Sectors
1722 is built around three buyers who each need senior, vendor-neutral engineering applied to systems they already own: 3PL and warehouse operators, hardware and product R&D teams, and enterprise infrastructure leaders. The problems differ; the model does not — engineering expertise and time, scoped to a written statement of work, delivered directly by the principal.
Who we work with
Each sector page speaks the language of that floor or that function — the systems in play, the named deliverables, and how the engagement is priced.
You already own a WMS and automation, but the floor still fights slow picks, inaccurate counts, congested aisles, reactive scheduling and aging exceptions. Operators end up working around system logic instead of through it. 1722 engineers the systems you already run to perform — WMS optimisation, automation integration and commissioning, and warehouse analytics on your own stack.
| Buyer | VP/Director of Ops & Supply Chain Tech |
|---|---|
| Model | Staged, fixed-scope project |
You need senior electronics and embedded capability to de-risk a design before it is committed, unblock a project that has stalled, or take a prototype toward production. 1722 works schematic to bring-up — circuit design, PCB layout, firmware, power and battery systems, diagnostics — commissioned as your engineering, with the design IP staying yours.
| Buyer | CTO, Head of Engineering, Product/R&D |
|---|---|
| Model | Concept-to-production or plug-in |
You need an independent senior view on your estate — a resilience or disaster-recovery design, a migration or capacity plan you can take to the board — not another managed-services contract. 1722 works at the architecture layer: baselines, target-state design, ADRs, RTO/RPO, sequenced roadmap with costs and risks. The architecture layer sits above day-to-day operations; your team or your MSP keeps running the estate.
| Buyer | IT Director, Head of Infrastructure, CTO |
|---|---|
| Model | Fixed-scope assessment / review |
One model, three sectors
No WMS, automation hardware, electronic components, infrastructure platform or software licences are sold under any sector, and no vendor commissions are taken. Our only revenue is client fees.
The systems behind warehouse automation — configuration, integration, commissioning and analytics on the WMS and kit you already own.
Warehouse systems engineeringBespoke electronics and embedded engineering, schematic to bring-up, with power, battery and diagnostics depth.
Electronics & embedded systemsIndependent architecture, resilience and migration advisory — design only, documents you own.
Infrastructure architectureIntegration, configuration, commissioning and lifecycle support of OEM hardware into your systems, lines and estates.
OEM hardware supportA short discovery call, no pitch deck. We will tell you whether it is a fit and how we would scope it.
FAQ
Three kinds of buyer, one senior engineer. 3PL and warehouse operators engage 1722 to make the WMS and automation they already own perform on the floor. Hardware and product R&D teams engage 1722 for bespoke electronics and embedded engineering. Enterprise infrastructure leaders engage 1722 for independent architecture, resilience and migration advisory. All three are served by the same vendor-neutral, senior-engineer model.
The priority market is US 3PL and warehouse operators — that is where the practice is focused. The same method applies to hardware and infrastructure engagements, and the disciplines connect: warehouse controls need electronics, warehouses need infrastructure, OEM kit needs commissioning.
Possibly. The three pages here describe the buyers 1722 is built around, but the underlying capability is engineering judgement applied to systems you already run. If your problem is configuration, integration, commissioning, electronics or architecture on your own stack, raise it on a discovery call and we will say plainly whether it is a fit.
The commercial model is the same across all three — day-rate, time-and-materials, retainer or fixed-scope, tied to a written statement of work. What differs is shape: warehouse work is staged, fixed-scope project engineering with a defined go-live; electronics work runs concept-to-production or as a plug-in to an existing team; infrastructure work is advisory and design only, bounded to a defined deliverable.
No. 1722 sells no WMS, automation hardware, electronic components, infrastructure platform or software licences, and takes no vendor commissions. Every recommendation follows the client’s problem and existing systems, not a product line.
On the warehouse side: VP/Director of Operations, VP/Director of Supply Chain Technology, and Operations Managers. On hardware: CTO, Head of Engineering, and Product or Innovation Directors. On infrastructure: IT Director, Head of Infrastructure, CTO, and enterprise or solution architects.