I look at the operational impact first — what's actually breaking down, and for whom
— before I look at the technology. Direct delivery, one accountable contact from
initial discussion through sign-off, backed by 15+ years of production experience.
You work directly with me from scope to sign-off. Scope agreed in writing before work starts, with a 30-day defect warranty on every project.
Most engagements begin with a targeted review, then move to scoped fixes or delivery sprints only where needed.
Select a phase to see how risk is reduced before anything bigger starts.
Diagnose risk
Map brittle workflows, hidden dependencies, and failure points before coding starts.
Scope outcomes
Define what will be delivered, what is deferred, and what success looks like in operations.
Deliver safely
Implement in controlled slices with testing, logging, and rollback-ready change boundaries.
Handover control
Leave clear documentation and ownership guidance so your team can operate confidently.
This diagram summarises the typical engagement pattern. The exact sequence can vary by system risk and urgency.
When a backend system needs building or replacing, the risk usually isn't the
first release — it's what happens a year later when nobody who wrote it is still
around. Outcome: a C#/.NET application or API your team actually understands, with
proper testing, structured logging, and code that's ready for someone else to
change.
Typical: 5–20 days · Fixed-price quote
Maintainable architecture and coding standards
ASP.NET Core APIs and service development
Integrations and data access (SQL, file-based, third-party
APIs)
Entity Framework (EF Core) where appropriate
WPF desktop applications where appropriate
Microsoft Graph API integration where required
Background processing (scheduled jobs, workers) where
appropriate
Observability basics (structured logging you can actually search,
errors that say what to do)
Automated tests where appropriate
Documentation and handover notes
Typical deliverables include API endpoints and data
contracts, services/workers, integration adapters, and
handover documentation covering deployment and support.
Excel/VBA solutions that eliminate manual effort and improve
accuracy. Outcome: proper error handling, audit trail,
documented inputs/outputs, tools your operators trust.
Typical: 3–10 days · Fixed-price quote
Stable, readable VBA with clear error handling
Inputs/outputs documented for auditability
Performance and reliability improvements
Modernise aging VBA or legacy .NET systems. Outcome: your team can maintain and evolve the system independently, with reduced operational risk, faster change cycles, and complete documentation. Includes a 30-day defect warranty from sign-off.
Typical: 20–60 days · Fixed-price quote
Technical assessment and migration options
Incremental refactor plan to reduce disruption
Operational documentation for the modernised workflow
Automated workflows for reconciliation, data processing, and reporting. Outcome: hours saved daily, accuracy improved, operators free to focus on higher-value work. Includes a 30-day warranty from sign-off.
Connect platforms, APIs, and databases reliably. Outcome:
clean data flow with automatic validation, clear audit
trail, problems surface early before impact, and sensitive
information handling can align with Microsoft Information
Protection requirements.
Typical: 5–20 days · Fixed-price quote
Integration design with validation and retries
Microsoft Graph API integration and permission modeling
Microsoft Information Protection-aware data handling guidance
Monitoring/alerting guidance
Documentation of endpoints and data mappings
Flexible delivery from short targeted reviews to multi-week delivery sprints or ongoing retained support. Scope, deliverables, and fee agreed in writing before work starts.
Typical: Per agreement · Fixed-price quote
Clear scope, checkpoints and written updates
Work delivered with maintainability in mind
Handover that supports internal teams
Get honest feedback on code quality, testing practices, and
architecture. Recommendations are prioritised by impact and
difficulty.
Typical: 4–8 hours · Fixed-price quote
Written observations with prioritised recommendations
Observations on security, reliability, and maintainability
Suggested improvements for consideration
Hands-on PR feedback to help you build consistency,
correctness, and long-term code health. Actionable
suggestions, not just criticism.
Typical: 1–2 hours per session · Fixed-price quote
Actionable PR feedback and improvement patterns
Security/performance considerations called out
Professional coaching to keep standards consistent
Design application and service boundaries that handle change
well. Clear responsibilities, reliable data flows, and
operational visibility from day one.
