What I build

Client Portal · Built in 6 Weeks

Problem

A high-value client posted their contract for bid. The gap: no online portal existed that met their needs. The timeline: weeks, not months.

What I Built

A full-featured client portal from scratch, five distinct user role personas, multi-factor authentication, user-managed content, modern UX, and comprehensive security architecture. Every detail designed for a client that expected enterprise-grade quality.

Outcome

Delivered in 6 weeks. The client stayed. The codebase became reusable infrastructure now being extended to additional clients, turning a crisis into a product.

Client Portal · Proactive Build

Problem

An existing client was running on an outdated portal experience. No one asked for a replacement, but the capability existed and the opportunity was obvious.

What I Built

A second client portal built on the 403HQ codebase, adapted for a different client's needs and proactively offered to modernize their experience.

Outcome

Currently in client-side testing ahead of launch. A demonstration that the instinct is proactive, not reactive, and that good infrastructure compounds.

External Marketing Site · Full Rebuild

Problem

The company's public-facing website didn't reflect the quality of the product or the ambition of the brand. Non-technical staff couldn't update it without developer involvement.

What I Built

A complete replacement, enhanced UX, business-user content management so marketing teams own their own content, and a modernized brand presence.

Outcome

A site that represents the brand accurately, with content ownership returned to the people closest to the message. Aura is live here, this is one of the places to see it.

Remote Engagement Platform · Internal Tool

Problem

The company was paying for AhaSlides (~$100/year), a tool with low adoption, poor access management (shared logins), and features employees didn’t find compelling. For a fully remote company, engagement tools matter.

What I Built

A custom remote engagement platform with Microsoft SSO integration, richer social features, and an experience employees actually wanted to use.

Outcome

Eliminated the vendor cost. Measurably higher adoption. Access managed automatically through existing identity infrastructure.

Proprietary Accessibility Tool · Infrastructure

Problem

The company was paying $800/year per site for accessiBe, a per-site licensing model that got more expensive with every new web property. Two sites at the time, more coming.

What I Built

A proprietary, reusable accessibility widget, built once, deployed everywhere.

Outcome

Eliminated $1,600+/year in licensing across 2 sites at the time of replacement. Now live on 10+ sites at zero marginal cost per deployment. The economics improve with every new property added. (NBS-owned, not embedded here; see it live on the NBS Marketing Website or 403HQ.)

Internal IS Command Platform · Enterprise Tool

Problem

The IS department ran on fragmented tools, separate systems for project tracking, asset management, code review, sprint coordination, PTO, and roadmapping. Context-switching was constant. Visibility was fragmented. Leadership had no single source of truth.

What I Built

A unified internal platform purpose-built for how the team actually works, multi-source project and ticket aggregation, asset management, sprint demo coordination, automated pull request workflows, department-wide PTO calendar, technology roadmap, automated code standards review, executive dashboards, and an embedded UX/UI design framework.

Outcome

Replaced multiple paid tool subscriptions. Single source of truth for the entire IS department. The design system I built lives here, making it the foundation of every product the team ships.

Web Design · Speculative Redesign

Problem

A friend owns a tattoo studio with a website that doesn't reflect the quality of the work. Nobody hired me. I just saw the gap.

What I Built

A complete speculative redesign, modern aesthetic, improved UX, and a visual language that matches the craft.

Outcome

A pitch. And a reminder that the builder instinct doesn’t clock out.

Personal Finance Tool

Problem

Existing budgeting tools didn't work the way I think about money.

What I Built

A personal budgeting application built for personal use. Same instinct that drives every product decision at work: if something could work better, build it.

Education Platform

Problem

Homeschool curriculum planning is fragmented and hard to make engaging for kids.

What I Built

A custom platform for curriculum planning with gamified progress tracking, designed to drive engagement and make learning tangible.

Outcome

Full product thinking applied to a personal problem. UX designed for the actual users: kids who need motivation, not spreadsheets.