Stop Turning Down Work. Build the Crew That's Ready.
SkillStacker ties skills to pay so your crew knows exactly how to grow — and you finally have the trained crew to take on more work.
Built and proven at a real concrete contracting company in Bellingham, WA.
Your Crew Is Holding Your Business Back.
You're not short on work. You're short on crew that can handle it.
Youʼre saying “noˮ to profitable jobs because your crew isnʼt ready
Your best guys are aging out — and the new hires donʼt know the basics
Training is chaos: no system, no tracking, no consistency
Workers leave because they donʼt see a real path to making more money
Youʼre one resignation away from a job-site you canʼt safely run
The worst part: You're afraid your business won't survive unless something radically changes with your workforce.
Train Your Crew. Track Their Skills. Take On More Work
SkillStacker ties skills to pay levels so your crew knows exactly what to do, how to grow, and what it takes to earn more. You get visibility into who's ready for what — so you can schedule with confidence and take on the work you've been turning down.
Train With Consistency
Set clear expectations for every role. No more guessing.
Track Real Skills
See who can do what at a glance and schedule jobs with confidence.
Reward Growth Fairly
Show workers exactly what they need to do to earn more.
Build Before the Old Guard Retires
Develop your next generation now, not after you need them.
HOW IT WORKS
Document The Skills
Define what every role requires. When your best guy retires, the standard stays behind.
Train With Consistency
Give your crew a clear, step-by-step path to grow. New hires get up to speed faster without slowing everyone else down.
Reward and Promote Fairly
Set the standard, track the skill, give the raise. Simple, fair, and no pushback from anyone.
Built By A Contractor, Not A Tech Bro.
That's me in the photo. I didn't plan to build software. I was trying to save my business.
My experienced guys were aging out, the new hires couldn't keep up, and I was turning down work because I was worried our crew wasn't skilled up enough to take it on. Training felt like chaos. Raises felt like guesswork. Everyone was frustrated — including me.
So I built a system for my own crew. Something simple. Something clear. It showed them exactly how to grow and showed me exactly what they were ready for.
It worked. Productivity went up, turnover went down, crew age dropped by 10 years, the crew was happier. I was finally able to take on more work.
SkillStacker gives structure to the training you've always believed in. I've already done the hard part. I'm sharing it so you don't have to start from scratch.
Dave Johnson
What Happens If You Do Nothing
The contractors who don't solve this don't close — they just slowly lose ground.
Your best people will retire and take everything they know with them
It will keep taking 8–9 years to develop a competent finisher
Young workers will keep leaving for companies that show them a path forward
Raises will keep feeling random and your best guys will keep resenting it
You'll keep turning down work — not because you can't do it, but because you can't staff it
You won't have a workforce 10 years from now
Your competitors who figure this out first will have the crews you're fighting for
What Work Looks Like With SkillStacker
SkillStacker turns training from chaos into a clear, repeatable system your crew can actually follow. Hereʼs what changes once itʼs in place:
Everyone Knows Where They Stand And Where They're Headed
No more guessing. No more pushback. Just a clear path everyone can follow.
Pay Raises Are Earned, Not Argued Over
Set the standard, track the skill, give the raise.
Foreman Stop Yelling and Start Teaching
Written standards turn your best workers into your best coaches.
New Hires Get Productive Fast
Without Slowing
Everyone Else Down
Train = Retain
The Bottom Line
A trained crew is the only thing standing between where your business is and where you want it to be.
Build a Crew You Can Count On
Training is changing. The companies that adapt now will have the crews everyone else is fighting for in five years.
Get updates, behind-the-scenes progress, and first access when SkillStacker launches.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. SkillStacker was built by a contractor who needed a simple, paper-first system his crew actually used. The digital tool supports the system — it doesn’t replace real training.
If you can list the roles on your crew, you can set up SkillStacker. Most companies get the basics ready in under an hour.
Not at all. SkillStacker is built for contractors who work with their hands, not software engineers. If you can send a text, you can use this.
No — it actually removes work. Your leads won’t have to guess who can do what or keep their own mental lists. SkillStacker gives them clarity, not extra tasks.
Most don’t. In fact, younger workers prefer having clear expectations and a pathway to earn more. SkillStacker gives them clarity they’ve never had.
Great — SkillStacker documents their skills, makes scheduling easier, and helps them mentor younger workers so knowledge doesn’t die when they retire.
No. It makes your training consistent. Whether you use mentorship, on-the-job learning, or your own methods, SkillStacker organizes and supports what you already do.
Raises stop being guesswork. SkillStacker ties skills to wage bands, giving you data to have fair, objective conversations instead of relying on memory.
Both. Dave built it for a 20-person team, but the system works whether you have 5 workers or 150 — the problem is the same everywhere.
Pricing will be announced at launch. Early Access members get first look, priority onboarding, and an exclusive discount.
No. SkillStacker empowers your leads by giving them clarity. It frees them up to lead the job, not babysit new workers.
You have different questions?
Our team will answer all your questions.
We ensure a quick response.
Five Years From Now, You'll Either Have a Trained Crew or You'll Wish You Did.
The companies that don't figure it out will keep struggling to find people, keep turning down work, and keep losing good crew to companies with a clearer path.
SkillStacker exists because we needed a better way — and it changed everything for our crew. Now we're building it for the whole industry.
If you want a stronger crew, clearer training, and a system your people will actually use — get on the list. You'll be first to see what we're building.
Not Ready to Pilot Yet?
Not ready to jump in? Get on the waitlist and you'll be first to know when we open up more spots.
Get updates, behind-the-scenes progress, and first access when SkillStacker launches.