Steel Man Resumes
Steel Man Resumes/Briefing File/Ref: RU-2026 Status: Active
Reel 01 / Brand
Truth. Told Strong.

You found the card, the flyer, the word of mouth. Right place.

A free, open-source platform that helps justice-impacted job seekers and people navigating employment barriers turn their real history into resumes that survive scrutiny and win interviews.

First, gratitude

Before anything else: thank you. This exists because people showed up early. EXPO of Wisconsin underwrote the Michigan deployment. Reentry United gave the work a stage. And the first users trusted it with real histories. Gratitude first. Then the work.-- T.C.

Pick the sentence that sounds like you
01 "I work with people who need this."Case managers, reentry programs, workforce orgs. What your organization gets, what it costs, how a pilot starts. → 02 "Show me how it works."The tour, then the tools themselves. Watch it, then touch it. → 03 "We're ready. Let's talk."You have the authority and the interest. Get time with Troy directly. → 04 "I need a resume myself."Then skip all of this. The Forge is free. Start right now, on this phone. → 05 "Think this is vibe-coded AI slop?"Prove yourself right. The receipts are public. →

There is no wrong door. Every page has the full menu at the top, and one tap on the Steel Man name brings you back here. Walk all five if you want -- most people do.

01Operating principles
$0Principle 01Free for the person. Always.No exceptions, no upsell.
OpenPrinciple 02Open source.Every line of code is public.
Any phonePrinciple 03Built for a cracked phone.And the library computer. That is the real world.
02Michigan deployment

Dispatch -- Allendale, MI -- Aug 14, 2026

Beyond the Resume: Steel Man Resumes Live

Friday, August 14 at 10:00 AM, Kirkhof 2215 / 2216 -- Reentry United 2026, GVSU. Reentry United is Michigan's largest reentry conference. The deployment is underwritten by EXPO of Wisconsin, and Troy remains in Michigan afterward to help the first cohort stand up.

Reentry United 2026 EXPO of Wisconsin
Have questions the flyer could not answer?

They are answered in plain language first, full depth if you want it. Read the answers -- or see how the platform holds up to scrutiny on the trust and security page.

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