Built by a tradesman.
Built for tradesmen.
I'm Lee Barron. I co-own a construction company, and I've implemented JobTread for 20+ contractors across every trade. I make the platform fit how you actually run jobs — not the other way around. Clean job costing, integrated QuickBooks, automated office work, and a team that finally uses the software you're paying for.
20+ JobTread implementations · every trade · done-for-you or done-with-you
You're not the only one — and you're not the problem.
JobTread is powerful. That power is exactly what makes it hard to set up alone. These are the lines I hear on almost every first call:
My PM still runs the schedule in a Google Sheet. I don't blame him — he doesn't trust the one in the platform yet. So I'm paying for both.
— What I hear from underused-platform ownersMy bookkeeper turned off the QBO sync three months in. Said it was creating more cleanup than it saved. I know something's wired wrong — I just can't tell what.
— The QBO-sync conversation, almost every auditMy lead is making up new line items on every estimate because the catalog doesn't have what he needs. We've got three versions of rough framing labor sitting in there.
— The catalog-drift problemWe came off CoConstruct in March. Active jobs made it over. Four years of completed-job history did not. Didn't realize until I needed it for a comp.
— The migration-gap storyJobTread's onboarding calls are good. They're also 45 minutes. My problem isn't a 45-minute question — it's six months of small decisions nobody's made yet.
— The pace-mismatch issueEvery estimate, every change order, every AP approval waits on me. The software was supposed to fix that. So far it just makes the bottleneck more visible.
— The owner-as-bottleneck patternWhere you are determines what we do.
Three common situations. Most of my work falls into one of these three buckets — and the scope of work looks different for each. Tell me which one fits and we'll talk through what makes sense.
Set it up right the first time
You just signed up — or you're about to. You don't want to waste six months figuring out which knobs to turn. We do the full setup: account, jobs, catalog, integrations, automations. Your team starts trained, not lost.
Plan an implementation →Audit, fix, and finally use it
You've been on JobTread for a while. Some things work. Most don't. Job costing's questionable, the QuickBooks sync is sketchy, your team keeps reverting to old habits. We audit what's there, fix what's broken, and finish the job.
Book an audit →Migrate without losing the data
Coming from CoConstruct, BuilderTrend, spreadsheets, or a custom build. The risk is in the migration — what gets carried over, what gets cleaned up, what gets left behind. We plan the cutover so you don't lose the history that matters.
Plan a migration →Most JobTread consultants have never priced a job, chased a sub, or sweated a draw. I've done all three.
I'm Lee Barron. Tradesman Technology is the contractor-facing side of my practice — the place I bring two careers together.
The first career: 15+ years in enterprise technology consulting and sales. I closed and delivered multi-million-dollar infrastructure and security projects for Fortune 500 and Fortune 1000 customers. I opened a new market from scratch and grew it to $840K in year one. I ran an account book worth around $3M at 30% YoY growth. I'm a sales operator who knows technology — that combination matters when your system integration involves real budget conversations, change management, and an actual business case.
The second career: I co-own HBR Construction, a concrete and post-frame outfit, and run a working sawmill and livestock operation. I implemented JobTread and QuickBooks Online for my own company before I ever did it for a client. When we talk job costing, change orders, cost catalogs, or getting the field and the office on the same page — I'm not reading it off a slide. I've sweated those problems on my own jobs.
That combination is what makes a working JobTread system, not a half-finished one: someone who understands the platform deeply and understands the business it's supposed to run.
From first login to a system that runs itself.
Whether you're rolling out JobTread for the first time or fixing a setup that never quite clicked, I build the system around how your business actually operates — not the other way around.
JobTread Implementation
Full end-to-end setup. Accounts, jobs, estimating, scheduling, daily logs, customer portals, financials — all configured to your process, with your team trained and ready to run on day one.
Cost Catalog Engineering
A real cost code and cost item structure (assemblies and all), built to your trade and mapped cleanly to your chart of accounts — so estimates, budgets, and actuals reconcile across every job, every time.
QuickBooks Online Sync
JobTread ↔ QBO wired up the right way. Invoices, bills, payments, and classes flowing without the double entry, the duplicates, the missing job-cost detail, or the reconciliation nightmares.
Data Migration
Coming off CoConstruct, BuilderTrend, spreadsheets, or a custom solution? I plan the cutover so the history that matters comes with you and the rest gets cleaned up — not dragged in as junk.
Integrations & Automations
Zapier flows, GoHighLevel pipelines, Google Workspace, QBO, and the tools you already run — connected so the admin work nobody wants to do twice gets done once, automatically, in the background.
Optimization & Audits
Already on JobTread but not getting the value? I audit what's there, identify what's broken or unused, prioritize what's worth fixing, and put a working system between you and the bottleneck.
Two ways in. You pick what fits.
I scope to your budget, your timeline, and how hands-on you want to be — then price it to match. Most clients land somewhere between these two; we'll sort it out on the first call.
I build it. You run your business.
