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Production First

Backend Engineer (.NET / AWS) building an AI platform for resorts (TerraNova).

I work with SaaS teams that are hitting scale issues, unstable infra, unreliable deployments, or systems that break under pressure.

I help stabilise and simplify:

  • AWS environments (ECS, RDS, Terraform)
  • Backend architecture (.NET, event-driven where it makes sense)
  • Systems that need to run reliably without constant firefighting

Building TerraNova, focused on helping resorts identify guest intent and unlock room revenue before and during the stay.

Sharing what I’m learning as I build and fix real systems.

Recent activity

Jun 11, 2026created a post
Helping SaaS teams stabilise fragile systems (availability)
Jun 11, 2026created a post
If your AWS setup feels fragile, it’s rarely one big issue
May 31, 2026created a post
Building while needing cash flow is a different game
May 31, 2026created a post
If your SaaS needs restarting to work, it’s a design issue
May 30, 2026created a post
Why I moved from event names to action + entity
May 30, 2026commented on a post
Most SaaS systems don’t fail because of scale - they fail because they’re fragile
May 29, 2026created a post
One thing I’ve realised building in hospitality
May 29, 2026commented on a post
I lost a pilot customer… because they built it themselves
May 29, 2026commented on a post
Most SaaS systems don’t fail because of scale - they fail because they’re fragile
May 29, 2026commented on a post
Most SaaS systems don’t fail because of scale - they fail because they’re fragile
May 11, 2026created a post
Most SaaS systems don’t fail because of scale - they fail because they’re fragile
May 11, 2026commented on a post
I lost a pilot customer… because they built it themselves
May 4, 2026created a post
I lost a pilot customer… because they built it themselves
Apr 1, 2026commented on a post
Competing on price to carve out an $18k MRR foothold
Apr 1, 2026commented on a post
How to block a deploy when signup or checkout breaks
Apr 1, 2026commented on a post
I spent a week auditing every page of my SaaS with Claude's help. Here's what I found (it was ugly)

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