Software we publish and support
Safety training and incident reporting for public works, a one-page way to run projects, and a study app for the FAA drone license. Each one started as a tool we needed ourselves.
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Tompkins Software Systems LLC
Software for the people who keep things running.
We build practical software for public works departments, local government, small businesses, and nonprofits. Small tools that do one job well, priced for budgets that have to justify every line item. Have an idea of your own? We can help you build it and license it.
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What we do
Four kinds of work, all of it hands-on. We write the software, we run the projects, and we answer the support requests.
Tools built for one department or one business
When off-the-shelf software is priced for an organization ten times your size, we scope a smaller tool that fits the way your people actually work, with a written charter and a fixed price.
How an engagement worksA platform of your own, built and licensed
You have the idea and the know-how in your field; we handle the software. We help you scope it, build it, publish it, and set up the licensing so you can sell it under your own name.
How that worksFree work for veteran-serving nonprofits
We set aside time every year to build for nonprofits that serve veterans. The organization owns what we build, including the code and the store accounts.
The pro bono program
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Products
Three products and one pro bono build, all in use today. Status labels tell you exactly where each one stands.
Public Works Safety Training
Annual OSHA training with a quiz per module, printable certificates, automatic yearly reassignment, email reminders, and incident reporting with investigation records. Built for a municipal public works department with electric, environmental, and public services divisions.
Product detailsPainless Project Management
A one-page way to run a project without becoming a project manager. Charter it, run it with up to eight milestones and a two-minute weekly update, and report it in a roll-up sorted by who needs help.
Product detailsPart 107 Prep
A free study site and a mobile app for the FAA remote pilot certificate. More than 200 original practice questions, timed practice exams, a daily goal, spaced review, and nothing stored anywhere but your own phone.
Product detailsPhantom Soldier
Veteran stories, told as songs. We built and maintain phantomsoldier.org for Project Veteran Overwatch at no charge: a page for every song and the story behind it, a story intake form, crisis resources on every page, and printable flyers. PVO owns the site.
What we built
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Who we work with
Departments, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals who need working software more than they need a sales process.
- Public works departmentsElectric, water and sewer, streets, fleet, environmental services. Crews that train once a year and report incidents when they happen.
- Municipal and county governmentCity halls, clerks, park districts, and special districts that need a tool for one job and a price they can approve.
- Small businessesContractors, training providers, and shops that need one tool built right, without an enterprise price tag.
- NonprofitsVeteran-serving nonprofits through our pro bono program; other nonprofits at reduced rates.
- People with an ideaEnthusiasts and experts who want to turn an idea into a platform they own and license. We build; you keep the name and the rights.
- LearnersDrone pilots studying for the Part 107 test with our free study site and app.
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What veteran-owned means here
Veteran-owned
Tompkins Software Systems is 100 percent veteran-owned. That shapes how we work more than how we market: a written plan before the work starts, a short status every week, and an honest after-action review when it ends.
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Recent updates
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Company website published at tompkinssoftwaresystems.com
Products, policies, and procurement information in one place. Contact channels and the newsletter open once the company's registration is complete.
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Tompkins Software Systems LLC organized in Illinois
Articles of Organization filed with the Illinois Secretary of State. The company takes over publishing and support for the products that had been built independently.
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Part 107 Prep 1.1: the mobile app, with daily goals and spaced review
The iOS and Android app arrives with all progress kept on the phone, a daily goal, a forgiving streak, spaced review, and exam resume. Store submission is next.
The Work Order
One email a month: what shipped, what we learned, and what is next. No tracking pixels, and you can leave with one click.