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Spreadsheet Workflow Modernization

Modernize the spreadsheets your business depends on.

I help small and mid-sized businesses fix, automate, and rebuild Excel and Google Sheets workflows — especially bid estimators, quoting tools, dashboards, and internal systems that have become too important to keep duct-taping.

What I Help Businesses Fix

When the spreadsheet becomes business-critical, the problem is bigger than formulas.

I help businesses repair, automate, and modernize spreadsheet-based workflows that have become too important, too manual, or too fragile to keep patching.

Bid Estimators & Quoting Tools

I build, repair, and modernize Excel and Google Sheets estimators used for pricing, bidding, quoting, margin control, and proposal generation.

Common fits: commercial interiors, building materials, custom windows and doors, custom home builders, mattress wholesalers, cabinetry, millwork, and specialty contractors.

Spreadsheet Workflow Automation

I clean up fragile workbooks and Google Sheets, simplify formulas, improve data structure, automate repetitive steps, and reduce manual copy/paste work using VBA, Google Apps Script, and AI-assisted workflows.

Best for reporting workflows, pricing files, trackers, dashboards, recurring exports, and business-critical spreadsheets that still belong in Excel or Sheets.

Dashboards & Internal Tools

I build dashboards, scorecards, reporting tools, and lightweight web apps when the business has outgrown the spreadsheet and needs user logins, permissions, database-backed workflows, or cleaner data entry.

Best for multi-user workflows, role-based access, quote history, approvals, admin dashboards, and app-like business processes.

THE SPREADSHEET CEILING

Excel and Google Sheets are powerful. They are not business applications.

Most spreadsheet systems start simple: a tracker, estimator, report, or calculator. Then the business grows, more people need access, pricing rules multiply, reports take longer, and the file starts behaving like a fragile database or half-built software system.

01

Fix the Spreadsheet

When the tool still belongs in Excel or Google Sheets.

  • Clean up formulas and structure
  • Improve data validation
  • Separate inputs, calculations, and outputs
  • Protect key logic
  • Improve reporting views
  • Reduce file fragility
02

Automate the Workflow

When the spreadsheet is useful, but the process around it is too manual.

  • VBA automation
  • Google Apps Script
  • AI-assisted summaries or scoring
  • Import/export workflows
  • Automated reports
  • Reduced copy/paste work
03

Move Beyond the Spreadsheet

When the business needs something closer to software.

  • User login and permissions
  • Database-backed records
  • Quote history
  • Role-based workflows
  • Admin dashboards
  • Multi-user data entry

Not sure which path fits your workflow? Start with a diagnostic audit.

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ESTIMATORS & QUOTING TOOLS

Bid estimators are where spreadsheet problems get expensive.

If your business uses Excel or Google Sheets to estimate, quote, price, or bid work, that file directly affects revenue, margin, speed, and trust. When pricing logic gets buried in formulas or different people start using different versions, the risk is no longer just technical — it is operational and financial.

Common estimator problems I help fix

  • Pricing formulas are hard to understand.
  • Cost tables are difficult to update safely.
  • Sales reps or estimators use different file versions.
  • Margin rules are buried, inconsistent, or manually overridden.
  • Quote outputs are inconsistent or too manual.
  • Product options, labor, freight, or assemblies are hard to maintain.
  • The owner or lead estimator is the only one who knows how it works.
  • The business does not know whether to clean up the file, automate it, or rebuild it as an app.

Common fits

  • Commercial interiors
  • Building materials
  • Custom windows and doors
  • Custom home builders
  • Mattress wholesalers
  • Cabinetry and millwork
  • Flooring, tile, and countertop providers
  • Specialty contractors
  • Configurable product or service businesses

If your estimator has become too important to keep patching, start with a focused audit.

Recent Work

Case studies and active service offerings.

Market Research

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Business Diagnostics

Excel System Diagnostic & Migration Scoping Report

A ground-up analysis of a commercial furniture importer's broken Excel system — identifying root causes, prioritizing fixes by impact, and scoping a full migration plan before any implementation began.

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Portfolio

Sites and apps I've built.

SaaS · Landing Page

PrepFlo

Marketing site for a structured interview prep platform — clean, conversion-focused layout built to drive sign-ups.

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SaaS · App Demo

PrepFlo — App Demo

Interactive demo of the PrepFlo application, letting prospects explore the core workflow before committing to sign up.

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Personal · Music

Todd Brannon Music

Artist and guitar instructor site showcasing lessons, production work, and original music content.

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Template · Healthcare

MedSpa Site Template

Polished website template built for MedSpa and aesthetic clinic clients — services, booking flow, and a brand-forward layout.

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Tool · Finance

Dividend Reinvestment & Withdrawal Calculator

Interactive financial tool for modeling dividend growth, DRIP compounding, and retirement withdrawal scenarios.

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Dashboard · Healthcare Ops

Medical Practice Operational KPI Dashboard

Real-time operational dashboard tracking key performance metrics for a medical practice — scheduling, revenue, and patient flow.

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SaaS · App

MaestroFlo

A unified workflow management app for independent music instructors — covering student management, scheduling, lesson notes, assignment tracking, and billing in one place.

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The analyst behind
the research.

My background is in data analysis, Excel automation, and web development — work I did for years as a freelance consultant helping small and mid-size businesses build better systems and make sense of their data.

That analytical foundation is what drives how I approach research: structured frameworks, clear criteria, weighted evaluations, and deliverables that are built for decisions — not just reading.

I'm also a working guitar instructor and music producer, which means when I research music education technology, I'm evaluating it from the inside — not just reading marketing copy.

Based in the DFW area. Available for project-based research, diagnostics, and web development.

Todd Brannon, independent consultant

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