Typical: 1–3 days · Fixed-price quote
High-level architecture and service boundaries
API/data-contract design with validation and error
semantics
Non-functional requirements (security, reliability,
performance) captured up front
Operational considerations (logging, monitoring, support
handover)
Investigate and resolve bugs, defects, and regressions with written root-cause analysis. Tested fixes that don't introduce new problems.
Typical: 4–16 hours · Fixed-price quote
Root-cause analysis and written findings
Tested fix with regression check
Recommendations to prevent recurrence where appropriate
30-day warranty from sign-off on all fixes delivered
Enterprise-grade document capture and ingestion development
using OpenText Captiva. Aligned to operational and
compliance needs with proper integration.
Typical: 5–15 days · Fixed-price quote
Capture workflow configuration and automation support
Validation rules and exception handling guidance
Integration to downstream systems (APIs, file drops,
databases) where appropriate
Support handover notes and operational documentation
Hands-on consulting inside your Azure environment —
troubleshooting live issues, improving CI/CD pipelines, and
advising on architecture and resource provisioning. You
retain full control: I work within your access model and
governance without making unsolicited changes.
Typical: Half-day to 5 days · Fixed-price quote
Live issue investigation — diagnose failures,
configuration problems, and performance issues directly
in your Azure subscription
Azure DevOps pipeline review and improvement —
build definitions, release pipelines, YAML structure,
and deployment reliability
CI/CD setup and remediation for Azure-hosted workloads
(App Service, Functions, Static Web Apps, Container
Apps)
Provisioning advisory — guidance on what to
create and how to configure it; you approve and execute
changes in your subscription
Written findings with recommended next steps after each
session
Flexible access arrangements — guest account,
temporary credentials, or delegated access depending on
your security requirements. Supports authentication via
Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), GitHub, and Google
Workspace identities
Can work within virtual desktop / restricted
environments (AVD, Windows 365, VDI) — no local
installation required
Can join your Microsoft Teams tenant as a federated
guest for collaboration during the engagement
Suitable for teams with an existing Azure footprint who need a specific problem resolved, a pipeline improved, or a configuration sense-check. No long-term commitment required — engagements can be a single session or a structured review over several days.
Hands-on consulting inside your GitHub organisation —
troubleshooting Actions workflows, improving CI/CD
reliability, and reviewing repository and access
configuration. You retain ownership: I work within your
org's access model and do not make changes without
agreement.
CI/CD pipeline review and improvement — workflow
structure, caching, secrets management, and environment
protection rules
Repository management — branch protection rules,
rulesets, CODEOWNERS, and access control review
Code review and pull request workflow setup —
review policies, required checks, and PR hygiene
Written findings with recommended next steps after each
session
Flexible access arrangements — organisation
member or outside collaborator depending on scope.
Supports authentication via GitHub, Microsoft Entra ID,
and Google Workspace identities
Can work within virtual desktop / restricted
environments (AVD, Windows 365, VDI) — no local
installation required
Can join your Microsoft Teams tenant as a federated
guest for collaboration during the engagement
Suitable for teams with an existing GitHub presence who need unreliable pipelines fixed, repository governance tightened, or a second opinion on CI/CD structure. No long-term commitment required — engagements can be a single session or a structured review.
Boundaries
What I do and what I deliberately avoid
This is a consulting business focused on reliable delivery and low operational risk.
I do not sell packaged SaaS products, growth-hack retainers, or high-volume agency production.
I do: scoped consulting delivery with written outcomes, documentation, and handover.
I do: practical risk reduction for live systems where reliability matters.
I do: work within your Azure or GitHub environment — troubleshooting, CI/CD pipelines, and advisory — fitting your access model and governance requirements.
I do: authenticate via Microsoft Entra ID, GitHub, or Google Workspace, and operate within virtual desktop or federated Teams environments where required.
I avoid: speculative product roadmaps presented as committed delivery.
I avoid: unclear ownership models where accountability is diluted.
Deliverables
What you get every time
Clear deliverables that reduce risk and make handover
straightforward.
Written findings and recommended next steps (review work)
Architecture notes/diagram where helpful
Implementation plan with milestones and risks
Documentation and handover notes for operations
Engagement
How engagements work
Engagements range from a single-day review to multi-week delivery
— depending on scope and complexity. The more complete your
requirements, the stronger the solution.
