25 Years Enterprise Experience • Now Helping Small Businesses

Too busy running your business to figure out which technology is actually worth it?

That's what we're for. Practical cloud and AI help for small businesses, from someone who spent 25 years doing it for large enterprises.

Free Business Tech Checkup

Forty-five minutes looking at how calls, scheduling, follow-up, and reviews work in your business. You get a one-page writeup of what I'd fix and in what order. No obligation and no sales pitch.

Trusted by teams in VA, USMC, healthcare, energy, and financial services.

Charleston, SC • US‑remote Lead capture • Follow-up • Automation
What you get
  • A free first step – A checkup and one-page writeup before you spend anything
  • Quick wins – Calls answered, quotes followed up, and reviews requested automatically
  • Practical guidance – No corporate jargon, just results
  • Expert experience – Enterprise-level experience at a size that fits your business

Simple 3-step process

Start free, get a clear plan, then decide what to do next.

1

Checkup

A free 45-minute look at how calls, scheduling, follow-up, and reviews work in your business today.

2

Plan

You get a one-page writeup of what I'd fix and in what order.

3

Set up

I set it up and quote it in person, or hand you a clean playbook to run yourself.

Common Challenges Facing Local Service Businesses

These problems cost you jobs and eat your evenings.

They're fixable with the right setup.

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Missed Calls, Lost Jobs

You can't answer the phone from a roof, a boat, or a ladder, so the customer calls the next name on the list.

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Quotes Lost to Silence

Most quotes aren't lost on price. Nobody followed up, and the customer forgot.

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Paperwork After Dinner

Scheduling, intake forms, and chasing invoices pile up after the workday ends.

Here's how I solve this: Missed-call text-back, automatic quote follow-up, and paperwork that runs itself.

See Our Solutions

Services

Three problems I fix for local service businesses. Pick the one that sounds like your week.

Every one starts the same way: a free checkup.

Lead Capture

Never miss another job

You're on a roof, under a boat, or on a ladder. The phone rings, goes to voicemail, and they call the next name on the list.

I set up instant text-back and AI answering that catches the call, finds out what they need, and sends it to your phone as a lead you can call back when you're down.

Missed-call text-backAI answeringInstant alerts
Start with a free checkup
Follow-Up

Stop losing quotes to silence

Most quotes aren't lost on price. They're lost because nobody followed up and the customer forgot.

Automatic follow-up on every quote you send, plus review requests that actually go out after the job is done instead of whenever you remember.

Quote follow-upReview requestsAutomatic reminders
Start with a free checkup
Admin Automation

Get your evenings back

Scheduling, intake forms, and chasing invoices shouldn't be what you do after dinner.

I automate the paperwork so booking, customer intake, and reminders run themselves while you're working.

SchedulingIntake formsInvoice reminders
Start with a free checkup

Once it's set up, I can stay on as your go-to person for tech, keeping it running and handling whatever else comes up on a monthly basis.

See how it works

Professional background

Twenty-five years leading enterprise cloud and software delivery programs, in senior roles at large consulting firms prior to founding Salt Marsh Consulting.

Department of Veterans Affairs — $8M Azure Platform

Joe led cross-functional, multi-vendor teams across 5 PI Planning cycles for a Department of Veterans Affairs cloud transformation.

  • 250+ C#/.NET APIs migrated to Azure
  • 150+ engineers trained and certified in SAFe
  • Improved release predictability across program

Enterprise Data Platform — 50+ Oracle Databases to AWS

Joe directed delivery of a hybrid data pipeline migrating 50+ Oracle databases into a near real-time analytics warehouse.

  • Near real-time analytics enabled
  • Faster insights and reporting timeliness
  • AWS-native tools implementation

United States Marine Corps — Cloud Migration

Joe served as RTE for a USMC cloud migration, orchestrating 10 PIs and migrating 30+ applications to AWS GovCloud.

  • Full DoD compliance maintained
  • DevSecOps software factories built
  • Lean Agile Center of Excellence co-founded

Twenty-five years making large organizations run better. Now doing the same thing at a size that fits your business.

About Salt Marsh Consulting, LLC

Led by Joe Dolan, with 25 years delivering enterprise cloud and software programs.

Experience spans Defense, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Energy sectors.

  • Platform Leadership: Directed Azure migrations of 250+ C#/.NET APIs across four cloud platform teams
  • Multi-Industry Expertise: Federal health and defense programs, energy, and financial services
  • Team Development: Trained 150+ engineers in SAFe, led 5 PI Planning cycles, co-founded a Lean Agile Center of Excellence
  • Certifications: SAFe Program Consultant (SPC6), Release Train Engineer (RTE), Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

Core Competencies

Azure Cloud AWS GovCloud SAFe/Agile C#/.NET DevSecOps CI/CD Kubernetes AI/ML

Book Your Free Checkup

Tell me a little about your business.

I'll get back to you to set up your free 45-minute checkup.

Please enter your full name.
Work email preferred.
Include goals, current tools, and timeline (20+ characters).

Or reach out directly:

Email: info@saltmarshconsult.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/josephdolan

FAQ

What happens in the free checkup?

Forty-five minutes looking at how calls, scheduling, follow-up, and reviews work in your business. You get a one-page writeup of what I'd fix and in what order. No obligation and no sales pitch.

How quickly can we start?

Most setups begin within 1–2 weeks after the checkup.

What access do you need?

For the checkup, usually just a walkthrough of how you take calls, send quotes, and book jobs today.

Can you sign an NDA?

Yes. We will sign an NDA before any engagement that requires one.

How do you handle data privacy?

We follow least-privilege access and never share your data. Access is limited to the scope of work.

Who do you work with?

Local service businesses like contractors, marine services, and home services, especially owners without a tech team.