When things break or teams are stuck. Fast, focused intervention to get your project back on track — whether it's legacy code, performance issues, or critical bugs.
It happens to the best teams. A critical system goes down. Performance degrades to the point users complain. The codebase becomes so tangled that simple changes take weeks.
Maybe you inherited a legacy system that nobody understands. Maybe technical debt accumulated faster than anyone realized. Maybe a key developer left and took critical knowledge with them.
Whatever the cause, you need someone who can diagnose the problem quickly, create a plan, and execute — without making things worse.
You have a system that works but is built on outdated technology, making it hard to maintain, extend, or hire developers for.
Your application is slow, users are complaining, and you're not sure where to start. I identify bottlenecks and fix them systematically.
Production is on fire. Data is corrupted. Users can't log in. When you need someone who can diagnose and fix issues under pressure.
A project went off the rails — maybe from a bad agency, departed developers, or scope creep. I assess what's salvageable and chart a path forward.
I quickly get up to speed on your system — reviewing code, talking to developers, understanding the history. Usually 1-2 days.
I identify the real problems, not just symptoms. Often what looks like many issues comes from a few root causes.
We agree on what to fix first based on impact and risk. Quick wins build momentum and buy time for bigger changes.
I fix critical issues and work alongside your team to transfer knowledge. You shouldn't need me for the same problem twice.
If the code needs to be rewritten, I'll tell you. Better to know early than waste months.
First rule is do no harm. I won't rush changes that could cause more problems.
I transfer knowledge to your team. The goal is for you to not need me long-term.
The right fix is often simpler than you'd think. I focus on what solves the actual problem.
Production is down or critical issues need immediate attention. I drop everything and focus on your problem.
Focused engagement to diagnose issues, fix critical problems, and set your team up for success.
Ongoing support for complex modernization projects. I work alongside your team over months, not days.
A SaaS company's main application had become unbearably slow. Page loads were taking 8-12 seconds. Customers were churning. The development team was stuck — every attempted fix seemed to make things worse.
Initial profiling revealed the database was the bottleneck. But deeper analysis showed the real culprit: an ORM misconfiguration causing N+1 queries that grew exponentially with user data. A single dashboard page was making 2,000+ database queries.
We implemented eager loading, added strategic caching, and optimized the most critical queries. We also added query monitoring to catch similar issues early. The changes were incremental and carefully tested.
Let's discuss how I can help your team build better software, faster.