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fig. 1.0 · the build practice

Software built by someone who reads your P&L.

Custom development and tech consulting for brokerages. I write the code and I run what I build.

five phases · scope to operate

fig. 1.1 · the build mark, dimensioned. each ring is a phase of the build, drawn by your scroll as you read.

fig. 2.0 · scope of work

What I build.

scope of work · typicalrev a · 2026-08
01Websites that closeFast, indexable, and compliant with what a mortgage site can and cannot promise. No template smell.
02Custom toolsThe spreadsheet that became load-bearing, rebuilt as software: comp calculators, pipeline dashboards, lender scorecards.
03IntegrationsYour LOS, your CRM, your accounting. Arive and LendingPad have APIs; the re-keyed hours are recoverable.

fig. 3.0 · method

How I work.

method · applies to every build
1

Scope

A written spec you can hold me to.

2

Design

You see it before I build it.

3

Build

Small, verifiable increments.

4

Ship

A preview URL before production, always.

5

Operate

Monitoring, fixes, and iteration are the job. I do not disappear after launch.

fig. 4.0 · standards of construction

Detail-obsession, made concrete.

general notes · the code
a

Tabular numerals in every table.

b

Keyboard focus states you can see.

c

Zero layout shift.

general notes · the experience
a

Dark and light themes that follow the system.

b

Reduced motion respected.

c

Sub-second page loads.

The sheet you are reading is the standard.

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fig. 5.0 · issue

Bring me the tool you wish existed.

Tell me what is broken, or what is missing, or what you built in a spreadsheet because nothing else existed. I will tell you what it takes to make it real software.

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