Consulting services
We work with companies that need senior engineering help on focused, well-scoped problems. Areas of specialty include:
- Healthcare data integrations (FHIR, HL7) and SOC 2 / HIPAA readiness
- Machine-learning and OCR-driven document processing
- Backend and API development in Python (Django/Flask), Ruby on Rails, and PHP/Drupal
- Cloud infrastructure on AWS with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform
- Code review, technical due diligence, and architecture review
- Prototyping, proof-of-concept builds, and team augmentation
App development
We design and build native iOS applications, both under our own label and for clients. Our first app, currently in development, is West Virginia Fishing Map — an interactive map of West Virginia trout and channel catfish stocking events, sourced from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ published schedules. Preliminary support and privacy information is available at spice-lick.com/wv-fish-map/support.html.
Future apps
A few ideas on our roadmap, in various stages of exploration:
- Virtual pill organizer — a simple medication scheduler and reminder app that mirrors the familiar weekly pill box.
- Apple Watch tuner — a chromatic instrument tuner built natively for Apple Watch.
- Fiddle practice companion — a practice tracker and tune library for old-time and bluegrass fiddlers.
- Toy camera emulator — a photo app that recreates the look and quirks of classic toy and instant cameras.
Selected engagements
The engagements below are work Matt has performed personally, prior to or independent of the LLC, and are listed to give a sense of the experience he brings to client work:
- Scanslated, Inc. — technical lead for a healthcare communications platform; led SOC 2 and HIPAA audits and FHIR/HL7 integrations.
- Qeepsake — contract engineer building GraphQL features in a Ruby on Rails / React stack on AWS and Heroku.
- Jackson River — software developer on Springboard, an open-source nonprofit fundraising platform, through its growth from startup to enterprise SaaS.
Matt Thomas, Founder
Spice Lick LLC was formed in 2026 by Matt Thomas to bring more than fifteen years of independent software work under a single brand. Matt is a senior full-stack engineer who has worked across healthcare technology, AI/ML, nonprofit fundraising, and consumer applications.
Matt is technical cofounder of Doclytics, an AI/ML-powered OCR and data-entry platform, where he built the MVP and continues to lead engineering. He previously served as technical lead at Scanslated, a healthcare communications company, where he led SOC 2 and HIPAA audits and built FHIR/HL7 integrations. Earlier in his career he spent seven years at Jackson River, helping it grow from an early-stage startup into an enterprise SaaS provider serving large nonprofits.
Matt holds an M.S. in Information Science and a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is an Eagle Scout, an FAA-rated private pilot, and a former NOLS Wilderness EMT and ACA Level 4 Swiftwater Rescue Instructor. He lives and works on a small farm in Summers County, West Virginia.
Contact us
- hello@spice-lick.com
- Web
- spice-lick.com
- Location
- Summers County, West Virginia, USA
For new project inquiries, app support, or general questions, email hello@spice-lick.com and we’ll respond within two business days.