurement, automation, or coordination is breaking down.

2. Build

Implement the software, automation, or architecture changes that remove the bottleneck without introducing unnecessary overhead.

3. Stabilize

Refine, document, and support the result so the team can keep using it effectively after the first handoff.

Open source direction

Public tooling is part of the long game.

Squalor also develops public tooling across areas like local-first note capture, streak tracking, data utilities, and emerging dataset infrastructure, with longer-term ideas such as a free test executive intended to support underserved teams.

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