CLIENTS
253 companies have trusted me with mobile app and software development
Case studies & RESULTS
Here's a snapshot of some big wins I achieved
TESTIMONIALS
Arun Prasad, Founder AIWhispr
Luke Schwigtenberg, Head of R&D Banktech
Rouad El-Ayoubi, CEO Alliance Project Group
Angela Bevitt-Parr, CMO AWS Australia
"With a deep understanding of our business needs, Sam leads an efficient process in delivering quality outputs.”
Kelvin Kenney, CEO Bow Wow Meow
Adrian Black, Founder Ticked Off
Tim Buric, CTO Agilyx
Thomas Roper, Engineer Lendlease
Andrew Raso, Group-CEO Online Marketing Gurus
Matthew Freebury, Director FMCG Analytics
Michael Soukie, Founder Scafflinq
George Betsis, Founder Stickytape
Michael Kalucy, Managing Director Workhouse
Malaz Majanni, CEO OnePath Network
Anastasia Lobanova, SAP Analyst Agrana Fruit
Trent Carney, Founder MyCanary
Customer-facing mobile apps
iOS, Android and cross-platform. Consumer and B2B apps designed around a measurable business job rather than a framework preference.
Backend, APIs & cloud
The part most app quotes leave out: authentication, data, integrations and infrastructure engineered so the app performs at real-world scale.
Field & operational apps
Tools for crews, sites and operations. Offline-capable, tested against rugged reality, built to make a workforce measurably faster.
App & web products
When the app is one surface of a bigger product: shared backend, web portal, and mobile app built as one system.
App modernisation & replatforming
The ageing app the business depends on, rebuilt or re-platformed without betting the company on a big-bang rewrite.
App rescue & take-over
Apps that launched and stalled, vendors that vanished, stores full of one-star updates. We assess honestly, stabilise, and take ownership.
WHY TEAMS CHOOSE US OVER A TYPICAL DEV SHOP
Most agencies ship the app, while we solve the problem it was for
The difference isn't how good your engineers are. It's who owns the outcome after launch day and how close they are to your business.
Book a discovery call
The typical arrangement
An account manager sits between you and the people doing the work.
The vendor owns the roadmap. You find out what's on it at the demo.
Senior names in the pitch, junior hands on the keyboard.
The engagement ends when the invoice does.
How Halcrow works
I scope, lead, and answer for each engagement personally.
Your roadmap stays yours. I run it with you, in your language.
The team I bring is the team that builds.
Everything gets handed over properly so you can own and extended what gets built.
Why now, not next quarter
Without a technical leader accountable to you, you're risking project drift
Technology initiatives don’t fail suddenly. They drift. The same problems go unaddressed every quarter. By the time anyone notices, months of budget have gone with nothing to show for it.
It's a slow, quiet deterioration that looks like business as usual until it isn't.
Three steps to work with me. The first one costs you nothing but gives you what you need at this moment.
STEP 1
Book a 30-minute discovery call with me
You describe what you’re trying to build or fix. I ask the questions a CTO would.
Book a discovery call
STEP 2
I send a scope you can hold us to
With clear phases, honest estimates, named risks. Written so your leadership team can read it.
STEP 3
The team embeds and we start with you
My engineers build; I lead.
FAQ
What I'm asked on most scoping calls
How do you price?
Who owns the code and IP?
Can you take over an existing build or vendor situation?
How quickly can you start?
Where are you based?
