We're Jon & Quen —
Software built
calmly, clearly,
and on your side.
We're a husband-and-wife development studio in Michigan. Jon architects and builds; Quen leads frontend and manages every client relationship personally. You'll always know who's working on your project — because it's us.
Our process
How we work together
Every engagement follows a clear, structured process. You'll always know what's happening, who's doing it, and what comes next.
- Step 01
Discovery call
We learn your goals, constraints, and timeline. Quen leads intake; Jon scopes the technical approach.
↳ Led by Quen - Step 02
Scope & proposal
Clear SOW, milestones, and a fixed-price estimate. No ambiguity, no scope creep surprises.
↳ Both - Step 03
Build & ship
Sprint-based delivery with regular demos. Jon on backend, Quen on frontend — you see progress weekly.
↳ Both - Step 04
Launch & support
Handoff with full documentation, training, and ongoing support. We don't disappear after deploy.
↳ Led by Quen
The team
Small by design.
We're intentionally a two-person studio. That means you work directly with senior people who know your project inside and out — no handoffs to juniors, no account managers.We're intentionally a two-person studio. That means you work directly with senior people who know your project inside and out — no handoffs to juniors, no account managers who've never seen your codebase.
Jon Carter
Backend · ArchitectureBackend · Architecture · Technical lead
10+ years building scalable software. C#/.NET specialist with deep experience in API design, system architecture, and database optimization.
- C#
- .NET
- SQL Server
- Azure
- REST APIs
Quen Carter
Frontend · Sales · OpsFrontend lead · Sales · Operations
Your primary point of contact from first call to final handoff. Leads frontend development, client communication, and project management.
- JavaScript
- React
- Angular
- UX
- PM
"When you hire an agency, you get a pitch from the A-team and work from the B-team. When you hire us, you get us. That's the whole point."
Tech stack
Our toolkit
Full-stack coverage across both halves of the team. Jon owns the backend; Quen owns the frontend.
Server-side, databases, cloud, and APIs
Client-side, interfaces, and user experience
Procurement-friendly
Contact
Let's talk about
your project.
Tell us what you're building. Quen will get back to you within 24 hours to set up a discovery call — no pressure, no hard sell.