I’m Patrick. I’ve spent most of my career in the
IT industry — enterprise systems, MSP work, healthcare
compliance, the unsexy stuff that has to work every day.
LaClair Technologies is where I put the things I build for the
joy of it, and for neighbors who deserve better than the
templated marketing-agency web.
One more thing up front: I’m a single dad, and the IT
career above is a real full-time role — not a past tense. Both
of those are serious commitments that don’t get moved around,
so the workshop runs on evenings, early mornings, and the edges of
weekends. Which means flexibility isn’t optional here —
it’s the whole operating model. If you need someone on chat
between 8 and 5, this isn’t the shop. If you can live with
thoughtful async, clear turnaround commitments, and meetings scheduled
around real-life edges, we’ll get along fine.
Software should feel like a well-made tool — honest, quiet,
and a little bit kind.
I ship slowly on purpose. I care about accessibility,
privacy, and typography. I’d rather release
nothing than release something that wastes your attention. Most of
what lives here started because I wanted it to exist and nothing on
the market quite fit — a calculator I’d actually reach
for, a calendar that respects how people really plan, a VoIP client
that respects who you’re calling. Apps with a purpose,
built to still feel good in five years.
This isn’t a sales page. No funnel, no “contact us for
a custom quote” theatrics, no stock photography of people in
suits pointing at screens. If you ended up here, you probably
already know someone who sent you.