Modern software for Calgary businesses, without breaking what already works.
I upgrade aging systems, build web and mobile apps, and put automation and AI to work where it actually saves you time and money. And when you call, I'm the one who picks up.
Your team keeps working in the current system while the new one is tested with real data.
Vlad Ocheret • Founder & engineer
Based in Calgary • Comes to you
Your business runs on software. Some of it is held together with tape.
Maybe it's a 15-year-old database only one person understands. A spreadsheet that runs scheduling, invoicing and inventory. Or hours of copy-paste between systems that should talk to each other.
You know it needs fixing. You also know it can't stop working while you fix it. Fixing it while it keeps running is the job.
Spreadsheet Gridlock
Dispatch, client records and pricing live in spreadsheets that get slower and more fragile every month.
Single-Person Dependency
One person knows how it all works, and it's only in their head. When they're away or retire, work stalls.
Manual Re-Entry
Someone spends hours every week copying orders from email into the accounting software.
Old and new, side by side
I don't switch off your existing system on day one. The new one runs alongside it, your team tries it with real work, and you switch over when you're satisfied.
Four ways I help
Practical software work for Calgary businesses, done in stages so nothing breaks along the way.
Legacy software modernization
Move old systems to modern, secure tools in stages, so the business keeps running the whole time.
Web and app development
Websites, customer portals and internal tools your team will actually use without needing a multi-week training seminar.
Process automation
Connect your systems and stop retyping the same data. Fewer errors, and hours back for the work that matters.
AI for local business
Practical AI that answers customers, sorts paperwork and drafts reports. Before you spend a dollar, I'll tell you how many hours a week it should save.
Four steps, and your business stays open for all of them.
Built for businesses that can’t stop working while their software changes.
Talk
A free intro call about how your business runs today and what's getting in the way.
Map
A paid 1–2 hour consultation ($110/hr) where I look at your systems and give you a written plan and estimate. Credited to the project if you go ahead.
Build in stages
Small, tested releases. Your team keeps working throughout, and you review each stage before the next one starts.
Hand over & support
Documentation, training for your staff, and a Calgary number to call afterwards. Mine, not a ticket queue.
"I don't hand your project off to juniors or offshore centers."
Based right here in Calgary. I'll come to your office, shop floor or yard and talk through the details with the people who actually use the system every day.
The person who answers your call is the person building your system.
Large IT firms run projects through account managers and ticket queues. I'm in Calgary: I'll sit down at your office, see how your team actually works, and stay accountable after launch.
Meetings at your place, not just on video. I visit offices, shops and yards across the Calgary area.
Billed hourly at $110/hr, with a written estimate up front. I check with you before going past the agreed budget.
If we stopped working together tomorrow, another developer could pick up where I left off without calling me.
I explain technical choices in business terms, so you can decide with confidence.
Problems I can help with
Common situations for growing Calgary businesses, and how I’d approach each one.
Replacing an old Access database
Dispatch and job records live in an Access file on one office PC. Crews phone in updates and someone re-types them.
Move the data to a modern database, build a web app crews can use from their phones, and run both systems side by side until the office is comfortable switching.
Getting orders out of the inbox
Purchase orders arrive as emailed PDFs and are typed by hand into inventory and accounting.
Read the orders automatically, send them to the systems you already use, and flag anything unusual for a person to check. No need to replace the back-office software.
“If your current software still has years of life in it, I'll tell you. Often the best fix is a small automation around it, not a rebuild.”
Vlad Ocheret
Founder, SparkUp
Let's look at what's slowing you down.
Book a free 15–30 minute intro call. You'll leave with at least one practical idea you can use right away, whether or not we work together.
Worst case, you get a free half-hour of advice.