Find The Real Problem
Work directly with operators, customers, and domain experts. Map the workflow, identify the constraint, and turn ambiguity into a buildable first move.
Independent Product Studio · Toronto
Software For TheReal Work.
CMD embeds with teams to turn difficult operations into useful software—then carries the strongest recurring problems forward as products.
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// Open Role · Founding Hire
Forward-Deployed Engineer.
I'm looking for a rare kind of builder: someone who can sit with an operator, understand the messy reality, and turn it into software people rely on.
Start A ConversationShip In The Field
Prototype quickly, connect real data, and put working software in front of users. Stay close enough to see what breaks and what matters.
Build What Compounds
Turn one-off discoveries into reliable product capabilities, reusable systems, and better ways of delivering the next project.
What You'll Do
- Own projects from discovery through deployment.
- Build AI-enabled products around real workflows and data.
- Work directly with users, not through layers of handoff.
- Help shape the studio's technical and product standards.
You'll Fit If
- You are equally comfortable asking questions and writing code.
- You can reduce scope without reducing ambition.
- You care about reliability, taste, and the last 10%.
- You want unusual ownership inside a very small team.
// About CMD
Client Work Builds The Studio. Recurring Problems Become Products Worth Testing.
Two Engines, One Studio
Selective client partnerships fund the studio and sharpen our craft. Independent experiments give recurring problems room to become products.
Small By Design
We stay close to the work, bring in trusted specialists when needed, and keep accountability with the people making the product.
Clear Lines Of Ownership
Client outcomes, confidential work, and CMD-owned products remain distinct—so every partnership starts with aligned expectations.
// What We Do
CMD practices
Build Products
We shape focused software products from an ambiguous problem through strategy, design, development, and launch.
- Product strategy
- System design
- Software development
- Launch and iteration
Operate Systems
We design and run the systems behind sustainable growth, turning fragmented work into clear operating loops.
- Inbound systems
- Sales automation
- Revenue operations
- Analytics and learning
Embed With Teams
We work inside select companies as a hands-on product, growth, and technology partner built for accountable execution.
- Product leadership
- Product management
- Design and development
- Operating cadence
// Modern GenAI Applications
Enterprise-Grade GenAI Applications.
CMD designs and builds secure, production-ready generative AI applications on a modern stack—integrated with real data, workflows, permissions, and users.
The stack is selected for the product, the team, and the operating environment.
Platforms And Tools We Use
Vercel
Convex
Clerk
OpenAI Codex
Claude
Cursor
Intercom
// Selected Product
Product In Practice.
CMD develops focused software products alongside selective client partnerships. Each experiment starts with a real problem, a narrow test, and a clear reason to keep building. PlanPort is one product currently in active development.
PlanPortA2.03 · Main floor plan
Evidence remains linkedHuman-verifiable
Venture 01 / Building Compliance
PlanPort
Find permit issues before submission.
PlanPort reads drawings, forms, reports, and municipal guidance together, checks extracted evidence against configured requirements, and turns issues into traceable findings and next actions.
- 01Understand the submission package
- 02Check configured requirements
- 03Resolve findings with linked evidence
// CMD Lab
Experiments Before Ventures.
The lab is where signals from client work and independent research become small, time-boxed experiments. Evidence—not enthusiasm alone—decides what deserves to become a CMD venture.
Explore With Us// Start A Conversation
Build With CMD.
I'm hiring a founding forward-deployed engineer to work beside me across client projects and CMD products. If the role sounds like you, send a note with something you have built and a hard problem you would like to take on.