About

Ten years building for businesses.

Ira Ritchie Meek

Technical consultant & developer, New Zealand

I'm a contractor. Ten years, all remote. I work directly with whoever owns the problem, not through a layer of account management.

Most of the work has to fit around something already running: an ERP that can't change, a payment provider, a warehouse, twenty years of records in an old CMS. I scope it and build it, then stay on it afterwards.

How I work

Most work is one of two shapes: a fixed-scope build, or an ongoing engagement alongside a client's own team.

1. 1

   Initial call

   A short call to talk through what you need. No charge, no obligation. If I'm not the right fit, I'll say so and point you somewhere useful.

2. 2

   Planning

   I turn the conversation into a fixed scope: what gets built, what it costs, and when it lands. You know exactly what you're getting before any work starts.

3. 3

   Building

   The build itself. You see progress on a staging link as it happens, not a big reveal at the end, so there's room to adjust along the way.

4. 4

   Deployment

   I handle hosting, domains, and the final checks, then put it live. Handover includes everything you need to run it.

5. 5

   Support

   Launch is the start, not the end. I keep things updated, fix what comes up, and stay easy to reach.

That's the shape of a fixed-scope build. A longer engagement runs differently, and every project is scoped on its own terms.