Braxton Massengale

Braxton MassengaleTulsa, Oklahoma

Better datafor a better Tulsa.

I’m a Tulsa data steward and software builder. By day I keep enterprise data trustworthy. Through Mendia, I build apps, websites, and useful tools. In my notes, I write about how better information can help Tulsa work better.

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Braxton Massengale outdoors in front of trees and mountains
Home base
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Building
Mendia: apps, websites, tools
Writing about
Civic data and local systems

Selected work

The work is the proof.

Public-safe examples of the systems, controls, and software I’ve helped shape, at work and through my own company.

A map of Tulsa’s Neighborhood Statistical Areas shaded by population, from the Tulsa open data pages
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Tulsa open data

The City of Tulsa publishes useful data, but mostly as raw files and map layers that are hard to read. I built a checked snapshot of 11 city datasets, charted and mapped, with every data-quality call written down beside the chart.

Built withNode.js · Astro · build-time SVG charts and maps

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Current work

Enterprise data stewardship

Context
Large operational datasets feed everyday decisions, and they only help when people trust them.
My part
I build data-quality controls, coordinate issue resolution with data owners, and turn the results into decision-ready reporting.
Owner

Mendia

Context
A Tulsa studio for apps, websites, and useful tools.
My part
I design and build the products and client work end to end, from the first conversation to the shipped app or site.
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Prior experience

Public-sector and energy software

Context
Customer, CRM, and field-operations workflows in enterprise environments with many hands on the same process.
My part
I delivered full-stack software with cross-functional teams, keeping the workflow grounded in how the work actually happens.

My company

Mendia builds useful things.

I run Mendia, a Tulsa studio that designs and builds websites, iPhone apps, and useful tools for businesses and people with an idea.

Three iPhone screens from Flip Tracker: Inventory with sold and listed items, Today with the next best action, and Insights with a realized-profit chart
LiveMendia product

Flip Tracker

An iPhone and iPad app for resellers: keep track of inventory, work out what a sale earned, and see what needs doing next.

Built withSwift · SwiftUI · SwiftData · CloudKit · RevenueCat

Get it on the App Store
The Paintball Adventures homepage, with the headline “Get your group into the action” over a photo of a player on the field
LiveClient website · Sapulpa, OK

Paintball Adventures

A website for a Sapulpa paintball field, with party packages, visitor information, and a clear path to booking.

Built withNext.js · React · Tailwind CSS · Netlify

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Notes

Ideas worth writing down.

Short pieces on data, operations, and the systems that could make Tulsa work better.

  1. Flip Tracker is on the App Store

    Our app for resellers is out for iPhone and iPad. Here’s what it does, what’s free, what Pro adds, and how we built it.

  2. How we built the Paintball Adventures website

    Behind the scenes on a website for a Sapulpa paintball field: designing for the phone, writing from customer reviews, and measuring calls instead of clicks.

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About

Build here. Make it useful.

Tulsa is home, and I want my work to help make it better. I’m drawn to the systems that shape daily life: reliable information, clearer processes, and software that helps people solve practical problems. My background spans enterprise data governance and full-stack software in energy and public-sector environments. I work across SQL, analytics, application development, stakeholder communication, and process design.

  • Data governance and qualityReliable definitions, controls, and issue paths so teams work from the same facts.
  • Analytics and decision supportReporting that helps people see what needs attention.
  • Process improvementClearer handoffs, less avoidable friction, work that is easier to verify.
  • Software and accountable automationFocused tools with clear owners and human review where it matters.

Education

  • M.S., Website and Application Development
  • B.S., Computer Information Technology

Languages

  • English, Spanish, and Portuguese

Working principles

Reliable work leaves a trail.

  1. Truth before dashboards
  2. Automate bounded work while keeping humans accountable
  3. Build handoffs that survive the builder

Get in touch

Let’s make Tulsa work better.

For conversations about data, software, or practical ways to improve the systems people rely on, LinkedIn is the best place to reach me.

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