[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":227},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-content":3},{"id":4,"about":5,"consulting":13,"extension":82,"identity":83,"intro":127,"meta":140,"navigation":141,"problems":157,"stem":181,"work":182,"__hash__":226},"site\u002Fsite.json",{"heading":6,"intro":7,"practice":8},"Hi, I’m Claudio.","I’m a designer and software engineer based in Squamish. For fifteen years, I’ve helped teams turn complicated work into tools people can actually use. I bring that experience to the everyday problems of running a small business.",{"before":9,"linkLabel":10,"linkTarget":11,"after":12},"You work directly with me, from figuring out the problem to getting the solution running. My approach is simple: ","start with one thing","\u002Fconsulting",", make it useful, and build from there. 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Bring me the task that keeps getting pushed back, the information you keep re-entering, or the process only you know how to run.",{"heading":29,"paragraphs":30,"startingPoint":33},"Software that fits your business.",[31,32],"AI helps me design and build customised software with less development overhead, making focused tools more practical for a small business. That might be a way to prepare quotes, connect your existing apps, or see the numbers you need in one place.","Inside the tools we build, AI can also organise information, prepare drafts, and help you work with your business data. We decide where it is useful and what needs your approval. Sometimes the best fix is simply setting up the software you already pay for.",{"label":34,"note":35},"One recurring problem. 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We start with one task, agree on a clear scope and fixed price, then put the solution to work.",[45,46,47],"One task made easier, in the tools you actually use.","Setup, a walkthrough, and clear instructions.","A before-and-after check of time, steps, or missed follow-ups.",{"id":49,"title":50,"tagline":51,"blurb":52,"outcomes":53},"connected-business","Connecting your tools & data","When the problem runs across your website, software, and data.","I connect the parts of your business that keep handing work back to you. That could mean getting website enquiries into your customer records, preparing routine paperwork, or building a simple view of jobs and sales. Custom software fills the gaps your existing tools leave.",[54,55,56],"Less copying between forms, inboxes, and spreadsheets.","A clearer view of customers, work, and business information.","Software shaped around how your team works.",{"id":58,"title":59,"tagline":60,"blurb":61,"outcomes":62},"ongoing-help","AI training & ongoing support","Practical training, upkeep, and the next useful improvement.","Once the first fix is working, I can help your team use AI in their daily work, keep your tools running, and tackle the next bottleneck. We agree on what support includes and what it costs. You choose when to take the next step.",[63,64,65],"Hands-on training using your own tasks and examples.","Documentation and access to the tools built for you.","Ongoing support with an agreed scope and cost.",{"heading":67,"steps":68},"A simple way to get started.",[69,72,75],{"title":70,"body":71},"Show me the task.","Tell me what keeps taking time. 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All rights reserved.",{"headline":128,"typewriter":129,"subhead":133,"ctas":134},"Still",[130,131,132],"chasing quotes?","copying data?","working late?","I help small businesses in Squamish and the Sea-to-Sky solve the work that keeps coming back. AI helps me build software around your business, connect the tools you use, and turn scattered data into something useful.",[135,137],{"label":18,"target":136},"\u002Fconsulting#contact",{"label":138,"target":139},"See what I can help with","#problems",{},[142,145,148,151,154],{"label":143,"target":144},"Services","consulting",{"label":146,"target":147},"Work","work",{"label":149,"target":150},"About","about",{"label":152,"target":153},"Writing","writing",{"label":155,"target":156},"Contact","contact",{"heading":158,"intro":159,"items":160,"cta":179},"The small things that take up your week.","Quotes, customer questions, paperwork, and updates. 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