We ♥ Factory Testing.
You’ll ♥ higher Product Quality, lower Production Costs, and faster Launches.
We’ve worked with:
We’re all data-driven. The #1 Problem with factory testing is Poor Data Quality from unstable test measurements. Bad data is driving our teams toward windmills and away from the critical sleeping dragons.
Consistency is the key.
“But how can I possibly be consistent when everything is changing? The design. The parts. The assembly. Even the team.”
How we can help
Our awesome factory test station tools & reports help customers improve their factory yield and catch issues today, not 2 builds later.
Product Development
Proto to Mass Production, or any phase in between. Even if it’s your first-gen, we’ve been there before. Save time? Save money? Improve performance? We’ll help with All 3.
Expert Systems
Big data can be overwhelming unless you have a secret to finding needles in haystacks. Our tools are like magnets, pulling out only the critical information that you need to know right now.
Consulting
Great teams build great products. We’re there with you every step of the way making sure your test line, your product, and your bottom line - continue to get stronger.
Meet Jason
Always one to enjoy a challenge or a good pun, Jason has been building great hardware and great teams for nearly 30 years. Working on StarTAC, RAZR, iPhone, and the Nest Thermostat taught some hard-fought lessons about first-gen products and high-volume manufacturing. He believes you can reduce cost, improve performance, and save time when you know where to look. His favorite moments are seeing new clients succeed with their dream.
Single Thread Solutions
What’s your problem?
The problem is at the factory or with a vendor. Are you drowning in factory data? Or worse, you don’t have any information?
So many problems. Where do I start?
We’ll begin at the End of the Line.
You’ll know exactly which issues impact your bottom line and how to solve them for good. Band aids are for children…um, and paper cuts. Ouch!
I have all of the data, but no time to look at it.
A dictionary has all of the words but no story.
Data needs a plot.
We’ll help turn your epic tragedy into a short story where the protagonist wins.
Data is missing or non-existent.
It’s impossible to be data-driven without data. Right? Well, sort of. There’s always some information, but even if there really is no data we’ll get you up and running in hours/days (not weeks/months).
Best of all, you’ll be starting with the right data and making the right decisions.
I don’t sleep well. I never know when the next issue is going to happen.
We used to sleep poorly too. You never know where Chaos will strike next.
We’ll set you up with proven leading indicators so you can put out the sparks before they become a blaze.
Sweet dreams…
Product development is moving way too slowly.
What’s holding everyone back?
Deadlines come and go. Like all of those home projects I was going to get done last weekend.
The ability to estimate time, and how long stuff will take, is the number one most valuable skill of any engineer or project manager.
If we can’t trust our schedule then we make shitty decisions. Period.
We need more people!
Yes, but more people also mean more Managers. And who ever said “We need more Managers to solve a problem”?
We’ll make the team you already have 10x more effective (Top 50 manager at Google).
We’ve hired more people but we’re not moving any faster.
We’ve added the weight and now it’s time to start building muscle. It’s rare, and usually counterintuitive, for people to figure out the best way to work together, especially while the team is growing. We’ve built high-performing teams from scratch.
We’ll show you how to build speed quickly.
We keep finding big problems late.
No one likes surprises. Case in point, a sour cream and chive birthday cake. Sure, you didn’t see it coming. You also wouldn’t eat it. The thing about “surprises” is they usually don’t happen by accident. Most issues have been there for weeks, if not months, before someone discovers them.
We’ll help you learn how to catch them early, way before someone adds the candles and sets fire to it.
Lack of Trust? Have you ever seen a pitcher not throw to the catcher because they didn’t trust them? Does your Engineering team not trust your Sales team?
Every team is working toward the same, singular company goal.
That’s great!
What’s next?
I read a book and decided to give each team their own separate goals.
The path to Hell is paved with good intentions…and KPIs. Competition is good, but subversion is not. We’ll get your team working together from the same playbook.
Do you ask yourself “Why are we doing it this way?” and only hear crickets in response?
We’re afraid to make mistakes.
If you’re not making mistakes, you’re also not taking any risks. I’m sure your competitors appreciate that. We’ll make your company a resilient place to quickly learn and move on. You’ll be an Innovation Powerhouse™!
We never learn from our mistakes.
Be stubborn about your goals, and flexible about your methods. The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, but not if you’re going in circles. Get off the treadmill of blissful ignorance and start walking the path toward consistent progress. Learning requires reflection and that takes time. Fortunately, it takes a lot less time than making the same mistakes.
Wasting time in meetings?
Who isn’t?
I’d pay someone a lot of money to make my meetings go away!
Let’$$$ Talk!
Seriously, if you feel like most of your meetings are a waste of time, then now is the time to change.
I can’t miss any meetings. What if I miss information or they make a decision without me?
No. Just No. That’s not a good reason to go to a meeting even if you’re doing other things at the same time. Let’s make meetings better…and fewer. Yes.
Let’s have fewer meetings.
I wish I had more meetings.
You’ve come to the wrong place.
Nothing to see here.
Move along.