Your business runs — I tune it to run better.
Operational tune-ups for small teams. You know your business — I help simplify the work, cut wasted time, and raise output.Give your team a performance advantage.

I’ve spent two decades being the person who gets called when things are stuck — labs behind schedule, fabrication shops disorganized, no documentation, stalled projects, overwhelmed teams across automotive, prototype labs, EV startups, and small engineering teams.I don’t consult from a distance — I get inside the work, find the constraint, build a simple system, and teams see relief fast.I work best with owner-led companies and small teams that don’t want another manager, another meeting, or a three-month consulting scope.JJ’s Ops Tuning exists for one reason:
Small businesses deserve execution, not transformation theater.Short engagements. Clear deliverables. Real impact.
Point out the problem — I’ll tune it.
Starter Fix
▪ 1 Small module
▪ 1 week
▪ $400–$600
Best for:
▪ Founders who hate process
▪ Small teams with no PM discipline
▪ “We keep dropping balls but don’t know why” energy
Industries:
▪ Creative agencies
▪ Early-stage startups
▪ Engineering shops
▪ Boutique service companies
Double Down
▪ 2 Small Modules or 1 Medium Module
▪ 2–3 weeks
▪ $900–$1,000
Best for:
▪ Teams scaling from 3 to 10 people
▪ Managers drowning in Slack chaos
▪ Companies preparing for hiring round 2
Industries:
▪ Design studios
▪ Software teams
▪ Product development
▪ Fabrication/R&D environments
Rapid Rescue
▪ Full Attention Medium Module with urgency
▪ 2 weeks, priority
▪ $1,400 - $1,600
Best for:
▪ Stalled launch
▪ Angry client waiting
▪ Internal work that keeps slipping
▪ “We’re embarrassed — fix this” panicIndustries:
▪ Manufacturing
▪ Prototyping
▪ Hardware or automotive
▪ Any client-deliverable business
The Shop Whisperer
▪ Full Specialty Engagement
▪ 2 weeks+
▪ $2,000 - $4,000
Best for:
▪ Prototype builds
▪ EV/hardware labs
▪ Mechanical environments
▪ - Shops where people fight over tools
Industries:
▪ Automotive
▪ Aerospace
▪ EV startups
▪ R&D labs
▪ Motorsports
▪ Custom fabrication
Time Leak Autopsy
Goal: Find where your time, energy, and momentum are bleeding out and seal the leaks.
▪ Works for: Solo founders through 150-person teams
▪ Designed for: High-velocity, owner-led environments
▪ Outcome: Predictable flow, reduced rework, stabilized delivery
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Map how work moves through the team
▪ Find delays, duplicates, and hand-off failures
▪ Propose a simplified workflow
You get:
▪ Your business’s single source of truth workflow
▪ A list of where time and energy were leaking
▪ A simple weekly execution rhythm so work stops floating
▪ Clear “who owns what” ownership (even if that owner is you)
Noise Detox
Goal: Stops your business from yelling at your brain — and makes important things impossible to miss.
▪ Works for: Solo founders through 150-person teams running fast, interrupt-heavy environments
▪ Outcome: Predictable communication. Fewer interruptions. Clear urgency. Calm focus.
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Audit Slack/Teams/Email hell
▪ Fix update cadence
▪ Stop constant interruptions
You get:
▪ One clear set of “where things go” rules
▪ One short weekly pulse so nothing floats and nothing surprises you.
▪ A simple weekly update format so nothing disappears
▪ What is actually urgent and how fast it gets answered.
Time Recovery Protocol
Goal: Returns your calendar to execution mode — not discussion mode.
▪ Works for: Solo founders through 150-person teams buried in meeting gravity
▪ Outcome: Fewer meetings. Clear decisions. More real work hours.
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Kill useless meetings
▪ Restructure the rest
▪ Set agendas and timings
You get:
▪ A clean map of which meetings exist and why.
▪ Rules that define which meetings are allowed to exist or be deleted.
