You’ll know the price before I start, and your team won’t lose a working day.
Software goes wrong when it’s built by someone who never watched the actual job being done. So my process starts on your shop floor.
$110/hr, Capped Estimates
A written estimate up front. I check with you before going past the agreed budget.
Progress Every Two Weeks
Working software you can see and try, about every two weeks.
No Big-Bang Switchovers
Old and new run side by side, so orders and payroll keep moving while you switch.
On-Site in Calgary
I walk your shop floor, warehouse or back office.
Target time between new versions you can try out in a safe test copy of your system.
Source code, logins, hosting accounts and documentation are yours, and handed over at the end.
The 5-Step Process
The same steps for every project, so you always know where things stand and what comes next.
Free intro call
By phone, video or over coffee in Calgary, directly with me.
You tell me what's slowing you down. I ask how your business runs today.
Together we work out whether the problem is an old database, tools that don't talk to each other, or manual spreadsheets. No sales pitch, just practical questions.
Paid consultation
$110/hr, credited to your project if you go ahead.
I look at your current tools, data and workflows, on site if it helps. You get a written plan with priorities, risks and an estimate.
Surprises are cheap to find in week one and expensive in month three.
Build in stages
Small pieces, with a demo about every two weeks.
I deliver in small pieces you can see and test. Nothing switches over until you're confident.
Your team tries new features in a test copy of the system, and I work your feedback into the next round. Billed hourly, with itemized invoices against the agreed budget.
Launch and training
In-person training and clear written guides.
I move you over carefully, train your team, and hand over full documentation.
Your old system keeps running alongside the new one until your team is comfortable and you decide to switch.
Ongoing support
Ongoing help, with a direct line to the person who built it.
Optional ongoing support to keep things updated, secure and improving.
Software needs looking after. I handle updates, security fixes and small improvements, billed hourly for the time used.
Ways to Work With Me
Everything is billed at one rate: $110 per hour. What changes is the size of the job, and every job above a consultation starts with a written estimate.
1–2 hours looking at your systems and workflows.
Knowing what to fix first
Good if you know something's wrong but not where to start.
If you go ahead with a project, the consultation fee is credited toward it.
Custom development or a legacy system migration.
A clear goal like a new app or a migration
Replacing fragile Excel workflows or migrating aging local servers.
Written estimate up front, itemized invoices, and I check with you before going past the agreed budget.
Updates, fixes and small improvements after launch.
Keeping systems updated and improving
Businesses that want someone they know to call when something needs attention.
Pay only for the time used. No contract lock-in; stop anytime.
Fixing one painful manual process.
Quick wins on one painful process
Ending double entry, reading invoices automatically, or sending client notifications.
Usually a small, well-defined job with a short written estimate.
What You Can Hold Me To
The promises behind every project.
"You'll always know what I'm working on and what it costs."
No black boxes. You see progress as it happens, and every invoice shows hours by task. If the scope changes, we agree on it in writing before I start the extra work.
"Your business keeps running during every change."
No risky "big bang" switchovers on a Monday morning. Orders still ship and payroll still runs while the new system is being tested.
"You own everything I build."
No lock-in and no licence fees for my tools. The source code, hosting accounts and passwords all belong to your business.
No handoffs. You work directly with the person building your system.
Every business has a workaround nobody wrote down: the sticky note on the monitor, the spreadsheet someone updates every Friday. I come on site to find those before anything goes live.
In-Person Sessions
I’ll come to you, anywhere in the Calgary area.
Direct Access
My direct phone and email. No ticket queue.
Start with a free intro call.
15–30 minutes with Vlad, by phone, video or in person in Calgary.
We'll talk through what's slowing you down and whether a paid consultation makes sense. No sales pressure.