Mission understanding. Product judgment. Working systems.

From mission insight
to working software.

I’m Cal. I bring nearly two decades in defense and intelligence to building software that helps people turn difficult information into better decisions.

Independent builderNational security executiveExplore the work Explore the agent system

Selected work / 2026From mission to product

Built to be useful.

Six case studies across products,
internal tools, and applied workflows.

01 / Federal market intelligenceIn development

From capabilities
to opportunities.

Whitespace starts with a company’s products, services, and performed work, then finds documented government needs and explains the fit. It connects company evidence, federal awards, budget justifications, and procurement notices into sourced opportunity reports.

Inside whitespace

Working research engine.

Footprint explorer interface concept for Whitespace, showing a Raft award heatmap and a Texas award inspector.

Observed footprintSource-linked inspectionCapability → demand

Actual Niche homepage captured October 23, 2026, showing the niche input and a real source-linked briefing.

LIVE PRODUCT / OCTOBER 2026

02 / Research & briefing systemsLive product

Niche

Focus on what the product does best.

From an ambitious publishing workflow to a focused, source-backed briefing product.

A better way
to choose the next trip.

REAL APP SCREENS

03 / Consumer softwareLive · web + iOS

SailQuery

A good offer is only useful if you can find it.

Built from a cruise-planning problem I experienced firsthand. Shipped on web and iOS.

GovCon pipeline

I automated pipeline development for government contracting by integrating multiple sources to find near-term, capturable opportunities matched to a defense technology company’s capabilities, past performance, and priority sectors.

Applied workflow designLive · in use

Platepusher

A shipped SwiftUI training app and Apple Watch companion, built around fast logging, useful history, and keeping the lifter’s data portable.

Native iOS & WatchShipped

SailQuery Fleet

An internal iOS companion for running, reviewing, and resuming agent work across a software portfolio.

Internal agent operationsInternal tool

How the work gets done / 2026

Agent work needs
an operating system.

I've built software products and the operating environment that helps me keep them running. The important part is not the number of prompts. It is knowing what ran, what failed, what needs review, and what happens next.

6Live productsThe broader SailQuery portfolio, listed below.

17Specialist workflowsDistinct agent workflows with recorded activity in the preceding 30 days.

1,46430-day executionsRecorded runs, including unsuccessful ones; frequent monitoring poller excluded.

Bridge + Fleet

Supervision, not autopilot.

Bridge coordinates work in an always-on environment. Fleet is the native iOS companion I built to inspect run histories, review outputs, approve or request revisions, receive notifications, and reconnect to work after interruptions. I own the product decisions and the review.

That practice has produced 25 reusable playbooks and 50 documented engineering lessons. Different products use different model and tool APIs.

Inside the agent operating system

The live product portfolio

SailQuery Met Platepusher Postdrome Skinframe Niche

Activity figures as of October 24, 2026.

A recurring design principle

The answer needs
somewhere to stand.

Across the portfolio, the hard part is the system around the model: evidence, data quality, permissions, continuity, cost, and the moment a person needs to make a decision.

Explore the architecture

System studyFrom capabilities to opportunitiesSelect a stage

01 / Discover capabilities

Build an evidence-backed understanding of what a company offers and where it has delivered.

Company evidenceShared government libraryChecked opportunity reports

The person behind the work

Mission experience.
A builder’s instinct.

I’ve spent nearly two decades working across defense and intelligence, from Army service to technology and growth leadership.

I’ve worked directly with government customers to define mission requirements, plan and deliver technology demonstrations, and translate complex technical capabilities into practical solutions. I’ve led multidisciplinary teams responsible for turning those requirements into working systems that support the mission.

That experience shapes the problems I choose: a mission need that is hard to translate, a decision buried in fragmented data, or a daily frustration that deserves a useful product.

I founded SailQuery LLC and independently conceive, design, and ship software with development agents. I own the product direction, review the work, and stay accountable for what reaches the user.

Mission & market understandingProduct discovery & prioritizationApplied agent workflowsWeb & native product delivery

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