Complex AI systems for online businesses

Your problem is too complex for off-the-shelf tools. That's exactly where I work.

I build multi-component, production-grade AI systems: the kind with real data models, intelligent pipelines, and money flowing through them correctly. Not templates. Not Zapier. Systems that actually solve the hard problem.

85-table production databaseLive Stripe + webhook infrastructureAI scanning pipeline shipped

What I Build

Six systems. All of them complex. None of them off-the-shelf.

Every engagement starts with a diagnostic, so the scope is based on your actual problem, not a guess.

  • 01

    AI Pipelines

    Multi-step intelligent processing built for production. OCR, vision models, web verification, async queues, and scoring engines, wired together correctly, not cobbled.

  • 02

    Payment Infrastructure

    Live Stripe integration with proper webhook handling, idempotency, ledgers, affiliate attribution, and payout systems. The kind that doesn't break when money is real.

  • 03

    Assessment & Scoring Engines

    Quiz pipelines, personalised scoring models, and data-driven recommendation systems. Complex calculation logic made reliable, repeatable, and auditable.

  • 04

    User & Practitioner Ecosystems

    Multi-tier user systems with role-based data access, real-time features, and practitioner-client architectures. Built secure from the schema up.

  • 05

    Database Architecture

    Supabase schema design, RLS hardening, security audits, and performance optimisation. The foundation everything else depends on, done right the first time.

  • 06

    System Integration & Automation

    Connecting existing systems intelligently with AI decision layers between tools. Complex workflow orchestration where the logic is too specific for Zapier to handle.

All work starts with a paid diagnostic. No blind quotes, no scope surprises.

The Process

Three steps. No surprises.

  1. Step 01

    Paid Diagnostic

    We start with a scoping session. I investigate your system, map the real shape of the problem, and deliver a written plan with itemised scope and a fixed-price quote. You pay for the diagnostic regardless of whether you proceed. This protects you from scope surprises and me from quoting blind.

    AUD $500–1,500
  2. Step 02

    Fixed-Price Build

    Once the diagnostic is scoped and agreed, I build it. Fixed price, no hourly tracking, no scope-creep anxiety. Every change is verified against live database state, not assumed to work.

    Quoted from the diagnostic
  3. Step 03

    Ongoing or Done

    At handover you get documentation, a system tested on real data, and a clean handoff. If you want me to keep it running and build the next phase, that's available. If you just want the thing built and handed over, that's fine too.

    AUD $300–4,000/mo, optional

Proof

One reference build. Clinical-grade, production-ready, live.

Case Study: Bridge Theory

A clinical health assessment platform built from scratch to production.

bridgetheory.health needed a complete platform: a chemical exposure scoring engine, an AI product scanning pipeline, a live payment system, a practitioner ecosystem, and a security architecture that could pass an external security audit. It needed to handle real money, real patient data, and real practitioners from day one.

  • 85-table database

    Schema designed for a multi-tier user system, commerce, affiliate tracking, practitioner relationships, and a chemical-illness reference model. RLS-hardened and externally security-audited.

  • AI scanning pipeline

    Photo capture, OCR, ingredient extraction, web verification, and chemical flagging. Async job queue with trace logging, an admin debug suite, and 60-day extraction quality analytics.

  • Live Stripe infrastructure

    8 webhook event types. Idempotency, 5-minute replay protection, async processing, frictionless post-payment account creation. Verified on real money in production.

  • 19-category smoke test suite

    End-to-end coverage across auth, payments, quiz, scoring, and practitioner flows. Verified on live infrastructure with real paying customers.

Outcome: a $20,000 commercial build, launch-ready and externally security-audited, verified on live infrastructure with real paying customers.

“We'd attempted to create the website ourselves but it was simply too complex. We were getting bogged down on bugs that Rhys handled quickly, which was a massive weight off of our shoulders. As development progressed, I was surprised with the value add from Rhys. Our system didn't have plans for OCR, which has turned out to be a massive improvement in helping us get as close to the truth as possible and helping people in pain demystify environmental factors. I would recommend Rhys' services to anyone who is doing intricate software development. He's passionate about task completion and adds value in places you wouldn't expect.”
Lachlan Carrucan, Co-founder, Bridge Theory

References available: Peter Werle and Lachlan Carrucan, Bridge Theory founders.

Who You're Working With

One person. Full ownership. No handoffs.

I'm Rhys, a technical operator based in Sydney who builds the complex systems most developers won't attempt.

I don't write code line by line. I architect the solution, orchestrate AI build tools to execute it, and verify every output against live database state. That method is why I can ship a clinical-grade platform with a security-audited database and a production payment system in the time a traditional developer is still scaffolding the project.

When you work with me, you get one person who owns the entire problem: architecture, build, testing, security, handover. Not a team of contractors playing telephone.

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  • Supabase + PostgreSQL
  • Stripe live mode
  • AI-native build methods

Got a complex problem?

Start with a diagnostic. I'll investigate your system, map what needs building, and give you a scoped plan and fixed-price quote, before you commit to anything.

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