Crossroads Automation is new. Swayde and Bryan aren't.
Between us, we've spent years solving the exact kinds of operational problems that cost businesses real money — at enterprise scale and in our own operations. Here's the background.
An industry-first digital workflow modernization — a capability no other retirement record keeper has deployed. End-to-end process automation with multi-million dollar annual forecasted benefit.
Digital delivery transformation, compliance process consolidation, self-service automation, security enhancements.
US Army Sergeant with combat deployments. Led soldiers through complicated, high-stakes situations where things go wrong and you still have to deliver. Managed $6M in classified equipment across 200+ personnel, zero losses. That experience shapes how he runs every project.
Education: BS in Computer Information Systems, University of Southern Indiana
Certifications: PMP, PSM I
Swayde has navigated regulated environments, cross-functional teams, and multi-million dollar stakes — the kind of complexity that makes a local payroll problem feel manageable. He knows how to scope a project correctly, lead it through the messy middle, and deliver something that works.
Bryan isn't theorizing about operational problems — he's living them. He built and runs his own e-commerce operation, so he's already solved the inventory headaches, payment processing chaos, and customer communication gaps that most consultants only read about.
Production-ready systems, not demo-ready ones. The kind of developer who can build in a week what takes most teams months — not because he cuts corners, but because he knows exactly what needs to exist and builds precisely that.
Senior software engineer with deep expertise in system architecture, operational workflows, and solving problems under real-world constraints.
Education: B.S. Finance, Eastern Illinois University · Advanced Accounting Concentration
Bryan doesn't just write code. He solves business problems. And because he's run his own operation, he knows which problems are worth solving — and which ones are noise.
Most people you'd hire are either technical (they can build things but have never run a business) or business-minded (they understand operations but can't execute without a team of developers). We're both sides of that in one small team.
That matters when you're trying to solve real problems — not produce a report about them.
We're building an AI platform that solves operational problems for local businesses — and we're already putting it to work.
Our first product, ShiftSave, is live and in early access with restaurant operators in Central Illinois. It fills a callout in minutes instead of hours and gets smarter every time it runs. We're also in discovery with businesses across other verticals, solving the same kind of operational problems with the same self-learning engine.
Different industries. Different problems. One platform that learns and improves the longer it runs. That's what we're building.
ShiftSave Live — Early AccessWe're working with 2–3 businesses in Central Illinois for our first deployments. Here's what that looks like.
If your problem is a good fit and we're confident we can solve it — let's talk.
We've done this at enterprise scale. Now we're bringing it to businesses down the road. If something's worth fixing, let's find out if we're the right fit.
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