// Steven Hughes · Kitchener, Ontario
It's yours to host, modify, or sell.
// The Problem
Every manufacturer has the same story. There's a process running on spreadsheets, whiteboards, and tribal knowledge. The people closest to the problem already know what the solution looks like. They've been sketching it for years. Until now, building it meant six or seven figure contract and months with a dev shop. That's changed.
// What Changed
AI development tools have matured quickly. The latest generation, called Agentic Engineering, can plan, architect, test, debug, and iterate. These tools follow real engineering practices and produce documented, maintainable, production-grade software. And they get dramatically better every month.
What this means in practice: your process engineer, your ops manager, your quality lead can build real, working software with the right guidance. Tools your business actually runs on, built by the people who understand the work best.
// What I Do
You've probably been thinking about a tool that would make a real difference in how your shop runs. A quoting system. A scheduling board. A quality tracker. A production dashboard. Maybe you've been sketching it out for years.
That's where I come in. I work alongside you over eight weeks to build it. I train your team to understand, maintain, and improve it going forward. Then I hand you the keys.
// It's Yours
Run it on your own network. Your data stays in your building. One cost, one time, and it works whether you have internet or not.
Your team understands the code. When your process changes, they can update the software themselves. It grows with your business, on your schedule.
You solved a problem other shops have too. License it. Sell it. That $30K project becomes a business asset and a potential revenue stream.
// Who This Is For
Canadian manufacturers with 20–200 employees who are ready to turn their best ideas into real tools. CNC shops. Metal fabricators. Plastics and injection molding. Food processing. Packaging. Wood products. Contract manufacturers.
If your team has been thinking "there has to be a better way," there is one, and it's more accessible than you'd expect.
// About
Steven Hughes. Based in Kitchener, Ontario. Twenty-plus years across the electrical, energy, and manufacturing industries, including nine years specializing in Canadian nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and oil & gas sectors. The last six as co-founder and VP at Boardera Software, most recently as Product Manager. I bring deep intuition for the kinds of tools manufacturing teams actually adopt and run with.
I work alongside your team, teach them to build and maintain their own tools, and then hand over the keys. The capability stays with you.
// Let's Talk
I'd love to hear what you've been thinking about building. Even if it's still just an idea, that's a great place to start.
Book a conversation