About Dixon Development
Born from the merger of Personal Computer Advisor's 20+ years of trusted local service and Silicon Valley startup expertise
A Powerful Brand Merger
Dixon Development represents the strategic merger of two complementary expertise areas: Andrew Dixon's established Personal Computer Advisor brand and Bennett Dixon's Silicon Valley startup experience.
Personal Computer Advisor
Est. Early 2000s • Andrew Dixon
For over two decades, Personal Computer Advisor has been Ann Arbor's trusted name for reliable, honest computer support. Andrew Dixon built this brand on the foundation of treating every client like family and solving problems with patience and expertise.
- Thousands of satisfied home and business clients
- Reputation for honest, transparent service
- Deep roots in the Ann Arbor community
- Focus on making technology accessible to everyone
Silicon Valley Startup Experience
2017-2024 • Bennett Dixon
Bennett Dixon spent 6+ years in Silicon Valley's high-pressure startup ecosystem, where he learned what it takes to build and scale technology under intense investor scrutiny and rapid growth demands. As a founding engineer at dosu.dev and technical leader at other ventures, his journey spans everything from day-one architecture decisions to enterprise-grade platforms serving millions of calls per day.
- Navigated hiring, scaling, SOC2 compliance, and enterprise sales cycles for venture backed startups
- Agile development, CI/CD, and DevOps for rapid deployment cycles
- Architected real-time AI data-pipelines processing millions of calls per day
Why We Merged: The Best of Both Worlds
In 2024, we realized that Ann Arbor's growing startup ecosystem needed something unique: the reliability and trust of established local IT support combined with world-class startup technical expertise.
Trusted Foundation
Personal Computer Advisor's 20+ years of community trust provides the stable foundation for our expanded services.
Startup Expertise
Silicon Valley experience brings cutting-edge technical leadership and scalable architecture expertise to Ann Arbor.
Unique Value
No other firm in Ann Arbor combines 20+ years of local IT support roots with proven startup scaling experience.
Andrew Dixon: The Personal Computer Advisor
Andrew Dixon founded Personal Computer Advisor in the early 2000s on the principles of trust, reliability, and genuine care for the community. For over two decades, he's been the go-to person for Ann Arbor residents and businesses who need their technology to simply work.
His approach has always been personal: listen carefully, explain clearly, and solve problems with patience. Whether it's helping a grandmother set up her first tablet or getting a small business back online after a network failure, Andrew treats every client like family.
The Personal Computer Advisor Philosophy
"Technology should work for you, not against you. My job is to make sure it does, and to explain things in a way that makes sense to real people."
Andrew Dixon
Founder, Personal Computer Advisor
Building trust through reliable technology solutions since the early 2000s
Bennett Dixon
Lead Consultant & Fractional CTO
Bringing Silicon Valley startup expertise to Ann Arbor
Bennett Dixon: Bringing Silicon Valley Scale to Ann Arbor
Bennett Dixon spent 6+ years in Silicon Valley's high-pressure startup ecosystem, where he learned what it takes to build and scale technology under intense investor scrutiny and rapid growth demands. As a founding engineer at dosu.dev and technical leader at other ventures, his journey spans everything from day-one architecture decisions to enterprise-grade platforms serving millions of users.
Technical Leadership & Architecture
As a senior engineer and technical lead, Bennett architected and scaled systems handling millions of API calls, designed database schemas for high-traffic applications, and led teams through critical infrastructure decisions.
- Led engineering teams through 10x+ user growth scaling challenges
- Designed fault-tolerant distributed systems and microservice architectures
- Built CI/CD pipelines and DevOps infrastructure for rapid deployment cycles
- Managed technical debt while maintaining feature velocity under deadline pressure
AI & Data Infrastructure Experience
Bennett's recent work includes building the data backbone for AI-powered applications, implementing LLM integrations, and architecting real-time data pipelines for machine learning systems.
- Designed real-time data pipelines processing sensor data and point cloud information
- Implemented LLM integrations and AI agent systems for production applications
- Built scalable data infrastructure supporting machine learning model training and inference
- Architected ETL systems handling large-scale data processing and transformation
Founding Engineer & Enterprise Security
As a founding engineer at dosu.dev, Bennett was responsible for building the company from the ground up, including architecting the initial platform, establishing security practices, and guiding the company through SOC2 Type II compliance to meet enterprise customer requirements.
- Founding engineer experience: Core cloud architecture, security, & 3rd party integrations.
- Implemented SOC2 security controls and audit preparation processes
- Designed security architectures meeting enterprise customer requirements
- Established engineering culture, practices, and technical standards
The Unique Dixon Development Advantage
Having grown up around Personal Computer Advisor, Bennett uniquely understands how foundational IT infrastructure and cutting-edge product architecture must work together seamlessly. This gives him perspective that pure startup consultants and traditional IT providers both lack — the ability to see the full technology stack from laptop repair to enterprise AI systems.
Why Ann Arbor Startups Choose Bennett
"As a founding engineer, I've lived through every stage of the startup journey — from writing the first line of code to preparing for enterprise sales and investor due diligence. I bring that complete founding experience to Ann Arbor startups so they can avoid the expensive mistakes and build the right foundation from day one."
Whether you're at the idea stage or scaling to enterprise customers, Bennett combines founding engineer experience with Personal Computer Advisor's commitment to making technology work reliably for your business.
Our Mission
Continue Personal Computer Advisor's legacy of exceptional, reliable tech support while empowering Ann Arbor's innovators to build world-class technology companies right here in Michigan.
Personal Computer Advisor Values
We maintain the same personal touch, honest communication, and community focus that made Personal Computer Advisor Ann Arbor's trusted IT partner for over 20 years.
Innovation Catalyst
Helping Ann Arbor startups compete with Silicon Valley by providing world-class technical expertise locally.
Excellence Always
From fixing a home computer to architecting a startup's infrastructure, we bring the same commitment to quality.
Ready to Work with Dixon Development?
Whether you need the trusted Personal Computer Advisor service or strategic tech leadership for your startup, we're here to help you succeed.