Professional Highlights

JP Higgs (owner)

JP has decades of helping companies across industries simplify workflows, build digital systems, and gain measurable efficiencies. Every solution is grounded in a hands-on understanding of how things get built, used, and improved in real-world conditions. With over a decade of experience building systems in dynamic, high-pressure environments, JP is the founder and driving force behind Make N Mod LLC. JP’s work spans systems integration, business automation, and process engineering—delivering real-world results through a unique combination of creativity, discipline, and technical skill.

JP’s background in systems optimization began with Exit Reality VR, where he reengineered commercial VR rigs for modularity and streamlined the configuration of hardware and software for deployment. He then led the development of a fully automated Project Intake System for Western Audio Video Inc., enhancing data structure, workflow, and integration with project management tools.

From there, JP applied his systems thinking to large-scale event operations, working with Salt & Soil on festivals such as Lightning in a Bottle and DirtyBird Campout. At these events, he transformed temporary kitchen and dish setups into efficient, reusable infrastructures. His work included the design and implementation of propane fuel delivery systems, modular dish stations, and water transfer systems for undeveloped sites—solutions that are still recreated and used annually with continued input and upgrades performed by JP.

Highlighted Projects:

Exit Reality VR – System & Process Revamp

Client: Exit Reality VR
Role: Technical Systems Consultant
Duration: 2.5 years

Challenge

Exit Reality needed a more modular and efficient process for assembling, configuring, and deploying their commercial VR systems.

Solutions Delivered

  • Re-engineered the physical VR rigs to be modular and easy to transport
  • Streamlined hardware setup and standardized system configuration workflows
  • Designed and implemented a room for cloning, updating, and tracking computers for VR deployment

Results

  • Faster build, teardown, and redeployment cycles
  • More consistent software and hardware configurations
  • Reduced tech support overhead and deployment times

Western Audio Video Inc. – Project Intake System

Client: Western Audio Video Inc. (WAV)
Role: Systems Architect / Developer
Duration: Ongoing
Platform: Zoho Creator + Google Workspace + Zapier

Challenge

WAV needed a smarter, faster way to collect, organize, and approve project and client information across departments.

Solutions Delivered

  • Built a scalable intake system using Zoho Creator, complete with:
    • Dynamic forms for project and client data
    • Document upload and structured folder creation
    • Workflow automations for manager approvals and email notifications
    • Auto-generation of custom documents and contracts
    • Custom project import file for WAV’s D-Tools project management software
  • Continued support and feature upgrades

Results

  • Saved 10–20 man hours per project in setup time
  • Improved data accuracy, consistency, and structure
  • Created a reliable framework for future scaling and automation

Lightning in a Bottle – Commissary Kitchen

Client: Salt & Soil
Role: OPS Manager / Kitchen Engineer
Duration: Annually 2021 – Present
Location: Temporary commissary setup on undeveloped site

Challenge

Salt & Soil needed a reliable, safe, and efficient commissary kitchen with no access to permanent utilities—supporting dozens of chefs and hundreds of volunteers.

Solutions Delivered

  • 3D-designed kitchen layout with optimized zones and signage
  • Custom propane fuel rail system powering multiple ovens, stoves, fryers, and burners
  • Modular dish pit with dual hand-wash stations and industrial dish machine
  • Temporary water and greywater transport systems
  • Reusable infrastructure that can be deployed annually with minimal updates

Results

  • Significantly increased efficiency and safety
  • Systems reused and refined each year
  • Recognized with working titles of OPS Manager and Kitchen Engineer

DirtyBird Campout – Commissary Optimization

Client: Salt & Soil
Role: Consultant / Efficiency Engineer
Duration: Annually for multiple years

Challenge

Improve the efficiency of commissary kitchen and dishwashing operations in a temporary, high-volume food production setting.

Solutions Delivered

  • Refined dish pit processes for faster turnaround and safer flow
  • Advised on layout improvements and equipment upgrades
  • Standardized cleaning, hand-washing, and workflow protocols

Results

  • Increased kitchen throughput and reduced bottlenecks
  • Safer, cleaner, more ergonomic dish area
  • Implemented scalable systems reused in future events

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