You've tried the platforms. They almost work.
You've looked at the software. You've spent hours configuring something that was supposed to save time, and it almost tracks what you need. Almost fits how your organization actually operates.
I design and build custom back-end systems for small businesses and nonprofits, tailored to how your organization works, not how a software company thinks it should.
Every system is built on the same principles behind the Back In Control™ framework: clarity first, automation only where it genuinely saves you time.
Systems that replace the manual work eating your week.
The copying, chasing, and duct-taping. The three platforms that don't talk to each other. The exports you run every Friday to make a report no one trusts.
Member & Donor Management
Track relationships, contributions, renewals, and engagement patterns for membership organizations and nonprofits.
Operations & Workflow
Scheduling, intake, case management, approvals, and task routing. Built around how your team actually works.
Dashboards & Reporting
Revenue trends, campaign performance, retention rates, and program outcomes. Visible and current, not buried in exports.
Orders, Sales & Revenue
Transactions, fulfillment, and revenue monitoring, connected and automated. One source of truth, not three spreadsheets.
Campaign & Outreach
Measure what's working across marketing, events, and outreach. One place, real time.
Database & Accounting
Complex data management and financial tracking for organizations that need more than QuickBooks and Google Sheets.
Twenty-five years of building systems. Same approach every time.
From industrial process control to nonprofit platforms. My approach starts the same way: understand how work actually flows through your organization, identify where it gets stuck, and build the system that removes the friction.
I start with listening. Not a requirements document. A conversation about your organization. What you do, how you do it, where the pain is. Then I build, iteratively, with your feedback at every step.
The person who designs the system is the person who builds it.
No handoffs
I work directly with you. No project managers. No junior developers. One person from design to deployment.
Iterative, not waterfall
You see working software early and often. Not a spec document that becomes a surprise six months later.
Clarity before automation
If you can't see it clearly, automating it just makes the mess faster. We build visibility first, then remove the manual work.
Built to last
Clean architecture. Documented. Maintainable. Not a prototype held together with duct tape. Something that works next year, not just next week.
Nonprofits are not small corporations with a mission statement.
They have different funding structures, different reporting requirements, different stakeholder relationships. The systems they need reflect that complexity, and most off-the-shelf software doesn't.
I've built systems for membership organizations, donor management, program delivery, and the reporting complexity that comes with multi-source funding. If your organization manages thousands of members, runs complex events, or coordinates multi-channel fundraising, this is what I build.
Membership organizations with tiered structures and renewal cycles
Donor management with multi-source tracking and segmentation
Program delivery with outcomes measurement and funder reporting
Complex event coordination across venues, vendors, and volunteers
Multi-channel fundraising with unified dashboards
Board reporting and compliance documentation
Confidentiality
The systems I build often provide a significant operational advantage to the organizations that use them. Projects are protected by non-disclosure agreements. I don't share client configurations, data structures, or system designs. The examples referenced on this site use anonymized data and representative layouts.