We're not a big agency.
That's the point.
Foglift Studios is a Bay Area consultancy built for small businesses that need real solutions — not enterprise software and not a team of account managers standing between you and the work.
Who We Are
Foglift Studios is Paul Pettengill, a software engineer with 15+ years of experience building systems that work. Based in the Bay Area, I started Foglift to focus on the kind of work I find most interesting — using AI to solve the practical, unglamorous problems that slow small businesses down.
Most of my clients aren't looking for a digital transformation. They're looking for that one frustrating manual process to finally just go away. That's exactly what I build.
Why Us
Working with Foglift means working directly with the person writing your code. No project managers, no handoffs, no junior developers learning on your dime.
I work exclusively with small businesses, which means I understand the constraints — lean teams, tight budgets, and tools that weren't built to talk to each other. Every solution I deliver is designed to be maintainable and understandable, not just functional on launch day.
If something breaks six months from now, I'm still here.
Manual Work
Prone to Human Errors
Limited by Work Hours
High Labor Costs & Overhead
Slow & Time-Consuming Tasks
Disconnected & Repetitive Work
Inconsistent & Dependent on Workforce
FOGLIFT Studios AI Automation
Smart, AI-Driven Decisions
24/7 Automated Workflows
Scalable & Cost-Effective
Instant Data Processing
Seamless System Integration
Consistent & Reliable Output