I'm Ryan. I build bespoke apps and websites for businesses that don't have an IT department, working from a real brief through to something people use every day. Behind that: nearly ten years in IT, and a Proxmox homelab where I run the servers, DNS and services myself.
work & projects
The things I build, and the systems and infrastructure behind them.
Offline-first workshop management system built to brief for a car mechanic business, and in daily use. Track customers & vehicles, template-driven job sheets, vehicle health checks, services, diagnostics all with photos and on-device PDF reports. No backend; every record stays on the device.
launch demo → (opens in a new tab)A concept site for a fictional family-run garden care business: regular maintenance and overgrown clearance, insurance and fixed pricing stated up front, a booking form with real client-side validation.
launch demo → (opens in a new tab)A concept marketing site for a fictional first-person shooter: season structure, tournament seeding and human-reviewed ranked matches, built around movement-driven motion and type.
launch demo → (opens in a new tab)A concept site for a fictional menswear label: numbered capsule drops, two colourways, garment-level detail. Built and statically exported with Next.js and Turbopack.
launch demo → (opens in a new tab)Nine licensed photographs of Japan, presented one per screen through overlay-cut glass panels. A personal craft piece exploring scroll-driven transitions in a fully self-hosted, dependency-free build.
launch demo → (opens in a new tab)Distribution, deployment and support of Electronic Point of Sale systems for retail and hospitality clients across the UK.
Administering and maintaining the IT systems and infrastructure a distribution company runs on, keeping platforms stable, secure and available.
Front-line and escalation support across hardware and software, diagnosing and resolving issues for internal teams and clients.
Scoping and delivering IT projects end to end, from requirements and planning through rollout.
Leading and developing a small-scale IT support team, with mentoring, workload planning and the day-to-day processes that keep things moving.
Client-facing support and relationship management, translating technical detail into plain English and providing exceptional customer service.
A Proxmox homelab running Nginx, Technitium DNS and containers, including SteamCMD instances and Crafty Controller.
Self-hosted game servers run for friends, provisioned, reverse-proxied and kept online from the homelab.
Co-owned a gaming server with 300+ daily active players, plus full forum management: permissions, moderation and community events.
stack
The tools and areas I know well, at work and at home.
contact
A build you want scoped, freelance work, or just homelab and gaming chat. Reach out below:
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ryan: bespoke apps and websites for businesses, available for client work
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