Victoria, BC · Remote worldwide
Software that adapts to your business
Give me your workflow, your challenge, or your idea. I will shape it into a fast, accessible, maintainable system.
I am a full-stack engineer who can fit into almost any stack, process, or timeline — from early experiments to production platforms.
What brings you here?
Pick a path and I will point you at the most useful thing first. Nothing gets hidden.
Community Hive
One example of how I adapt software to a real business. Built for property managers, shaped by residents and councils.
Property manager view
The problem
The same questions arrive by email all week, and maintenance concerns come in through whatever channel the resident happened to use.
What is on screen
A building overview with open issues, recent announcements, and the requests that still need a response.
The result
Less repetitive email and a clearer operational record of what was asked and what was done.
Built and operated by me: Next.js (App Router), React, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Node.js API Routes, MongoDB.
Engineering proof
Every project started as someone else's messy problem. Pick one and see how I shape ideas into working systems — across any stack, market, or workflow.
Exploring Community Hive. Choose a section below; use Left and Right Arrow keys to move between section tabs.
Community Hive
Founder and sole developer
Property managers and community leaders coordinate buildings through email chains, paper notices, spreadsheets, and social media groups. Announcements are missed, maintenance concerns arrive through inconsistent channels, and there is no reliable record of what was communicated or decided.
3 projects are available in this explorer regardless of the path you selected.
Business Challenge Finder
Tell me the friction, and I will show you what it is costing and how I would adapt a solution to your workflow. Everything is calculated in your browser — nothing is sent unless you choose to send it.
Step 1 of 4
What is slowing things down?
Accessible Web Launch
A clearer website that works for more people
Build a new website or improve the one you have with accessibility-minded UX, maintainable implementation, and support that can continue after launch.
Discuss your websiteStart with your current site, goals, and biggest usability concern.
Build the right foundationA new website shaped around the people who need to use it and the action they need to take.
- Responsive implementation
- Clear content structure and navigation
- Accessible interaction patterns
Refresh what already existsImprove an existing site without replacing useful content or working systems unnecessarily.
- Accessibility-minded UX review
- Focused interface and content improvements
- Performance and maintainability cleanup
Keep it usefulOngoing maintenance and support for teams that need a reliable technical partner after launch.
- Content and feature updates
- Issue investigation and practical fixes
- Documentation for future changes
Business Services
Practical software and AI solutions for communication, operations, and administration challenges.
Custom Software
Tailor-made tools that adapt to how your team actually works — not the other way around.
Communication Platforms
Centralize announcements, requests, and updates so nothing gets lost between email, chat, and paper.
AI-Assisted Workflows
Add practical AI where it saves time: triage, summarization, tone help, and smart suggestions.
Process Audits
Map how work actually happens, find the friction, and design the smallest useful fix.
Accessibility & Compliance
WCAG-aligned design and development so your platform works for more people and fewer legal risks.
Data & Reporting
Turn scattered information into dashboards and reports that support better decisions.
Recent work
What changed lately, and why it mattered.
danspelt.com
Rebuilt the homepage around a guided proof experience with role-based Community Hive screens and a business challenge finder.
Why it matters: A visitor can now see working product proof and describe their own problem without reading a résumé first.
See itCommunity Hive
Published a full case study covering the operational problems the platform addresses, its main features, and the architecture decisions behind it.
Why it matters: Property managers evaluating the pilot can understand the product without a sales call.
See itAccessLens
Expanded the seeded Victoria, BC dataset and refined the ten-criteria accessibility scoring shown on map markers.
Why it matters: Accessibility scores only help people if enough real places are covered to plan a trip around.
See it
About Dan
Rare combination: full-stack systems experience and lived accessibility understanding.
Team player
I communicate clearly, collaborate well, and follow through — without needing to be the loudest voice in the room.
AI-assisted delivery
I type more slowly than most. AI is my equalizer — I direct, prompt, and verify so quality ships on time.
Lived accessibility
Born with cerebral palsy, I understand assistive technology from the inside — not only from a checklist.
Stack-agnostic
I learn the tools you already use, or I bring the right ones. Either way, the system is built around your goals.
Give me a chance to prove it
I do not just build what is on the spec sheet. I listen, adapt, and turn your business problem into software your team can actually use. Send me your messiest workflow, your most awkward integration, or your half-formed idea — I will meet you there and make it better.
- Security & privacy standards
- Documentation & audit trails
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Metrics-driven delivery
- WCAG / ADA compliance
- Long-term maintainability