# CAD Guardian > You have drawings due. We keep them moving. Send the redlines, field notes, drawing requests, or release work. Get a clear scope, steady production, and a clean package back. Managed drawing production and CAD systems for architecture firms and manufacturers. ## What CAD Guardian sells - CAD Guardian Production: fixed packages and recurring capacity for drawing work - CAD Guardian Systems: scoped systems sprints and embedded technical leadership - CAD Guardian Relay: the included operating record inside both services; not a separate product, portal, file store, or subscription - Add-ins and adapters are Systems deliverables when they remove the scoped bottleneck. They are not sold as a low-cost tool catalog. CAD Guardian is based in Atlanta, Georgia. It serves architecture firms, manufacturers, and machine shops. ## Architecture firms - AutoCAD-first drawing production - Redlines and revisions - Field notes and set checks - DWG and PDF packages ## Manufacturers and machine shops - AutoCAD and Inventor drawing production - Drawing requests, parts, assemblies, and bills of materials - Revisions and release packages ## Paid starts Drawing Start, Drawing Support, and Priority Drawing Support begin with a short intake and continue to Stripe checkout on cadguardian.com. - Drawing Start: $600 one time with three reserved production hours. Includes one active package or queue, one working session, source and revision review, a written 30-day plan, and the first agreed drawing output. - Drawing Support block: $750 one time for three production hours. Use the block within ten business days. - Drawing Support weekly: $600 per week for up to three scheduled production hours and one weekly delivery record. - Drawing Support monthly: $2,400 per month for up to twelve scheduled production hours and one monthly delivery record. - Priority Drawing Support block: $1,500 one time for six priority production hours across up to two workstreams. Use the block within ten business days. - Priority Drawing Support weekly: $1,200 per week for up to six scheduled production hours across two workstreams, faster response, and one weekly delivery record. - Priority Drawing Support monthly: $4,800 per month for up to twenty-four scheduled production hours across two workstreams, faster response, and one monthly delivery record. Weekly and monthly subscriptions save 20% compared with equivalent one-time blocks. Capacity expires at the end of each billing period and does not roll over. Scope is confirmed before work begins. Checkout, invoices, and billing are handled through Stripe. ## Custom quote Embedded Drawing Support covers ongoing drawing production across several projects, teams, or locations. Scope is confirmed before a custom Stripe quote. ## CAD systems - On-site measurement and production support - CAD standards, scripts, and add-ins - AutoLISP and iLogic - .NET and WPF software development - SQL, NoSQL, and role-based access control - Cloud workflow and AI-assisted QA - CAD Systems Sprint: $12,000 one time after a fit review - Embedded CAD Systems Lead: $9,600 per month after a fit review - CAD Guardian is an Autodesk Developer Network member ## Paid CAD Guardian work - BDPC Architects: one paid statement of work for existing-condition drawings, field verification, and CAD production support CAD Guardian has completed two paid client statements of work. Only the BDPC scope is featured publicly because its delivered work can be described precisely. ## Public work evidence Documented results are stated in customer-facing work records. Public photography is licensed stock and is not represented as client work, prior-employer work, or endorsement. - Architecture case: https://cadguardian.com/work/bdpc-architecture-production - Manufacturing case: https://cadguardian.com/work/manufacturing-drawing-production - Architecture service: https://cadguardian.com/architecture-drawing-production - Manufacturing service: https://cadguardian.com/manufacturing-drawing-production - CAD systems: https://cadguardian.com/cad-systems - Named accountability: https://cadguardian.com/about - Client addresses, private drawing content, title blocks, session IDs, and release details are not published - The CAD systems workflow visual is a representative interface with no client data - No testimonial is published without written publication consent ## Commercial lifecycle Website intake, Stripe payment confirmation, secure work handoff, delivery recording, client acceptance, optional testimonial permission, and optional referral capture are connected. Private drawing files remain outside the public site. - A verified Stripe webhook records paid, failed, expired, invoice, and subscription events - Paid customers receive a confirmation email and private onboarding link - Onboarding records the controlling instruction, authorized source references, scope exclusions, priority, and due date - Delivery records decisions, uncertainties, QA receipts, Autodesk or Vault references, delivered files, and version before requesting acceptance - Referrals enter review only after an accepted delivery; no contact is sent automatically - Subscription invoices and status changes record renewal count, retained revenue, and current-period state ## Prior employment experience - Habasit America: produced 439+ manufacturing drawings during a prior six-month in-house role - Fry Reglet: supported Inventor and AutoCAD fabrication work across three prior in-house roles, including an internal workflow tied to 892 recorded requests after launch - These Habasit and Fry results are prior employment experience, not paid CAD Guardian client work ## Referral partners Know a company whose drawing work is stuck? Introduce an architecture firm, manufacturer, or machine shop with drawing work that is late, stuck, or hard to control. CAD Guardian scopes, bills, and delivers the work. You keep the relationship you earned. - $150 after the referred client completes a first paid package - 10% of collected service fees for 90 days - Total referral payment is capped at $1,000 per customer - No quotas, resale, or delivery liability - Accepted referrals are protected for 90 days ## Careers CAD Guardian is remote first and is building a workplace for serious CAD drafters who want to grow into standards, coordination, automation, and technical leadership. No roles are open at this time. Current hiring status is published at https://cadguardian.com/careers. ## Contact - Website: https://cadguardian.com/ - Email: tsmithcad@gmail.com - Phone: +1 (678) 508-5826 - Offers: https://cadguardian.com/offers.json