Richmond, VA — Forest Hill & Southside

Tech Help From Your Neighbor,
Not a Corporation

I'm Johanna — a tech professional in the Forest Hill area helping locals with everything from slow laptops and Wi-Fi headaches to everyday tasks like shopping, home maintenance/DIY, and general assistance. Friendly, reliable help with no platform fees or middlemen.

Services

What I Can Help With

From fixing your Wi-Fi to making your home more comfortable — real help from a real person, right in your neighborhood.

Tech Services

Home & Maintenance

Safety & Comfort

Extras

Looking for AI, software, cloud, or coaching work?

Those longer-form, business-oriented services live on a separate page so this one stays focused on neighborhood help.

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Service Area

Three Zones, Three Tiers of Service

I offer different types of work depending on distance from my home base in Forest Hill & Westover Hills. The closer you are, the more flexible the work.

NeighborhoodQuick gig tasks
Extended areaHalf-day projects
Greater RVAConsulting & recurring
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Johanna riding her e-bike through a Richmond neighborhood
About

About Johanna

I've worked in IT my whole life. I love coding, but I've become an early adopter of a different kind — I'm one of the first software engineers to realize that pure coding skill is being rapidly commoditized by AI. While many in my field are waiting to see what happens, I've decided to pivot.

I've owned an old house on the Southside of Richmond for thirteen years. During that time, I've accumulated a serious collection of tools and taught myself how to fix, build, and maintain almost everything. Showing up at a neighbor's house to solve a real, physical problem is still an un-hackable skill.

I'm also building my own gig platform from scratch. The major corporate platforms (such as care.com and TaskRabbit) are often disempowering for the people doing the work and offer very little customization. I'm coding something that takes the awkward parts out of hiring a neighbor — lining up a time, sizing up the job, agreeing on a price — so we skip the phone tag and the actual visit can be the real conversation. More about the app →

Software Engineer

13yr Homeowner

E-Bike Life

Get in Touch

The quickest way to reach me

While I'm still building the full booking app, the simplest way to hire me is to send a quick inquiry — describe what you need, drop a photo, and I'll get back to you within a couple of days.

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Want to follow the build, support the work, or get early access once the real booking app ships? There's a small Patreon community for that.

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