Frequently asked questions

EyeOn Automations builds custom software, AI tools, and operating systems for construction and real estate companies. The three core offerings are custom operating systems (estimating, scheduling, project and document management built around how your team already works), hands-on AI training for construction teams on Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude, and vibe rescue — turning AI-built prototypes into production-ready software. EyeOn was founded by Kelly Stephens, who spent 14 years in construction operations at PulteGroup.

Procore is a strong fit for large, standardized operations — 20+ active projects, a dedicated admin to own the platform, and the budget for a 6 to 12 month rollout. For leaner $10M–$200M operators whose workflows are specific to how they built the company, custom software built around your actual process usually gets far higher adoption, ships faster, and costs less over three years. EyeOn builds that custom alternative.

It depends on scope, but a custom build is a fraction of a multi-year enterprise platform contract. Engagements often start with a paid operations audit from $3,500 that maps your workflows and hands you a prioritized roadmap. Build projects like subcontractor or client portals start around $5,000, with larger operating systems scoped per project. After launch there's a small monthly maintenance plan, and the first 30 days of maintenance are included.

Weeks, not years. A typical custom tool — an estimating system, a scheduling tool, a subcontractor portal — is built and deployed in a matter of weeks, because it mirrors a workflow your team already follows instead of asking them to adopt and configure a generic enterprise platform.

On-site, hands-on training that teaches your leadership, operations team, and field crews to use Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude on your actual documents and workflows — bid templates, subcontractor records, RFIs, schedules — instead of generic examples. Sessions are scoped separately for the C-suite, operations, and the field.

Yes — this is the most common situation we see. Companies buy Copilot for everyone, point the team at the generic tutorials, and adoption never happens, because those tutorials don't teach Copilot on your bid templates, RFIs, subcontractor records, or schedules. EyeOn comes on-site and trains your leadership, operations team, and field crews on your actual work, so people connect the tool to the job they already do. Training is on-site across Southern California (and beyond by arrangement), with remote and virtual options available.

When a prototype built with AI tools like Lovable, Replit, or Cursor starts breaking under real data and real users, vibe rescue hardens it into production software: a security audit, a rebuilt data architecture, a real production backend, and proper deployment — while preserving the parts of the prototype that already work.

Off-the-shelf platforms are built for a generic version of a construction company, so your team has to bend to the software — and most field teams won't, which is why adoption fails. EyeOn builds around how your company already runs: your estimating process, your vendors, your project handoffs. Nobody has to learn a new way of doing their job. Founder Kelly Stephens spent 14 years in construction operations, so the software speaks the industry's language.

EyeOn is based on the Irvine–Newport Beach border in Southern California and works closely with operators across SoCal, but the team is fully US-based and builds for construction and real estate companies across the country.

Kelly Stephens is the founder and CEO of EyeOn Automations. She spent 14 years in construction operations at PulteGroup — sales, land development, and construction across Arizona and California — before building software for the industry. She is a member of the Anthropic partner program and a top-25 global Softr partner.