Construction · Oil & gas · Field service
Enterprise-grade custom apps, AI workflows, and governed agents for construction, oil and gas, and field-service teams — built fast, connected to the tools you already use.
Free 15-minute introduction with Johnny. Arrange a time by email.
Experience in the field and the office
Founder, Hacking Innovations
Over 20 years across construction and oil and gas, from entry-level to executive IT roles in consulting, software development, and support. Experience in corporate offices and on construction sites brings a practical view of both field work and the systems behind it.
johnny@hackinginnovations.comIn active delivery
An anonymized energy and field-services pilot connects ticket capture, manager approval, invoicing, and payment. This is active delivery, not a completed case study or an ROI claim.
Walk through the fictional exampleWhat we do
From the first workflow map to the systems your team relies on every day.
01 / AI workflow consulting
Map the work with the people doing it. Find the handoffs, retyping, and approval delays worth fixing first.
What we help you do
02 / Custom app builds
Custom software that fits your crews, with a defined scope and the approvals and reporting your office needs.
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03 / iOS and web apps
Choose how your team uses the solution: an iOS app in the field, a web app in the office, or both.
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04 / Governed agents
AI agents that prepare the work and pause for approval. Each agent only sees the company information it needs, every action is logged, and every decision has an owner.
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05 / AI readiness
Know what your data, permissions, and processes can support before you invest. We look at what company information an AI tool would be able to reach and what safeguards belong around it, then give you a practical sequence for moving forward.
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06 / Managed AI ops / fractional CTO
Part-time technology leadership and ongoing support, without a full-time executive hire. Consulting is available on retainer, with no app build required.
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How it works
After the free intro call, agree the right next step: consulting, a workflow review, or a scoped build. Ongoing maintenance and improvements follow as needed.
We map one workflow end to end and show you where the hours go.
One workflow, fixed scope, shipped and in the hands of your crews.
We keep what we built running, monitored, and supported.
An ongoing partner for the next workflow, and the one after that.
See it working
Explore the workflows. Every demo is labeled by its stage of development, with fictional sample data.
Flagship workflow example
Follow a fictional ticket through crew capture, manager approval, office invoicing, and payment. One example of how a bounded build connects your team.
The underlying workflow is in active delivery. This public walkthrough uses fictional data.
One connected record
Sample Job — North Yard Pump Swap
Example Field Co. (fictional)
Captured once
Hours & materials
Connected throughout
Approvals & audit trail
Illustration using fictional demo data.
Explore the demoA phone agent that answers when nobody can, captures the caller's details in a fixed structure, and hands a complete job request to a human.
For: Dispatchers and office coordinators at companies where the phone rings more than it gets answered.
Explore the workflowRequest a free intro callA crew member talks through what they did; the workflow turns it into the same structured ticket fields the office expects.
For: Field crews and foremen who need to record work without stopping to type.
Explore the workflowRequest a free intro callCrews report in the language they work in; the office reads and bills in the language it works in, with both versions kept on the record.
For: Bilingual field crews and the English-language back office that bills their work.
Explore the workflowRequest a free intro callVendor invoices are read once, matched to the job they belong to, and carried through to customer billing without a second round of keying.
For: Accounts payable and billing staff who reconcile vendor costs against jobs.
Explore the workflowRequest a free intro callBefore we talk
A free 15-minute introduction with Johnny to discuss what you want to improve or build and whether HI is a fit. There is room to talk longer when useful. No preparation or app commitment is required.
Yes. Consulting is available on retainer without an app build. If an app, AI workflow, or agent makes sense, that work can be scoped separately.
You own your custom app’s source code and data. HI manages the project during the engagement. If we part ways, the project and its data are transferred to accounts you control.
Application maintenance is provided through a monthly agreement. Additional features and modules are outside maintenance and may require a new scope of work.
Offline support is assessed project by project. We discuss where your crews work and what must be available without a connection before agreeing the scope.
Before anything goes live we go through what company information the AI tool can reach and limit it to what the job needs. Anything consequential, like sending money out the door or changing a customer record, waits for a person to approve it. And the tool keeps a record of what it did, so you can look back. This is practical planning and safeguards for adopting AI, not a formal security audit, certification, or managed IT service.
Your next step
Start with a free 15-minute call. Johnny will email you within two business days to arrange a time.
