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Freelance
2023
Maintained
Freelance Information System Development
A series of tailored back-office systems built directly with business owners, replacing spreadsheet workflows.
- Role
- Solo engineer and consultant
- Duration
- Ongoing engagements
- Status
- Maintained

Background
Small businesses outgrew spreadsheets but could not justify enterprise software.
Problem
Off-the-shelf products did not match their processes and cost more than the process itself.
Solution
Small, focused systems with a shared internal starter kit for auth, roles, audit trail and reporting.
Features
- Inventory and stock movement
- Payroll and attendance
- Approval workflows
- Audit trail on every record
- Scheduled report emails
Architecture
- 1Shared Laravel starter kit
- 2Per-client deployment in Docker
- 3Nightly backups
Challenges
- Requirements changed weekly; short iterations and written sign-off kept scope stable.
Lessons Learned
- A reusable starter kit turns bespoke work into a profitable product line.
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