> About Me
MDG LABS
One person, a lot of caffeine, and a decent IDE.
> Why I Do This
I like building things that work well and look good.
MDG Labs is just me — Micah Gray — building stuff for people who need it. I started because I was tired of seeing small businesses get sold overpriced garbage by agencies that didn’t care if the site actually worked. Now I build directly for the people using the product.
The name is simple. Labs because I’m always tinkering — trying a new animation library, testing a different database setup, breaking things and fixing them. I learn by building, and I get better with every project.
> Before The Code
Twenty years on jobsites taught me you can’t drywall before rough-in.
Mix of hands-on tradework and running jobs — boots on site to client walkthroughs, estimates to change orders to final punch lists. Two decades of one stubborn lesson: order of operations is everything. Sequence the work wrong and you’re tearing things out before you’re finishing them up.
That instinct carries straight into software. I build features in the order that lets the next feature exist — schemas before flows, flows before UI, UI before polish. I scope tight, estimate honest, and don’t promise what the structure won’t hold.
It’s also why BidFlow — used by contractors who pay for it — actually fits how a trade day works. DispatchIQ is in the build queue, close to finished, aimed at the same problem from a different angle. I’m not designing for a market I’ve read about. I’m building the tools I would have wanted in my own truck.
> My Approach
How I work
Craft Over Convention
I don't use templates. Every project is built from scratch to match the vision, the brand, and what the business actually needs. If it feels off-the-shelf, it's not done.
Current Stack
React, Next.js, TypeScript, Three.js — I use what works now because maintaining old code sucks. I don't chase every new framework, but I don't let the stack rot either.
Design That Works
Pretty isn't enough. The interface has to guide people where they need to go, with less friction, not more. I build things that are nice to look at and actually usable.
Ship Fast, Fix Fast
I move quickly, but I don't leave a mess behind. Tests where they matter, clean code where it counts, and enough documentation that I can come back to it in six months without swearing.
> The Studio
One person. No handoffs.
MDG Labs is a solo studio — me, Micah Gray, building lean, focused, and obsessed with quality. I stay solo so every client gets direct access to the engineer who actually builds their product. No account managers. No hand-offs. No telephone game.
When you work with MDG Labs, you’re working with the person who writes the code, designs the interfaces, and deploys to production. That’s how I deliver faster, iterate smarter, and build products that actually work.
I work with the modern stack — current frameworks, cloud infrastructure, and tools that let one person do the work of three. I’m not trying to be a big agency. I’m trying to be the best one-person shop you’ll ever hire.
> Next Step
Got a project in mind? Let’s talk.
Whether you’re launching something new or fixing what you already have — I’m around.