Plyworks

About Plyworks

Plyworks is a technology studio founded by a husband-and-wife team in Seattle, Washington. We build AI-augmented software for organizations that make things, care for people, and move ideas into production.

Why "Plyworks"

A ply is a layer — in yarn, in paperboard, in systems. It's a word that lives in textiles (her domain), manufacturing (his domain), and technology (the work we share). Works signals a place where things get built. Not theorized. Not workshopped. Built.

Our roots

Ron Diver

Ron Diver

President of Puget Bindery, a fourth-generation trade bindery in Kent, Washington, in continuous operation since 1920. Former CEO of Care Systems Inc. (healthcare workforce management software) and former researcher at the RAND Corporation. An uncommon combination: shop-floor operations, enterprise software, healthcare IT, and hands-on development.

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Priya Helweg

Priya Helweg

Founder of Intarsia Health Strategies and co-founder of Plyworks. Health policy engagement strategist with 20+ years at the intersection of healthcare, government, and community partnerships. Former Acting Regional Director for HHS Region 10, 16 years at CMS leading tribal affairs, outreach, and ACA implementation. The "intarsia" in the name refers to a knitting technique where separate colored sections interlock — a metaphor for integrating complex systems into workable solutions.

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How we work

We don't just consult — we build. We don't just build — we operate. Every tool we create at Plyworks is informed by the messy reality of running actual businesses. JAWS runs on a real shop floor. LedgerOps processes real financial data. Weave tracks real federal grant deadlines.

This isn't incidental. It's the model. Building software for domains you operate in produces fundamentally different tools than building from the outside looking in. The feedback loop is immediate. The stakes are real. And the results actually ship.

Our philosophy

We believe the best operational software comes from people who've stood in the rooms where the work happens — on the shop floor, in the HR office, at the press console. We believe AI is a lever, not a replacement, and that the builders who understand both the technology and the domain will create the tools that actually get used.

We believe small and mid-size businesses deserve the same quality of operational software as enterprises — and that modern AI-assisted development makes that possible for the first time.

Let's build something.

Whether you're modernizing a shop floor, fighting a claims denial, or rethinking your production workflow — we'd like to hear about it.

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