Planning & Architecture First
Every build starts with a clear plan and a sound architecture. The structural decisions that are expensive to change later are made deliberately, not left to chance.
Architecture, UX, full-stack engineering, testing, security and deployment — orchestrated by 20+ years of delivery experience and executed at AI speed.
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> Reading specification: platform-requirements.md
✓ Architecture plan reviewed & approved
✓ API, database schema & auth implemented
✓ Web & mobile interfaces built to UX spec
✓ Test suite passing
✓ Security review complete
✓ Committed, pushed & deployed to production
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I began my career as a UI developer, moved into UX and product design, and spent the next two decades leading the design and delivery of digital platforms for organisations including Westpac, Accenture, SiteMinder and Informa.
Today I use Claude Code to build complete enterprise software myself — architecture, UX, front-end, back-end, testing, version control, deployment and ongoing support. Not prototypes or demos: operational platforms running in production, such as EventColab.com.
A traditional build needs an architect, designers, front- and back-end developers, a project manager, QA and DevOps — plus the overhead of keeping them aligned. I cover the full lifecycle, so nothing gets lost in hand-offs and you deal with one person who owns the outcome.
AI has made writing code fast and affordable. It hasn't made good judgement any cheaper. Knowing what to build, how to structure it, and when the output isn't good enough is what separates enterprise software from a demo — and that comes from experience.
AI coding tools amplify the person using them. In inexperienced hands they produce fragile code quickly. Guided by two decades of planning, architecture, UX and delivery leadership, they produce robust, maintainable software at a pace traditional teams can't match.
Every build starts with a clear plan and a sound architecture. The structural decisions that are expensive to change later are made deliberately, not left to chance.
Detailed specifications drive accurate prompting — and I know when to challenge, refine and re-prompt. The result is code that does exactly what the business needs, not what the AI guessed.
Having coordinated UAT on enterprise programs, I validate functionality and usability against real requirements — so what ships is what was agreed.
The hardest part of any project is people, not code. I translate business objectives into delivery plans, keep stakeholders aligned and make sure the software solves the right problem.
The proof is working software. These platforms were planned, designed, built and deployed end-to-end, and are operating today.
Whether it's a new SaaS product, a customer-facing mobile app or a replacement for a legacy system, I'll help you scope it clearly, build it to enterprise standard and support it after launch — in less time, and for far less than a traditional team.
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