Services

What we can do for you

Every service below is something we have done in production, not something we plan to learn on your time. The companies and projects named under each one are described on the Work page.

Cloud architecting

Design, review, and migration planning for Google Cloud environments: project and network layout, identity and access, secrets, storage, compute choices, and cost. Thomas holds the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification.

Experience: Ripcord.film

SaaS startups

Taking a software-as-a-service idea from a blank repository to a product that customers can sign up for and pay for: architecture, build, hosting, billing, and the operational routine that keeps it running.

Experience: Ripcord.film

General IT consulting

Practical help with systems, networks, security posture, backups, vendor and tool selection, and the everyday IT questions a small team runs into.

Experience: C-Sharpe, Ripcord.film

Financial ops

Setting up billing and payment processing, tracking costs, budgeting cloud spend, and keeping a small company's numbers in order.

Experience: Ripcord.film

DevOps

CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, environment promotion, release process, and the developer tooling that makes shipping routine instead of stressful.

Experience: Virtana, Ripcord.film

CloudOps

Running production cloud environments day to day: monitoring, alerting, incident response, patching, backups, and cost control.

Experience: Virtana, Ripcord.film

Audio and media creation

Original music, soundtracks, sound design, and audio production for games, video, and releases, including audio design for Demiurge Studios.

Experience: Demiurge Studios, First Sun, Just Below Purgatory

Game design

Design work on shipped multiplayer PC games, from mechanics and balance to the audio that supports them.

Experience: Natural Selection 2, Natural Selection 2: Combat

Project management

Planning, scheduling, tracking, and clear communication for software projects, so that the work gets delivered and everyone knows where it stands.

Experience: Ripcord.film

Not sure which one you need?

Describe the problem and we will tell you whether we can help and what it would involve. There is no charge for that conversation.