Project-based or retained engagement. Written scope agreed before work starts, accountability at every stage, and a 30-day defect warranty included.
1. Discovery
Understand your goals, constraints, and data landscape.
Produce a scoped plan with realistic estimates, early quick
wins, and a high-level design (chargeable) — so you're
confident before a single line of code is written. Clear,
complete requirements at this stage lead to better outcomes
and fewer surprises later.
2. Agreement
Review the proposal together, agree scope, deliverables, and
fee structure in writing — then sign off to proceed.
3. Build & Iterate
Deliver in small, testable slices with regular checkpoints —
so you can steer the work as it progresses.
4. Solution Sign-Off
Walk through the completed solution together, confirm it meets
the agreed requirements, and formally sign off before
handover.
5. Handover & Support
Final deliverables are released once payment has cleared.
Low-level design, documentation, and knowledge transfer —
everything you need to own and operate the solution. The
30-day warranty period starts from sign-off.
Engagement Models
Outcome-focused delivery — agreed priorities
and checkpoints (scope can evolve)
Time & materials — flexible scope with a
clear cadence
Review — written observations and suggested
improvements
30-day warranty: the warranty period starts from solution
sign-off. Defect fixes identified within that period are covered.
Fixes may be subject to additional cost where the issue is caused
by a change in requirements, third-party dependencies, environment
changes, or work outside the agreed scope.
Final deliverables are released only once the corresponding
payment has cleared.
Rates and timelines are provided after a short discovery call.
Engagements can typically begin within one to two weeks of
agreement.
Fixed-scope offers
Productised advisory offers
For a narrower question than a full engagement, these four are
scoped as a fixed piece of work with a defined deliverable —
useful as a starting point before committing to something larger.
Backend/API Audit — a focused review of an
existing C#/.NET backend or API: architecture, reliability
risks, and maintainability, with written findings and
prioritised recommendations.
Price on enquiry
Integration Review — an assessment of how your
systems and third-party integrations fit together, where the
fragile points are, and what would break first under change.
Price on enquiry
Legacy Health Check — a structured look at an
ageing system's production reliability, supportability, and
key-person risk, with a clear picture of what needs attention
first.
Price on enquiry
Operational Systems Review — an evaluation of
a workflow, planning, or internal tooling system against how
the operational team actually uses it, surfacing where process
and system have drifted apart.
Price on enquiry
A modern, professional-grade environment — from code to cloud
— with AI assistance available on request at every layer.
Microsoft 365 & Copilot
Business productivity, collaboration, and AI-assisted workflows
across documentation, communication, and project coordination,
with delivery experience in Microsoft Graph API and Microsoft
Information Protection-aligned implementations.
Outlook
Teams
SharePoint
OneDrive
Microsoft Graph API
Microsoft Information Protection
Copilot for M365
Azure Cloud
Cloud hosting and infrastructure — App Service, Functions,
SQL Database, and DevOps pipelines for reliable, scalable
delivery. Also available to work within existing client Azure
environments for troubleshooting, pipeline work, and advisory.
Azure App Service
Azure Functions
Azure SQL
Azure DevOps
Azure Static Web Apps
Client Environment Consulting
GitHub & Azure DevOps
Source control, CI/CD automation, AI-assisted development via
Claude, code review, and pull request workflows across both
platforms.
GitHub Repos
GitHub Actions
Azure DevOps Pipelines
Claude
Pull Request Reviews
Visual Studio Professional & VS Code
Full-featured IDE for .NET development and unit testing, paired
with a lightweight editor for fast iteration — both with
integrated AI assistance.
Visual Studio Professional
Visual Studio Code
Unit Testing (MSTest / NUnit / xUnit)
Integrated Debugging
DevOps
CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and deployment scripting
— integrated into every engagement to keep delivery
reliable and repeatable.
Azure DevOps Pipelines
GitHub Actions
Build Automation
Deployment Scripting
PowerShell
Development Hardware
High-end workstation equipped with CPU, GPU, and NPU
acceleration for fast compilation, responsive debugging, and
AI-assisted development workflows.
High-Performance CPU
Dedicated GPU
NPU Acceleration
Fast Build Times
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