Case studies

The work,
read slowly.

Six projects spanning custom software, AI automation, and cloud infrastructure — each with the constraints, the decisions, and what actually shipped.

Custom AI Assistants
AI Automations21 March 2023Various Clients

Custom AI Assistants

Hand-coded OpenAI integrations with full source-code control. Tailored conversational UX, custom data flow, zero third-party platforms.

Agentic orchestration on Power Automate, Make.com, and n8n, plus hand-coded OpenAI assistants in JS/PHP/HTML — careful prompt engineering, direct API integration, no third-party platforms.

0
third-party platforms
Direct
API integration
Tailored
per use case
SDU-4 Data Extraction Report
Custom Software5 August 2021Fire Safety Alarms, Inc.

SDU-4 Data Extraction Report

A standalone reporting tool that liberated device-address data from proprietary panel software — no more on-site trips to read a list.

Parses raw Edwards SDU panel exports and produces a print-ready PDF compliant with FDNY Rule 907-01, with multi-phase validation and a user review step before final output.

100%
field access removed
Seconds
per report
Zero
SDU licenses needed
Azure Zero-Trust Network
Cloud Computing1 March 2024Fire Safety Alarms, Inc.

Azure Zero-Trust Network

Encrypted-tunnel architecture replacing on-premise infrastructure — WireGuard, custom firewall rules, Samba shares, and Azure VMs all configured from scratch.

Linux on Azure with WireGuard tunnels, Samba shares, SharePoint file serving, firewall rules, and Azure AD access control — the organization retired its local servers entirely.

100%
encrypted traffic
0
on-premise dependencies
Any device
remote access
Teams Version-Control Bot
Workflow Automation14 January 2023Fire Safety Alarms, Inc.

Teams Version-Control Bot

A Power Automate chatbot inside Microsoft Teams that handles file version control for field technicians in low-connectivity environments.

Field techs update panel software where cell signal fails; Teams and email still work there — a Power Automate bot accepts uploads, versions them, prevents duplicates, and notifies the office.

2+ yrs
zero maintenance
100%
version tracking
Field-ready
connectivity
Fire-Safety Alarms Inventory System
Data & Storage18 May 2017Fire Safety Alarms, Inc.

Fire-Safety Alarms Inventory System

A ground-up barcode inventory platform that became the operational backbone of daily warehouse work — still running today.

Started as a barcode tracker; grew into the warehouse's single source of truth — low-stock alerts, multi-warehouse, mobile access, POs, job tracking, invoice attachments, and exports.

9+ yrs
continuously operational
1
source of truth
Real-time
stock visibility
Client Database System
Data & Storage10 September 2008Bentax Services, Inc.

Client Database System

A private client-records database for a tax-prep agency — sensitive filer data kept on internal infrastructure, tightly integrated with Drake Tax.

On-premise MS Access database with Active-Directory-gated access — client intake, contact records, and tax-year history kept on the firm’s own infrastructure and wired to Drake Tax for return preparation.

100%
on-premise storage
Per-user
access control
Drake Tax
integrated
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