About
I'm Frank Adams, founder of Salt Bay Labs.
I've spent 27 years at UL Solutions, and for the last 21 I've built and run WERCSmart, the product compliance data platform used by major retailers and consumer goods companies.
The day job
Compliance data that reaches the floor
For more than 20 of those years I've partnered with Walmart to put compliance data to work in its stores and warehouses. That means turning regulatory information into the data operations runs on: slotting codes, waste handling, shipping, and returns.
Compliance data only matters when it drives what happens on the floor and on the dock.
Underneath it is the compliance foundation that makes any of that possible.
Salt Bay Labs
Replacing manual processes
Salt Bay Labs is where I build tools that replace manual processes. If work is being done by copy-paste, spreadsheet gymnastics, or someone who has done it by hand so long that nobody else knows how, it can usually be automated.
I write the code myself, so the distance between "here's the problem" and "here's a working fix" stays short.
- Python
- React
- Postgres
Closer to home
Building for my own neighbors
The part I enjoy most is building for my own neighbors. The Villages is a great place to live, but daily life here involves a lot of small friction: finding your way around by golf cart, keeping up with what's happening, and getting simple things done without the runaround.
I build apps that make that easier, from cart-friendly navigation to a daily dashboard residents can set up their own way. When someone tells me an app made their day simpler, that's the best feedback I get.
Open door
Got something worth solving?
If you're dealing with messy product data, a manual process that should have been automated years ago, or an idea for something that would make life in The Villages better, I'd like to hear about it.
frank@saltbaylabs.com →