Emerald Coast GeeksBUSINESS TECHNOLOGY, MADE PRACTICAL.

SANTA ROSA BEACH, FLORIDA

Technology leadership.
Built around
your business.

Fractional CIO services and custom business systems for growing businesses. Clear priorities. Connected tools. A practical path from your ideas to working software.

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Local relationships. An owner’s perspective.
More than 30 years in business and technology.

An illustrative view of what connected business systems can support.

TWO WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD

The direction you need.
The systems to support it.

You know your business. We help turn what it needs from technology into clear decisions and practical progress.

01FRACTIONAL CIO SERVICES

Clear direction.
Confident decisions.

A fractional chief information officer provides part-time technology leadership. Get help connecting your business goals with the systems, information, infrastructure, and vendors your team relies on.

  • Set priorities and a practical technology roadmap
  • Evaluate software, vendors, and build-or-buy options
  • Connect technology spending with business needs
  • Guide improvements across your business systems
Talk through your priorities
02CUSTOM BUSINESS SYSTEMS

Your way of working.
Built into your software.

Start with your workflows and ideas, even if they’re still on a napkin. We define the requirements and design software or integrations around the way your business actually operates.

  • Inventory, billing, sales, and vehicle workflows
  • Internal tools and integrated business applications
  • Connections between the systems you already use
  • Phased development, testing, and handover
Tell us what you want to build

Supporting specialties include .NET, SQL Server, Azure, APIs, network planning, and Dynamics 365 F&O / X++. Each engagement starts with an agreed scope.

START WITH WHAT’S GETTING IN THE WAY

A business problem
is a good place to start.

You don’t need a technical specification. Bring the decision, the disconnected tools, or the idea you want to make real.

A CLEARER TECHNOLOGY DIRECTION

Start with fractional CIO guidance to understand your priorities, evaluate the options, and agree on what deserves attention next.

Discuss your priorities

A PRACTICAL WAY TO WORK TOGETHER

From the first conversation
to a clear next step.

Leadership, a new system, or an improvement to what you have: the work starts with understanding your business.

  1. 01

    Understand the operation.

    Talk through your goals, follow the workflows and information handoffs, and identify the problem worth solving.

  2. 02

    Design the next step.

    Compare the options and agree on priorities, requirements, responsibilities, scope, and success criteria.

  3. 03

    Deliver. Review. Improve.

    Review decisions and progress together. Systems projects move in agreed phases, with testing, handover, and support defined.

The right answer may be better use of an existing tool, an integration, or a custom system. We work through that decision with you.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. TECHNICAL DEPTH.
Scott MarxFounder, Emerald Coast Geeks
30+years connecting
business and technology

MEET YOUR TECHNOLOGY PARTNER

An owner’s perspective.
A builder’s mindset.

I’m Scott Marx. I’ve spent more than 30 years turning business needs into working technology.

My first projects began in the early 1990s with a Microsoft Access application for Burke West Sales. I went on to build and operate SeaTac.net, designing an ISP network from the ground up with very little help.

Through My Tangled Web, I turned owners’ ideas into integrated systems supporting inventory, billing, vehicle management, sales, and other operations. My background also includes business-network design and domain services, website design through Data Services Unlimited, and owning and operating a cell phone store.

Later, as co-founder and CTO of LoanTek, I led engineering teams and enterprise software delivery. That combination of business ownership, systems thinking, and hands-on development shapes the work I bring to Emerald Coast Geeks.

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Rooted in Santa Rosa Beach.

Serving businesses within approximately 50 miles. Meeting and travel arrangements are agreed for each engagement.

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A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS

Let’s make
the next step clearer.

Every business is different. These are a few of the conversations we can start with.

What is a fractional CIO?

A fractional chief information officer provides technology leadership on a part-time basis. The role helps connect your business goals with the applications, information, infrastructure, and vendors your team relies on. Responsibilities and involvement are agreed for your engagement.

Can you build software around our workflows?

Yes. Custom business systems is a core offering. We start with your requirements and agree on the functions, integrations, and delivery phases. That can include inventory, billing, sales, vehicle management, or other parts of your operation.

Do we have to replace everything?

We first review the tools and workflows already in place. The next step may be improving an existing system, connecting products, or building something custom. Discovery helps us choose a sensible approach.

What does an engagement cost?

Pricing depends on the agreed scope and level of involvement. We define the work, responsibilities, and pricing before an engagement begins. Custom systems are scoped in phases, with acceptance and handover agreed.

How do we get started?

Email Scott with a short description of your business and what you want to improve. We’ll work through whether the need is technology leadership, a custom system, or a focused improvement to existing tools.

LET’S START WITH YOUR BUSINESS

Bring the problem.
Or the idea.
We’ll find the next step.

Tell Scott what your business does, which systems you rely on, and what you want to work better.

email@scottmarx.net

Start a conversation.

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