IT consulting, custom software, automation

I build and run the systems your business depends on.

Practical web applications, automation and integrations for companies in the DACH region, and for remote clients across Europe and the US: designed around your process, then deployed, secured and kept running by the person who built them.

Services

One partner across the whole lifecycle: build, deploy, secure, run.

Six services in three groups, named after who ends up using the result rather than after the technology.

Software

Development for what your team uses

Systems they open every day.

Web

What your customers see

The part of the business someone meets before they contact you.

  • Web design and SEOFast custom sites and landing pages, with the technical SEO in the build.
  • ChatbotAn assistant that answers from your own pages, and hands over instead of inventing.

Operations

What keeps it all running

What happens after a system is built, which is where most of its life is spent.

How I work

Building it is one stage out of five.

Most of a system's life happens after it is delivered. The same five stages apply whatever the work is, and I am accountable for all of them rather than handing you the code and disappearing at stage two.

Kind of work
  1. Understand

    How the work happens today, who is involved, and what should not be built at all.

    Together
  2. Build

    The smallest version your team can use in real work: data model, roles, the screens they open daily.

    Me
  3. Release

    To production once you have approved it on your own address, in a way that can be undone.

    Me
  4. Operate

    Watched, updated and backed up, with problems caught while they are still a trend.

    Optional
  5. Improve

    New features decided on real usage, released by the same route as everything else.

    Together
  1. Understand

    Who you sell to, what a visitor should end up doing, and what the current site fails to do.

    Together
  2. Build

    Structure, pages and content, with the technical SEO built in rather than added afterwards.

    Me
  3. Release

    Live with certificates in place and the old addresses redirected, so nothing you had ranked disappears.

    Me
  4. Operate

    Reachability, updates and certificate renewal watched, so the site does not quietly go red one morning.

    Optional
  5. Improve

    Pages added and adjusted on what visitors actually do, not on opinion.

    Together
  1. Understand

    What runs today, what it needs, and who holds the accounts and the domain right now.

    Together
  2. Initial setup

    Server prepared and hardened, certificates, accounts opened in your name and billed to you.

    Me
  3. Deployment

    The same repeatable steps every time, with the previous version kept so a release can be undone.

    Me
  4. After deployment

    Monitored, updated and backed up, with the restore actually tested rather than assumed.

    Optional
  5. Improve

    Capacity and cost reviewed as usage grows, before a limit turns into an outage.

    Together

This is the service lifecycle as an IT department would recognise it, in the ITIL sense: plan, build, transition, operate, improve. The difference is who runs it. You get the same five stages without needing an IT department to hold them.

Live product

SmartStream, already running in real environments

A SaaS platform for organisations that need to record, organise and deliver session videos immediately, without anyone moving files by hand.

What the people I have worked with say

Delivered on time, scope, quality and budget.
Director of Product, global consumer-goods company
Huge ownership and responsibility.
Director of Product, global consumer-goods company
A fast learner with a positive attitude and strong collaboration skills.
Director of Product, global consumer-goods company
A brilliant project manager who gets the best out of people.
Associate Manager, global consulting firm
He knows how to manage difficult stakeholders around the world.
Associate Manager, global consulting firm
A true asset for any role. Highly recommended if you need to get the job done.
Associate Manager, global consulting firm
Full understanding of business processes and strong systems knowledge.
Analytics Leader and Product Owner, global consumer-goods company
He delivered quality at an optimal cost.
Analytics Leader and Product Owner, global consumer-goods company
Impressed by his ownership and project management skills.
Program Manager, digital procurement transformation
Cutover planning and execution delivered on the agreed timelines and quality.
Program Manager, digital procurement transformation
Performed accurately and professionally. I would definitely recommend him.
Senior Programme and Portfolio Manager, international organisation
A brilliant, gifted professional who understands how to get the best out of people.
SaaS specialist and client
Detail-oriented, analytical and approachable, even in critical moments.
SaaS specialist and client
Profound knowledge and great abilities in modern business solutions.
Senior Engineering Program Manager, global software company
He shines in a busy, demanding environment.
Senior Engineering Program Manager, global software company
Highly recommended for his professional work, can-do attitude and leadership.
Senior Project Manager and Delivery Manager
A deep understanding of integration projects and consistently high-quality results.
Quality engineer, banking sector
His can-do attitude was vital to the smooth execution of many projects.
Quality engineer, banking sector
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and calm under pressure.
Head of Development, architecture and AI platform
The kind of person any team desperately needs.
Head of Development, architecture and AI platform
Explains complex IT problems clearly and finds suitable solutions quickly.
Project Manager, medical foundation
I recommend him without hesitation.
Project Manager, medical foundation
Exceptional at integrating multiple systems.
Salesforce consultant and architect
He breaks complex issues into manageable steps and delivers effective solutions.
Salesforce consultant and architect
His grasp of our requirements and workflows produced a solution that exceeded expectations.
Digital transformation leader, medical education
Excellent interpersonal skills and effective communication. A valuable team player.
Technical architect, integration platform
The system significantly improved our processes, reduced manual effort and increased operational transparency.
Owner and Managing Director, food production and delivery
He quickly understood complex requirements and turned them into practical, robust, scalable solutions.
Owner and Managing Director, food production and delivery
A precise, methodical partner who turns complex data into clear, actionable information.
Managing Director, advertising and print production
A competent and dependable partner. Recommended without reservation.
Managing Director, advertising and print production
Exceedingly satisfied. In quality and scope he often surpassed the specifications.
IT Business Applications Manager, enterprise organisation
Independent, conscientious, efficient, reliable and precise.
IT Business Applications Manager, enterprise organisation

Work with me

Three ways to start

Project delivery

We agree the scope together, I design and build the system, and hand it over working: documented, tested and ready to run. Fixed price after scoping, so the figure does not move while the work runs.

Discuss a project

Build and run

I stay after the launch: monitoring, security updates, backups and improvements, as one contact. A monthly service, for systems I built.

Managed hosting and security

Start with a short review

Not sure yet? Send me your website address, or describe the system you struggle with. You get a few concrete findings in writing within a few days. Free, no obligation.

Ask for a review

A short review is what one person can see from the outside. If the answer needs someone to read the code, the server and the backups, that is a full audit and it is paid work. You will be told which one you need before it starts, not after. Read what a full audit covers

Start here

Have a project, or a system that isn't working?

Tell me what you are trying to achieve. You will get an honest view of what is involved, and whether I am the right fit. Not sure yet? Ask for a short review.

Discuss a project