Case studies

Selected work.

Case studies of websites, automation, and AI systems for small businesses, including my own. Each one covers the problem, what I built, and what changed, with the numbers.

Each project is labeled by type. Client project: work for an outside business. Owner-operated: a business or product owned by 521 Solutions founder Tabari Brannon. Internal system: tools 521 Solutions runs on. Research: exploratory work.

Owner-operated business

Website redesign and rebuild · Coworking

Mesh Cowork

A new identity built from the Mesh sign. The rebuilt site loads its main content in 1.2 seconds instead of 16.

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Client project

Website redesign · Therapy practice

EmpowerMend Wellness

A full redesign from the brand up, scored against 13 top practice websites.

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Owner-operated business

Monitoring and automation · Facilities

Mesh House Ledger

Timed overrides and automatic shutoff cut after-hours heating and cooling by about 84%.

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Owner-operated products

App audit and hardening · Software

Koinevo and Branfam

Two apps written mostly by AI, audited and tested. Critical security holes closed within days.

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Internal system

AI workers · Operations

The AI morning brief

An AI worker writes my daily brief. An independent check holds it back when something is wrong.

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Owner-operated business

Marketing automation · Social media

Mesh Content Engine

Ideas, AI drafts, approvals, and publishing to Facebook and Instagram, built for working with a virtual assistant.

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Internal system

AI memory · Knowledge systems

Zakar

One private memory of more than 10,000 notes and decisions, shared by every AI tool I use.

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Research project

Data and AI research · Commercial real estate

Office IQ

Every parcel in Kern County mapped as one network to find the vacant building that would lift its neighbors most. Paused.

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