I handle the full implementation end to end — discovery, catalog, integrations, migration, configuration, automations, and team training — then hand you a working system that your team already knows how to use.
- Full setup & data migration handled for you
- Integrations wired, tested, and documented
- Team training & written playbooks
- Best when you're slammed and want it just done
We build it together. You own it.
I guide while you and your team do the hands-on work, so the knowledge stays in-house. Structured working sessions, clear next steps, and an expert on call when you hit a wall — without the full DFY price tag.
- Live working sessions & screen-shares
- You keep full control and operator knowledge
- Lower investment, faster team buy-in
- Best when you want to own it long-term
Not sure which fits? Most clients land somewhere in between — we'll sort it out on the first call.
Four things I put in writing — every time.
Most consultants will say these things in a sales call. I put them in your statement of work — so they're enforceable, not just rapport.
You work with me, not a team.
Every engagement, start to finish — discovery, build, training, handoff — is delivered by me directly. No junior associates handed your account once the deal closes. No project coordinators running the day-to-day. If at any point I need another set of hands, you'll hear it from me first and approve it before any work happens.
Fixed scope. Fixed price. No surprise invoices.
Every engagement starts with a written statement of work — what we're building, what's in scope, what isn't, and what it costs. If something needs to grow mid-engagement, we re-quote it together before anyone touches a keyboard. Nothing happens off-quote.
90-day QuickBooks sync warranty.
The QBO sync is where most implementations quietly fall apart. So I stand behind mine: for 90 days after go-live, if the sync produces a duplicate, a mismatch, or any error I should have caught at handoff, I fix it on my time. Not yours.
30-day adoption check-in, built in.
Thirty days after go-live, I come back for a four-hour pulse check — included in every implementation, not an add-on. We look at what your team is actually doing in the system and troubleshoot anything that isn't landing. If something we built isn't being used the way we built it, we figure out why and fix it.
Built around JobTread. Connected to everything else.
JobTread is the foundation. The leverage comes from wiring it to the rest of the systems you already run — accounting, CRM, payments, field documentation, and increasingly, AI assistants.
Also wired up where it makes sense: supplier catalogs (Home Depot Pro, Lowe's Pro, distributor pricing), e-signature (DocuSign, JobTread native), and SMS & voice. JobTread's native MCP connector now exposes your data to any AI assistant you choose — Claude, ChatGPT, or whichever your team already uses — and I configure it cleanly to your stack.
Every trade has its own way of estimating, scheduling, and billing.
The platform is one thing. Making it fit how your trade actually runs jobs is another. I've delivered implementations across all of these — and the cost catalog, workflow, and integrations look different in each.
Deep on the platform. Where most consultants stop, I start.
JobTread is wide. Most consultants set up jobs and a few estimates and call it done. The value lives one layer deeper — in the catalog architecture, the QBO sync logic, the automation, and the integrations. These are the areas where I do the real work.
The catalog is the foundation. Get it wrong and every estimate is a workaround.
I architect cost codes and cost items for your trade — assemblies, formulas, markups, and the QBO product/service mapping all working as one structure. So when you estimate a job, the budget and the actuals land in the same place automatically.
Why the QBO integration breaks — and how to actually fix it.
The sync isn't broken by JobTread. It's broken because the mapping between cost codes and QBO products/services was never built right. I rebuild the bridge so invoices, bills, payments, and job costing flow accurately in both directions — no duplicates, no missing detail.
Office work that runs itself, between the tools you already use.
Zapier flows linking JobTread to GoHighLevel, Google Workspace, and the rest of your stack. Lead routing, job creation, document generation, automated follow-up — the admin work that should never have been manual, finally isn't.
Migrations are where data goes to die. They don't have to.
Coming off CoConstruct, BuilderTrend, spreadsheets, or a homegrown solution? I plan the cutover sequence, map the source data to JobTread's structure, validate the import before flipping the switch, and run parallel for as long as you need confidence in the new system.
Assess. Architect. Implement. Optimize.
A predictable engagement structure so you know what's happening at every stage — and so the implementation doesn't drag on indefinitely.
Map the gap
We map your current tools, workflows, and the gaps costing you time and margin. Out of this comes a written scope with a fixed cost, a timeline, and a clear deliverable.
Design the system
I design the catalog, integrations, and automations around how you actually run jobs — not how the software wants you to. You approve the design before any building happens.
Build, migrate, train
Build, migrate, connect, and configure — then train your team to run it. Documentation goes with you, so you're not dependent on me to make changes later.
Refine and support
Refine, automate further, and support you as the business grows. Many clients keep me on a monthly retainer for ongoing optimization and the next round of automation.
Two careers, one practice.
Sales operator from enterprise IT, plus contractor running a real construction company. The combination is what makes the implementations work.
Ready to make your software earn its keep?
Tell me what you're running and where it's stuck. The first call is a straight conversation — no pitch deck, no hard close. We'll figure out together whether I can actually help, and if so, what that looks like.
Book a discovery call
15–30 minute conversation. Tell me what you're running and where you're stuck. If I can help, I'll send a written scope within 48 hours.
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