Custom Systems —
Hardware & Software

Context

Systems that were never designed to work together

Most operations run on a mix of legacy software, closed platforms and hardware that was never meant to be extended. A management system with no API. A controller speaking its own protocol. A measurement nobody sells a sensor for.

The question isn't "which product fits?" — it's "how do we make what already exists work together, reliably, for years, without a rebuild every time something changes?"

I design and build what answers that — from the mechanical part and the circuit board to the interface.

Approach

Built to outlast the trend

Off-the-shelf tools assume a standard environment. Real operations rarely are one. I start from the actual constraints — the legacy format, the process that can't stop for a migration, the electrical noise on site — and design to fit that reality.

I favour proven, maintainable technology over fashionable stacks. One booking system I built has been in production for 13 years with 99.9% uptime, extended many times without a rebuild. That's the standard I aim for.

Who I work with

Operations too specific for an off-the-shelf fit

Service businesses running operational software, industrial sites, research teams and organisations running long-term data acquisition — anyone whose tools are too old, too closed or too specific for a standard product.

If your tools don't talk to each other — or don't exist yet — that's the starting point.

Definition first

Most projects fail before anything gets built

A vague requirement, a scope that grows unnoticed, technical and business people talking past each other. Before building, I help define what's actually needed — drawing on nearly a decade leading complex IT projects as product owner and project lead.

When a project needs more skills than mine, I bring in partners from my network and remain your single point of contact.