Built by people who've
done it for real.

Haven Technology Solutions is a consulting firm founded by senior engineers and product leaders. We've built everything from scrappy MVPs to enterprise-grade systems — and we bring that mindset to every engagement.

Who we are.

JR Carlson

Managing Partner

Client relations, team building, and operations. JR spent years as a Product Owner at Home Depot's Quote Center, coaching cross-functional teams and shipping products at scale. He founded Haven to create a space where business owners can bring their ideas without fear of being taken advantage of.

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Jake Christensen

Technical Lead

Architecture, engineering, and AI tooling. Jake was Lead Developer and ML Guildmaster at Home Depot, co-founded a building materials SaaS (acquired by Home Depot), and has built systems across mining, defense, real estate, and healthcare. He turns ideas into working software — fast.

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Robert Pudlik

Product Lead

Discovery, requirements, and product strategy. Robert leads client engagements from initial conversation through delivery — understanding what the system needs to do, who it serves, and how to get there. Background spanning consulting, product management, and business development.

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Artax 🐴

AI Engineering Partner

Our always-on development partner. Artax handles rapid prototyping, code generation, systems integration, and technical documentation. Built on frontier AI models and deeply integrated into our workflow — from first conversation to deployed product.

One product person. One engineer. Every engagement.

We believe the best work happens with small, focused teams. Every project gets a dedicated product lead and engineer working together from start to finish. No handoffs, no miscommunication, no surprises.

Where we've been.

Lead Developer & ML Guildmaster
Home Depot Quote Center
Led core services for a $2.5B quoting operation used by thousands of contractors daily. Architected event-driven data pipelines across distributed systems, mentored cross-functional engineering teams, and founded and ran the internal Machine Learning Guild to build AI capability across the org.
Technical Co-Founder
Fasterbids (acquired by Home Depot)
Co-founded a building materials quoting platform from a whiteboard sketch. Joined the 9Mile Labs accelerator, raised seed funding, and scaled to 50+ enterprise customers before completing a successful acquisition by Home Depot. Led product and engineering from zero to exit.
Product Owner
Home Depot Quote Center
Managed cross-functional teams building and shipping products at enterprise scale inside one of the largest home improvement retailers in the world. Drove agile adoption, coached teams on delivery practices, and owned the roadmap through multiple release cycles.
Mobile App Developer
Stillwater Sabanye Mining
Designed and built a mobile safety training and compliance platform deployed across 4 active mine sites. Delivered over 30,000 training completions in the first year, replacing a paper-based process and reducing compliance risk across remote field operations.

Let's build something together.

We work best with teams that want a real partner, not just a vendor.

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