I'm Jonathan Gillette, an independent contractor operating out of South Salt Lake, Utah. My background is in software development, and I apply that to a narrow, practical problem: giving hosts of small private events a simple way to communicate with their guests without asking anyone to install an app or join a new platform.
I build and operate lightweight event-technology tools, centered on SMS text messaging, for private gatherings such as parties, reunions, and other one-off events. Typical work includes:
The messaging side of this work is intentionally small in scope: a single event's guest list, opted in directly by the guests themselves, for the duration of that event.
For a private event, SMS is the lowest-friction way to reach guests — everyone already has a phone number, no app download or account creation is required, and messages are easy to opt out of at any time by replying STOP. Details on how the messaging program works are on the Terms & Conditions page.