How we work
From requirements to long-term roadmap
We don't just write code to a spec. We stay with your application from the first conversation through years of improvements.
Discover. We gather near-term and strategic requirements and uncover the ones that usually surface too late.
Design. We architect the application, model the database and wireframe the user experience around your workflows.
Build and test. We develop with modern web frameworks and test rigorously before anything reaches your users.
Deploy. We launch on cloud hosting configured for performance, security and scale.
Maintain and grow. After launch, we maintain the data and code, add enhancements and help you plan what's next.
In practice
Software we've delivered
EFTS Medical Library Association · with the National Library of Medicine
Automating interlibrary loan billing for thousands of medical libraries
EFTS replaced a two-decade-old billing system that was outdated, insecure and relied on manual processing. Member libraries crowdfunded the year-long project.
- Custom data-exchange API integrated with NLM's DOCLINE, so loans flow in automatically with no manual entry
- Real-time "Wallet" accounts, funded by ACH or credit card, with optional auto-funding
- Accounting-style dashboard of receivables, payables and unbilled items
- Integrated with MLA's AMS (SSO), billing and accounting platforms
- Phased rollout with data migration, escrow transfer and full financial reconciliation
React · Next.js Project rescue · v2 platform rebuild
Rescuing an unfinished AI-assisted rewrite and taking it to launch
Another vendor built and launched v1. A developer then used AI to rewrite it as v2. It was far along when it reached us, but it was unfinished, buggy, and missing key features.
- Full code review to decide what could be kept and what had to be rebuilt
- A clear plan to stabilize the codebase and complete the project
- Built the missing ecommerce, subscriptions and search features
- Migrated all data from v1 to v2
- Launched v2 successfully
ABPM American Board of Preventive Medicine
From paper files to cloud-based collaboration
The Board asked us to move its paper-based certification application online. The scope grew into a web application with a full online review process, a customer service ticketing system and Maintenance of Certification (MOC) tracking.
- One central database, migrated from several disparate systems
- An electronic application system that handled a 400% increase in demand
- A staff and board review system so the Board can work entirely remotely
- Integration with the board exam provider, plus electronic fee payments
- One physician dashboard for support requests and MOC tracking
Startup venture · Linescape
Complex shipping data, presented simply
Linescape consolidates sailing schedule data. It needed brand design and a modern, easy-to-use interface for complex shipping data.
- A container shipping search engine with a modern API backend
- An AWS microservice architecture built to scale with minimal maintenance
- Subscription plans with payment integration and account-level access controls
- Real-time search of worldwide schedules, ports, vessels and carriers
Tessera Tecture product · Tessera Venue Tickets
Ticketing for savvy venue managers
We've built and maintained venue ticketing systems for more than ten years. Tessera is our ground-up rebuild: an affordable, flexible, industrial-strength alternative to the high fees and restrictive terms of the big ticket vendors.
- A WordPress (or other CMS) front end, so venues control design and branding
- A responsive modal shopping cart, so customers never leave the page
- A show management dashboard for every aspect of a show
- Seating charts for any venue, from rows to tables