How I ship production-ready products
A simple system that keeps projects clear, fast, and dependable from kickoff through iteration — scoped in writing, built in slices, and handed back documented.
Discovery
We align on goals, constraints, and success metrics, then turn that into a practical scope.
What happens
- A working session on the problem, the users, and what success looks like in numbers
- A read of the existing code, design, and analytics if they exist
- A written scope: what is in, what is explicitly out, and the risks I can see
- A rough sequence of milestones so we both know what ships first
What I need from you
An hour or two of your time, access to the repo and any relevant context, and a decision-maker who can answer scope questions quickly.
What you get
A short scope document and a milestone plan you can approve or push back on before any code is written.
Build
I ship in small, reviewable slices with performance, accessibility, and clean architecture in mind.
What happens
- Work in vertical slices — each one is a real, shippable improvement, not a half-finished layer
- Pull requests small enough to review properly, with context in the description
- A preview deploy for every change so you can click through it, not just read a diff
- A short async update a few times a week: what shipped, what is next, what I need
What I need from you
Timely review and feedback — ideally within a day — and a clear line for the questions that need a product decision.
What you get
Working software behind a preview URL, merged in slices, with the main branch always deployable.
Refine
After launch, we tighten UX, polish edge cases, and keep velocity high without quality regressions.
What happens
- A polish pass on the states that only show up in production — empty, error, slow, offline
- Performance and accessibility checked against real field data
- Documentation and conventions written down so the team can keep moving
- A handover session, and availability for questions after it
What I need from you
Real usage data and a willingness to cut scope on the nice-to-haves so the important things are genuinely finished.
What you get
A finished feature, a documented codebase, and a team that can extend it without me.
The stuff that isn't code
Communication
Async by default — a short written update a few times a week covering what shipped, what's next, and what I need from you. A weekly call if the project wants one. Everything important ends up written down, not just said.
How work lands
Small pull requests with context in the description, a preview deploy per change, and the main branch always deployable. You review the running thing, not just the diff.
Cadence & availability
I work in focused blocks and protect deep-work time. Turnaround on review and questions is usually same-day within working hours; I'll always tell you if something will take longer.
Sound like a way you'd work?
Share a short brief — problem, timeline, and stack — and I'll reply with a candid view on fit, effort, and the fastest path to a shippable milestone.