ShipwrightDigital
Nova Scotia based · Remote across Canada and the US

Websites, cloud, and custom software,
built to last.

Fifteen years of full-stack development for Maritime businesses: websites and business email, AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure, custom web applications, and the integrations that hold them together. You deal directly with the developer doing the work: honest assessments, realistic timelines, and code that works.

Services

The work I take on

Everything here starts with a free phone call and ends with a flat written quote. That's true for a two-page website and it's true for a six-month build.

Websites, Email & Hosting

A site that loads fast, shows up on Google, and doesn't fall over.

  • Designed for phones first, because that's where your customers are
  • Business email on your own domain, set up so it lands in inboxes
  • Hosted on AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure that I keep patched and monitored

Flat build fee plus monthly care

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Custom Software & Integrations

For the jobs where off-the-shelf software runs out.

  • Custom web applications, Twilio and API integrations, AI automations
  • Cloud architecture, cost optimization, and legacy migrations on AWS and Cloudflare
  • Emergency fixes and performance tuning when something's broken

Scoped and quoted per project

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AI Automation Audit

Most owners suspect AI could save them time somewhere. This audit finds out where, and whether it's worth the money.

  • One conversation about how your business runs: quoting, intake, scheduling, bookkeeping
  • A short report ranking what's worth automating, what it costs, and what to skip. The plan is yours whether you build with me or with someone else

Flat fee, quoted up front

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How it works

What working with me looks like

Step 1

Tell me what's eating your week

Fill in the short questionnaire on any service page, or just call. Bring whatever keeps not getting done, whether that's quoting, double bookings, or a website that hasn't changed since 2014.

Step 2

Get a flat quote

Scope, price, and timeline in writing before any work starts. If I'm not the right fit for the job, I'll say so and point you at who is.

Step 3

I build it. You run your business.

I ship it, walk you through it, and keep it running under a care plan. Years later, the person answering your questions is still me.

The builder

A shipwright builds things meant to take weather

Shipwright Digital is a one-person shop: fifteen years of full-stack development, from health platforms to ERstat.ca to the AWS and Cloudflare infrastructure behind hundreds of production websites. No account managers, no sales team, no subcontractors. The person you call is the person who does the work.

The name is a standard I try to hold myself to. A shipwright's work has to survive years of weather with somebody's livelihood aboard, and I think websites and servers deserve the same seriousness. Mine are built to still be running a decade from now.

Based in Nova Scotia, working with businesses across Atlantic Canada and remote clients across Canada and the US.

FAQ

Questions I get a lot

What does a website cost?

I quote a flat price in writing before any work starts, and that's what you pay. For scale, a straightforward small-business website is a few days of my time. You'll know the exact number before you commit to anything.

Is AI useful for a small business, or is it hype?

Some of it is hype, and some of it is already saving small businesses real hours: drafting quotes, answering repeat questions, reading invoices into the books. Whether it would help your business is exactly what the audit answers, and if the answer is no, the report will say so.

Where are you based, and do you work remotely?

I'm in Nova Scotia, and I work fully remotely: phone, email, and Google Meet cover everything this work needs. I take on clients across Atlantic Canada, and hosting, software, and integration clients anywhere in Canada or the US.

Who owns the website if I leave?

You do. The domain is registered in your name and the content is yours. If you ever want to move on, I hand you a complete copy of the site and we part on good terms.

Who actually does the work?

I do, personally. Nothing is subcontracted and there's no account manager between us. You talk to the person writing the code.

Tell me what’s eating your week.

The call is free and takes 20 minutes. Worst case, you leave with a clearer picture of the problem.