Software for Real Work
Custom internal tools for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, patchwork systems, and repetitive admin.
Mithril Consulting builds practical software and AI-assisted workflows around how the work actually gets done.
Proof of Work
Current Project
Grady's Gradations
For Grady InspectionMithril is building Grady's Gradations as a web server for Grady Inspection. After LiDAR job ingestion, the platform runs deterministic calculations and produces inspector-controlled pictures — weld topology, peaking, banding, bottom breakover, and more — plus an interactive 3D viewer and a client portal for invitations and published results.
These previews are from the field-beta web build. They show real jobs and real output, not marketing mockups.
- LiDAR job ingestion on a shared web platform
- Deterministic inspection calculations
- Client-facing pictures and 3D review
- Operator-controlled client portal
Proof of Work
DelvePath
Directional borehole survey calculator
Created by Philip Bird — Mithril Consulting
DelvePath is an independently developed engineering prototype for directional survey calculation. Enter measured depth, inclination, and azimuth; reconstruct the well path with Minimum Curvature; inspect Plan, Profile, and 3-D. The same Rust engine runs in the Windows evaluation build and in the public browser demo.
Engineering prototype / evaluation software — not certified. Not regulator-approved. Not for collision avoidance, well control, or steering decisions.
- Minimum Curvature (ISCWSA) survey reconstruction
- Parent wellbore and sidetrack laterals
- Local-first browser demo — data stays on the device
- Windows evaluation build from the public demo
What We Build
Tools, systems, and workflows built around the operation — not the other way around.
Primary offer
Custom Internal Software
Field workflows, reporting tools, dashboards, calculations, job tracking, and business-specific systems.
Workflow Diagnostic
A focused review of where time is being lost and what should be simplified, automated, or built.
AI Workflow Systems
Practical AI where it reduces admin, speeds documentation, or improves internal work.
Owner Advisory
Plain-language help deciding what is worth building, what can wait, and what is just noise.
Start with the Bottleneck
Good software starts with the real workflow. Diagnose the friction first. Then decide what deserves to be built.
- 01
Diagnose
Find what is slow, fragile, duplicated, or unclear.
- 02
Map
Trace the workflow, handoffs, data, and failure points.
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Prioritize
Decide what will create the most useful first win.
- 04
Build
Ship a focused tool, automation, or AI-assisted workflow.
- 05
Refine
Test it in real work and improve what matters.
Built by Phil Bird
Phil Bird is a Southern Alberta teacher, software builder, and systems-minded operator. He helps businesses turn messy operational friction into tools people can actually use. Mithril is founder-led, practical, and direct. No bloated-agency process. No AI theater.