// independent software consultant · Plymouth, Devon

Where traditional engineering meets modern AI.

Twenty years of hands-on software engineering, applied to the problems your business faces today. The right tool for each job - solid code, smart automation, AI where it genuinely earns its place - delivered directly, without the agency overhead.

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Four ways I can help

Every engagement is scoped around a concrete outcome - a problem understood, a system migrated safely, an operation automated, a team shipping faster.

migrate/

Safe migrations to new solutionscore strength

Moving off a system your business depends on shouldn't be a leap of faith. Tests capture how the current system really behaves - then small incremental replacements carry you across, without the shock of a massive big-bang cutover.

  • Tests first - current behaviour made explicit & protected
  • Migration strategy, design & orchestration
  • Small incremental steps, risk reduced at every stage
  • Deep debugging of long-standing faults along the way
build/

Custom software & APIs

Fast, clean ways to expose your data using well-established standards - ready to be consumed by humans, by code, and by AI. Documentation and standards are products of the process: built and intertwined with the code, always aligned.

  • APIs & integrations on open standards
  • Docs & standards grow with the code - never stale
  • CI pipelines; Docker-packaged, production-ready deploys
  • Built with scaling in mind from day one
automate/

Automating business operations

Automate internal operations with or without AI - at the level of involvement and budget that fits you, from fully managed to advice only.

  • "Peace of mind": all-inclusive - support, dedicated dev & admin time
  • Hands-on builds: n8n pipelines, AI workflows, scripted jobs
  • Advisory: available technology, possible solutions, common pitfalls
  • Data flowing cleanly between the tools you already use
advise/

Consulting - one meeting to long-term

A wide range of engagements: from a single consultancy session - preceded by research into your chosen subject and delivered with a detailed written report - to longer projects improving how your systems and team perform.

  • One-off consultations: research first, meeting, detailed report
  • Development life-cycle analysis & improvement
  • Dev team performance & delivery speed
  • Longer projects: architecture, workflow & process optimisation
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Understand the problem first

I truly believe understanding the nature of a problem is the key to resolving it. Technology - AI, automation, programming - is the toolset for solving modern business problems, not the goal itself.

Twenty years as a professional software developer taught me which problems need custom code, which need a well-configured tool, and which need no technology at all. I've lived through enough migrations and development cycles to spot exactly where a business or a team is losing time and money.

I follow online technology and AI closely enough to separate what's genuinely useful from what's noise - and I'll tell you the difference plainly. No account managers, no hand-offs: the person you talk to is the person who does the work.

Abstract illustration: clarity emerging from complexity
experience
20+ years
based_in
Plymouth, Devon
local
Devon & Cornwall
remote
UK-wide
tools
Code · Automation · AI
engagement
One-off to long-term
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Working together

01_listen

A conversation, not a pitch

We talk about your business and where time or money is leaking. Understanding the problem comes before any talk of technology. First call is free, no obligation.

02_scope

A clear, fixed proposal

You get a written scope with a concrete outcome, timeline, and price - at the level of involvement that fits your budget. No open-ended billing surprises.

03_deliver

Built, documented, handed over

Working software, a completed migration, an automated operation, or a detailed report - documented so your team owns it, with support available after.

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Have a problem technology should be solving?

Tell me what's slowing your business down - a manual process eating hours, a system holding you back, a decision you need clarity on. I'll reply within one working day with an honest take on whether, and how, I can help.

Availability. I take on a small number of clients at a time so every engagement gets senior-level attention. Current availability: accepting new projects.

Based in Plymouth, Devon - working with businesses across Devon & Cornwall locally, and countrywide remotely.