Built to go the distance.
Custom software, website work, and special projects — from an engineer who has been shipping production software since 1984.
Software, built by someone who's shipped it for 40 years.
A small, senior practice — no account managers, no hand-offs. You work directly with the engineer building your project.
Software Development
Full-stack product development, prototype to production — modern web apps, APIs, data, and the unglamorous plumbing that keeps them reliable.
Example: a web app that takes applications from families on their phones and gives the owner one private dashboard to review them in.
Website Work
Fast, clean, hand-built sites that load quickly and read well on every device — no bloated page-builders, no template sprawl.
Example: a one-page site for a coach or a maker, with a contact form that lands in their inbox and nothing to log into.
Custom & Special Projects
The one-off, the integration nobody else will touch, the gnarly problem that doesn't fit a template. Special projects are the specialty.
Example: pulling data out of an old system nobody supports any more and turning it into a report you can actually read.
Quick Prototyping
A working proof-of-concept, fast — so you can see, test, and validate the idea before committing to a full build.
Example: a clickable version of the idea in about a week, so you can put it in front of users or funders before spending real money.
AI Solutions
LLM-powered features, chatbots, and document/data extraction — practical AI wired into real workflows, not hype.
Spreadsheets & Excel
Complex workbooks, formulas, macros, and dashboards — turning messy spreadsheets into reliable, automated tools.
Databases
Schema design, queries, migrations, and reporting — from Postgres to cleaning up and making sense of your data.
Four decades of shipping software.
I'm Mark Fugel, and I have been building software since 1984 — four decades of production work across industries, starting with engineering roles at AT&T and 3M.
MilePost Labs is my independent practice, focused on the projects most shops won't take on: the gnarly integration, the idea that needs a working prototype before it needs a team, the system that has to actually hold up in the real world.
Deep experience, a direct working relationship, and software built to go the distance.
Have a project that needs to actually ship?
Tell me what you're building. Whether it's a full product, a website, or the special project no one else will take — let's map the route.