Your idea, built and shipped

You have an idea for software that should exist. You want someone who can take it and turn it into a real, working product your customers can use, and handle everything it takes to get there.

I learn your business, figure out what to build, design how it works, and write the code that ships it. Already have a rough prototype that needs to become something your customers can rely on? That’s covered too.

What I build

• iOS apps, from prototype to App Store.
• Web apps that hold up once real customers show up.
• A first version to get your idea into customers’ hands, built to grow from there.

How I work

I think like your user. Teams deep in their own product stop seeing it the way a new person does. I look at every feature from the outside in. If a flow doesn’t make sense to a real user, I’ll say so and propose what to build instead.

I make it solid and measurable. Software that holds up when real customers use it, with the testing to prove it and tracking built in, so you can ship fixes and features fast and decide from real numbers instead of guessing.

I build with AI agents. Agentic engineering is core to how I work. I use AI coding agents like Claude Code to ship faster, and I can build private AI tools and automations into the software I make for you.

I keep your work confidential. When a project needs to stay in-house, I can run the AI on local LLMs on my own hardware instead of sending your data out to third-party services.

What I’ve delivered

Sonato. Over four years I designed and built the iOS app for a hospitality platform serving private member clubs, every feature members use today, including the Apple Wallet pass they tap to get into their club. It holds a 5-star App Store rating.

charity: water. I built mycharity: water, the first platform that let anyone run their own fundraising campaign for clean water. It raised $500,000 from 2,000 donors in its first two months.

My own apps. I’ve taken products from nothing to shipped on my own: Little Memory, a diary app Apple featured as a Staff Favorite, and Ready Time, a planning app. Idea to App Store, all of it mine.

I’ve also grown Bebo’s mobile site to 4 million daily users, built the search millions use on Twitch, shipped the Hipmunk travel app, and built the LOOKBOOK fashion community. I’ve been building and shipping software since 2005.

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Testimonials

Ivan is a fantastic product developer who can take wireframe ideas and build an entire product. Not only will the engineering be solid but you will find that the UI/UX is thoughtful, effective, and visually pleasing. People that take pride in their work build better things and that’s Ivan.

– Brian Woods

Ivan was a key player in the rapid construction of a startup that would sell for nearly a billion. I would gladly welcome the opportunity to work with Ivan in the future and highly recommend him for the most demanding roles in the industry.

– Jose Hernandez

Ivan is an asset to any team building innovative product on the web or mobile. He can learn and apply new technology quickly and work independently to complete complex projects.

– Darius Contractor

Ivan is always excited about learning new technologies and is eager to create new tools and bring ideas to life.

– Jonathan Ritchey

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