Building apps and tools for those who need it most.
Hi, I'm Chris. Dad to Jaxon and Ethan, partner to Ericka, and an operations leader by day. In the evenings I build software, and nearly all of it started at our kitchen table.
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Every dose, every family member, one trusted place.
Safety timers for as-needed medicines, routines for daily medications, and fever and vitals tracking, shared across caregivers.
Two minutes a day is enough to change how you work.
A rating and a couple of sentences become a record you can learn from, with patterns across your meetings, projects and weeks, and reports you can share with a coach or a team.
Your important information reaches the right people when you can't.
Store messages, instructions, documents and logins in a secure vault. Miss a check-in and, after a grace period you set, Si Forte delivers them to the people you chose.
Most of what I've made started with something happening at home.
Jaxon got sick. Then we all did.
Paracetamol, ibuprofen, three people, and notes that were already wrong. What we needed at 3 a.m. was a shared picture, counted from when the dose was actually given.
Then my own health blew up.
Open-heart surgery at the Royal Adelaide, a mechanical valve, and warfarin for life. INR checks belong next to the tablet, not in a different app, and Ericka needed to see it all while I recovered.
Surgery forced the "what if" conversations.
Passwords, PINs, insurance, the house title, my will. Ericka would need all of it if something went wrong, and we had never needed to talk about any of it before.
My growth tracked with the time I spent reflecting.
Over years of work and leadership, the stretches where I grew most were the ones where I stopped to look back at my decisions and what came of them.
Jaxon loves all things planets.
The books in the genre he loves weren't the kind that would further inspire his interest in space and the solar system.
I need a change of scenery every few months.
33 countries and 14 trips so far, most of them now with Ericka, Jaxon and Ethan. We wanted one place to plan them together and remember them after.
My teams have spanned 15+ countries.
Working remotely with Thrive Themes and Awesome Motive, finding a meeting time that suited everyone came up constantly. With LevelUp it still does: Adelaide, Manila and everywhere in between.
“No alarm to potentially wake you when asleep but a big green or red square to say yes or no for more medicine. Just what a sick parent needs.”
“Easy to use and helps me find insights into my behaviour that I could never see otherwise.”
“Perfect to keep track of medications and also keeps track of the illness progression.”
“(Chris) fosters a productive environment where challenges are addressed efficiently, and teams are empowered to deliver their best work”
Aleksandar KrstićSenior Developer at Awesome Motive“I strongly recommend engaging with Chris if you are looking to build momentum in your business and kick strategic goals!”
Richard BatesFounder & CEO Acumen Data“Chris has a determined focus on developing teams through personal mentoring, structured training and strong project management skills...”
Karl MitmannsgruberCIO at Outsourced.phLately I've been writing about
Honest build notes from the apps, a few software setups, and coffee in places I didn't expect it.
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