Build, Not Just Advise

We don't just "consult", we build foundational systems. We offer three engagement models designed to de-risk your technical roadmap.

Quality Without the Overhead

We operate as an Individual Contributor (IC) partner. You get the high-level oversight of a veteran architect with the hands-on output of a lead developer.

TDD-First Culture: High test coverage is our standard. Every automation we build is backed by a rigorous validation suite (Pest, PHPUnit, Pytest, Vitest).

AI-Native Workflow: We utilise Cursor and agentic orchestration to deliver at significantly accelerated speeds without compromising on architectural integrity.

Mike Karthauser: available for fractional hire

Case Study: The Universal Carrier Formatter

Our latest R&D project solves the "PDF Gatekeeper" problem in logistics. Most carriers lock their integration specs in inconsistently formatted PDFs, requiring weeks of manual engineering to integrate.

Autonomous extraction from documents to structured data

Autonomous Extraction

Python-based engine using LLMs to parse carrier PDFs and automatically generate Pydantic-validated API schemas.

Data transformation diagram

Universal Mapping

Standardised transformation layer turning messy, carrier-specific responses into clean, e-commerce-ready JSON.

Test suite coverage grid

Full Test Suite

Python 3.11, LangChain, Pydantic, Docker. Complete test coverage in /tests.

Labs: Experimental Projects

R&D that explores high-impact ideas, prototypes, and data integrations.

Flood Watch

Laravel 13 application correlating Environment Agency flood warnings, river and sea levels, with National Highways road status for the South West.

LLM processing via Laravel AI and OpenAI tool calling synthesises correlated status and clear action steps.

*-101 Learning Projects

Cross-skill repos for Laravel developers: the same items API across many backends, with React, Vue, Alpine, and Flutter clients. Some ship as API + Catalog Shop; others are API-only and pair with a client repo.

Bucket Placer

Daihatsu Copen JB-DET cam bucket reuse for an obsolete kei engine: measure worn lifters at the centre, then select the best 16 from a pool of up to 32 against cold intake and exhaust targets when new sizes are no longer available.

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