Consulting for internal tools, automation, and data products

FastLabs

Product-minded consulting for teams that need better ways to inspect, track, support, decide, and move work.

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CTS Ignite Inspection FSM / CRM Support Automation n8n, Help Scout, Lindy Personal Systems Recipes, photos, scheduling

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Find the thing you came for.

Work Retool builds, automations, dashboards, and practical utilities. About Madison's product background across data-intensive operations software. Writing Notes, case studies, and useful things worth sharing quietly. Contact Send a note, request a walkthrough, or schedule a working session.

Consulting lanes

Systems that make operations lighter.

FastLabs works best where the problem is real, the spreadsheet has outgrown itself, and the team needs a tool that fits how work actually happens.

Internal apps and operating dashboards

Retool apps for inspection, field service, CRM, inventory, reporting, and the workflows that sit between those systems.

Support and operations automation

n8n, Help Scout, Lindy, and API workflows that route requests, enrich tickets, summarize context, and reduce repetitive support load.

Low-code product foundations

Reusable app baselines, data models, stat calculators, admin panels, and project scaffolds that let a useful idea become usable quickly.

Data products and decision support

Data models, dashboards, risk signals, KPI frameworks, and ML-adjacent product surfaces that turn complex operations into usable decisions.

Product roots

Built on shipped work at scale.

Before FastLabs, Madison led data and operations product work across Kroger Technology & Digital, Disney Streaming, Wayfair, Ken's Foods, and Retail Solutions Inc.

11x higher rejection likelihood for flagged Kroger produce inspections

85% less dispatching time for automated dedicated fleet routing

1,000+ drivers surfaced in real-time visibility tools for operators

5.7M additional cases palletized per month through warehouse policy design

Featured work

Current and emerging project lanes.

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CTS Ignite

Field service and CRM tooling for UST fuel storage inspection work, built around the operational steps teams need to trust.

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BaselineStats

Tennis Club Stats

A Retool baseline for calculating and presenting useful club stats without burying the work in manual spreadsheet upkeep.

Open project

OperationsAutomation

Support Automation Stack

n8n, Help Scout, and Lindy workflows for support teams serving data center and hyperconverged hosting customers.

Open project

How FastLabs works

Small teams need tools that earn their keep.

Start with the work Map the process, the handoffs, and the failure points before choosing the tool.

Ship a working slice Build enough to use in the real workflow, then let actual usage tighten the system.

Make the system ownable Keep the architecture visible, document the key decisions, and leave teams with maintainable operations.