Armand Labs. Let’s talk
Custom software for owner-run businesses Orange County, CA

The software
should fit
the business.

We connect the tools you already use and build the parts your operation is missing.

Explore the work Bring us a problem
Inside a build01 — CONTRACT OPERATIONS
01 / INPUTThe contractPDF
THE MISSING PIECECheck the details.
Signed. Sealed. Filed.The right record, in the right place.
ILLUSTRATED WORKFLOW

Check the document before it reaches the signer.

Custom software. Connected systems. Practical AI.A CLOSER LOOK
01 / SELECTED WORK

Contracts.
Floorplans. Answers.

Build stories from the operation that started Armand Labs.

CUSTOM SOFTWARE / CONTRACTS

The signature
is just one step.

A signing workflow with the work around it built in: document checks, signatures, sealed records, filing, and delivery.

Read the build story BUILD JOURNAL / AUGUST 2026
THE WHOLE HANDOFF
a.AGREEMENT
The contract,
completed.
● SIGNATURE CAPTURED
SEALED
& FILED
Validate→Sign→Seal→File
WORKFLOW ILLUSTRATION
More from the build journal
02 / HOW WE WORK

Start with
the work.

The best place to start is the handoff your team keeps fixing, the spreadsheet doing too much, or the answer nobody can find.

01Understand the operation.

We map what happens today, which tools are involved, and where the work gets stuck. Then we agree on a specific problem to solve.

02Build the missing piece.

An integration, a custom application, a useful AI workflow. The answer follows the problem, using the systems your business already relies on.

03Keep making it better.

Work with your team, check the result, and maintain what ships. Ongoing engagements leave room for the next useful improvement.

03 / THE OPERATING SIDE

Built by someone
on your side
of the desk.

I’m AJ Barragan, COO of a family hospitality group in Orange County.

Armand Labs grew out of the systems we needed for our own venues, catering operation, and team. That is where the questions come from. That is where the work starts.

AJ
AJ BarraganFounder, Armand Labs
YOUR NEXT BUILDSTART WITH ONE RECURRING PROBLEM

What should
work better?

Show us what your team keeps doing by hand. We’ll start there.

Tell us about it
THE STARTING ENGAGEMENT

Starter.

$3,500 / month

Three-month minimum.
$10,500 minimum service commitment.

Month one
Map the workflow and ship one scoped automation.
Each month after
Advisory, maintenance, and one small improvement.
A good starting point
One recurring job, someone who owns it, and access to the tools involved.

Equipment and install: $2,500 one-time when a local runtime is needed. AI provider costs are passed through at cost. We agree on scope and access before work begins.