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Founder - Meet the Founder

Founder & Lead Engineer at Sandlabs. I build MVPs and custom software for growing businesses using AI-powered development workflows.

Founder of Sandlabs

I started Sandlabs because I saw a gap in the market: growing businesses ($1M-$10M revenue) need quality software but can't justify the $200K+ budgets that enterprise agencies charge. By using AI-powered development workflows and modern frameworks, we deliver production-ready products at a fraction of the traditional cost.

My deepest expertise is in fintech and mortgage technology. I've built 5+ production products in the mortgage space — commission management, loan submission, embeddable calculators, compliance tools, and AI trail book management. I understand the aggregators, the regulators, and the day-to-day of running a broker business.

Before Sandlabs, I spent years in enterprise consulting across finance, retail, and technology — which means I understand the business side of software, not just the code. When I quote a project, I'm thinking about your customers, your ops, and your margins — not just the tech stack.

I'm also a Claude specialist. We use Claude extensively in our own development workflow, and we help other businesses integrate Claude into theirs — through custom agents, MCP connectors, and Cowork deployments.

Expertise - Where I go deepest

A decade of building software across industries — with a sharp specialisation in fintech and AI.

  • Mortgage & Lending. Commission management, loan submission, aggregator integrations, compliance tracking. 5+ production products serving real brokers.
  • AI & Claude. Custom agents, MCP connectors, Cowork deployments, RAG systems, document processing. Production AI — not demos.
  • SaaS & Platforms. Multi-tenant architecture, subscription billing, embeddable widgets, dashboards, analytics. From MVP to scale.
  • Full-stack. React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, AWS. I'm hands-on across the entire stack.
  • Enterprise consulting. Years in finance, retail, and tech consulting. I understand stakeholders, compliance, and integration with legacy systems.
  • Product thinking. I challenge scope. I push back on bad ideas. I'm as focused on business outcomes as I am on technical execution.

Articles & thinking

A selection of recent articles on AI, development, and building products.

Claude Certification 2026: All Four Anthropic Exams, What They Cost, and Whether Your Team Needs One

Anthropic now runs four proctored Claude certifications through Pearson VUE. What CCAO-F, CCDV-F, CCAR-F and CCAR-P actually test, what they cost in AUD, how to study for free, and the honest answer on whether a certificate changes anything for your business.

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Does Anthropic Charge GST in Australia? Claude Invoices, ABNs and Your BAS

Anthropic adds 10% GST to Australian Claude subscriptions by default - and if you do not add your ABN, you probably cannot claim it back. How the imported-services rules work, the two-minute fix, and what to do about invoices you have already paid.

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Is Claude Max Worth It? An Australian Cost Breakdown (2026)

Claude Max is USD $100 or $200 a month - about A$150 to A$300 plus GST. Here is the break-even maths for Australian businesses, the four user profiles it genuinely suits, and the three cases where Pro, Team or an API key is the better buy.

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Claude Usage Limits Explained (2026): Free, Pro, Max, Team and Claude Code

Anthropic does not publish a message count for any plan. Here is how the five-hour session window and weekly caps actually work, what drives usage up, roughly what each plan gets you, and how to tell whether you need Max or just better habits.

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