MCWD Labs EST. 1995 · HARTFORD, CT
§ — Portfolio

Thirty years of work.

Current products, recent client work, and a partial list of the projects that got us here.

Current Products
PriceGun.io
Competitive pricing intelligence for beverage-alcohol retailers.

Built and operated by MCWD Labs. Monitors 350+ retailer feeds and all 293 Total Wine locations daily, delivering ranked pricing recommendations to subscribing independent retailers.

Stack  ·  Python · Flask · SQLite · AWS Lightsail · Nginx
Visit pricegun.io →
BevBay.com
Consumer search engine for beverage alcohol.

Built and operated by MCWD Labs. A consumer-facing price-comparison and discovery site for wine, spirits, and beer shoppers. Originally launched in 2017; currently being redesigned.

Stack  ·  v1: Sphinx Search · v2: in progress
Visit bevbay.com →
Selected Historical Work

Ecommerce and online retail

  • Remote Control Warehouse
    Multi-thousand-SKU consumer electronics retailer with SEO-optimized catalog and secure checkout.
  • Shades of Malibu
    Designer eyewear retailer with a catalog of 28,000 sunglasses and optical frames.

Platforms and custom software

  • iParks.net
    Real-estate platform for one of Tennessee's largest agencies, 450+ agents. Among the first platforms in the state to use real-time MLS data via RETS.
  • Weightmania / MyFitnessPrograms
    Fitness tracking application with 29 tools covering 120 data points per user per day.
  • Custom mapping application
    Client-server mapping software covering 193 countries.
  • Visualization software
    Java 2D/3D and HTML5 data visualization with curve-fitting capabilities.
  • Truck Driver Institute
    CDL training organization operating in 15 locations across 10 states.

Associations, media, and content sites

  • New York State Chiropractic Association
    Full CMS redesign with a 6,000+ practitioner directory.
  • Mission Discovery
    Short-term mission organization serving 20,000+ volunteers.
  • Colgate Country Showdown
    Nashville-based country music talent competition.
  • Southern Historical Showcase
    Civil War era art and historical documents archive.

Regional and small business

  • Whitt's Barbecue
    Multi-location Nashville barbecue chain, repeated “Best of Nashville” winner.
  • Hidden Lake Resorts
    Tennessee lakefront real estate and vacation rentals.
  • Music City Motors
    Nashville used-vehicle classifieds.
  • Peach Tree Landscaping
    Regional landscaping company, preferred vendor for national restaurant chains.
  • Cresent Furniture
    Southeastern wholesale furniture distributor, operating since 1946.
  • FixMyPlayStation
    Nashville-area electronics repair service.
  • Where We Roll
    Event calendar platform for Rodan + Fields consultants.
  • Blade Sharpening Service
    Small business website with ecommerce ordering for a Cornersville, Tennessee blade-sharpening shop.

Not a complete list. The studio has shipped hundreds of projects since 1995.