Mark Stenquist · Westwood, MA
I build AI-powered web products for businesses that need senior engineering without agency bloat.
I co-run VisualBoston, turn messy product ideas into shipped software, and use this site as the personal layer behind the work: engineering notes, current projects, and garden experiments.
Using AI as production infrastructure across client work, internal systems, and personal products.
How I can help
Senior product engineering, without the ceremony.
Build the first real version
Turn a fuzzy product idea into a usable web app, workflow, or prototype that can get in front of customers.
Modernize what already works
Improve aging websites, internal tools, and customer flows without blowing up the parts of the business that still matter.
Add AI where it earns its keep
Design practical AI features around intake, quoting, search, support, operations, and internal decision-making.
About
I got my start on the founding team of CampusLIVE at UMass, a dorm room startup that grew into a multi-million dollar company backed by Highland Capital Partners and CRV. From there I joined Google Ventures-backed CustomMade, where I built frontend systems connecting thousands of artisans with customers seeking custom goods.
After that I spent five years as an independent consultant, working with Boston-area startups across fintech, healthcare, and beyond. In 2020 I co-founded VisualBoston, where I lead engineering. My current focus is AI-first development, building tools and workflows that fundamentally change how digital products get made.
VisualBoston
We design and build websites, apps, and AI-powered tools for ambitious companies. Senior talent, no overhead, available when you need us.
visualboston.com →Timeline
Co-founded VisualBoston
Launched a boutique engineering and design agency with a focus on ambitious digital products and AI-first development.
Independent Consulting
Five years working with Boston-area startups across fintech, healthcare, and consumer products as a freelance engineer and technical lead.
CustomMade
Built frontend systems at Google Ventures-backed CustomMade, connecting thousands of artisans with customers seeking custom goods.
CampusLIVE
Joined the founding team at UMass. Grew from a dorm-room idea into a multi-million dollar company backed by Highland Capital Partners and CRV.
Projects
GardenMates
Land-sharing for gardeners
Connects people who want to grow food with neighbors who have unused outdoor space. Landowners get a cut of the harvest or a monthly fee. Gardeners get a plot without needing a yard.
Interests
A few things I spend serious time on. Each has its own space to go deeper.
Get In Touch
Best fit: businesses that need a sharp technical partner for a serious web product, website rebuild, or practical AI workflow.