▪ A fast agenda format that forces decisions and ends on time.
▪ What is actually urgent — and how fast it must be answered.
Control the Chaos Map
Goal: Stops everything from feeling urgent — and makes “what matters right now” obvious.
▪ Works for: Solo founders through 150-person teams buried in competing priorities
▪ Outcome: Clear priorities. Fewer open loops. Work that actually finishes.
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Help you stop chasing everything at onceYou get:
▪ Clear rules for what is allowed to exist — and what isn’t.
▪ One place where all work lives so nothing floats.
▪ What actually matters this month.
▪ What you are no longer allowed to start — and what is allowed in.
▪ A work queue that lets things finish instead of stacking forever.
Roles & Ownership Clarification
Goal: Kill ambiguity and power gaps
▪ Best for size: 4–18 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Remove ambiguity
▪ Assign authority
▪ Identify overlap
What you get:
▪ One-page RACI
▪ Authority matrix
▪ Decision rights
Fire Drill Analysis
Goal: Stop repetitive chaos and wasted cycles
▪ Best for size: 3–15 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
▪ Speed: 1 week
What I do:
▪ Evaluate where time/emotion is being wasted
▪ Plug leaks
You get:
▪ Recurring problem list
▪ Elimination plan
▪ New escalation method
Project Triage
Goal: Rescue stalled projects
▪ Best for size: 4–20 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Look at a stalled or chaotic project
▪ Identify blockers
▪ Reset priorities and timeline
What you get:
▪ Revised timeline
▪ Blocker list
▪ “Stop doing” directives
Tool & Process Overhaul
Goal: Eliminate tool overload and confusion
▪ Best for size: 3–15 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Review current tools (Jira, Slack, Smartsheet, Monday, Asana, etc.)
▪ Eliminate unnecessary tools
▪ Simplify your setup
You get:
▪ Recommended stack
▪ Templates
▪ Implementation checklist
Documentation Builder
Goal: Turn tribal knowledge into a repeatable process
▪ Best for size: 5–25 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Turn unwritten tribal knowledge into real instructions
You get:
▪ SOPs
▪ Onboarding checklist
▪ Repeat-use templates
Launch Readiness Check
Goal: Ensure work is truly ready before release
▪ Best for size: 6–30 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Assess whether a team is actually ready for a release or delivery
You get:
▪ Readiness scorecard
▪ Risk list
▪ Mitigation plan
Performance Metrics Setup
Goal: Give leadership visibility into execution
▪ Best for size: 5–25 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Install trackable indicators for progressYou get:
▪ KPI list
▪ Owner assignments
▪ Weekly dashboard
Executional Accountability
Goal: Make sure work stays moving
▪ Best for size: 4–15 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Run 2–3 standups
▪ Track tasks
▪ Hold people accountable
▪ Gently bully blockers
You get:
▪ Task tracking
▪ Standup support
▪ Red/yellow/green status
Intake Control
Goal: Block random chaos requests
▪ Best for size: 5–30 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆
▪ Speed: 2 week
What I do:
▪ Fix how new work enters the organization
▪ Prevent random chaos requests
You get:
▪ Intake form
▪ Approval path
▪ Decision matrix
Cross-Team Interface Fix
Goal: Align departments that fight or fumble
▪ Best for size: 6–25 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
▪ Speed: 2 weeks
What I do:
▪ Align Design ↔ Engineering
▪ Align Marketing ↔ Product
▪ Align Ops ↔ BizDev
You get:
▪ Handshake rules
▪ Defined touchpoints
▪ Accountability map
Lab / Prototype Shop Setup
Goal: Streamline build flow and material control
▪ Best for size: 5–40 people
▪ Impact: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
What I do:
▪ Organize build flow
▪ Tool management
▪ Inventory and part tracking
▪ Change control
You get:
▪ Bench & traffic recommendations
▪ Build tracking sheet
▪ BOM/part intake system
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