01 /Business
Equip your team.
Adopt AI, automate repetitive work, choose the right systems, and give your team the confidence to use them well.
Explore this workIndependent technology studio
Better systems. Real momentum.
I help small businesses adopt technology with confidence and deliver focused technical projects from strategy through implementation.
Two ways to work together
Useful technology, from direction through delivery.
02 /Delivery
Move a project forward.
Bring clarity and hands-on delivery to complex builds, integrations, architecture decisions, and applied AI initiatives.
Explore this workExperience
Career proof behind the studio.
These figures come from Jake’s professional work at Ford and Meijer, not from Prickles Tech client engagements.
10+
Years building
Software platforms, delivery systems, and technical teams.
26
Countries reached
Through mobile foundations built during Jake’s work at Ford.
20+
Teams supported
Through platform and developer productivity work at Meijer.
Products
Building under the Prickles Tech umbrella.
Now building
ChefBuddy
Private alphaA warm iPhone and iPad companion that keeps recipes, meal planning, shopping, and guided cooking in sync across a household.
iPhone + iPad
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Founder
Built and led by Jake Prickett.
I’m an engineering leader and hands-on builder with more than a decade of experience turning complicated technical problems into systems people can actually use.
Away from client work, I build products, experiment with home infrastructure, make pizza, fish, golf badly, and spend time with my family in Grand Rapids.
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