I turn AI and SaaS ideas into production-ready products.
UX, front-end and AI, designed and built by one senior hand, so founders and CTOs ship a v1 in weeks instead of quarters. I also run a small studio of my own products and partner for cash, equity or both.
My studio: products I own, designed and coded end to end. Each one is where I prove the methods I bring to client work, and some are open to partners.
The operating system for venture mentor programs: intake, mentor roster, AI team matching and rallies for independent chapters on one platform.
A reverse alarm clock: set when you need to arrive, and it works backwards through your routine and commute to say when to start.
A visual release-approval workspace for AI-built software: before-and-after evidence across routes, states, roles and screen sizes, with a person in charge of the decision to ship.
A family health workspace that starts with scoliosis: repeat back scans compared over time, a care journey, appointment preparation, and support plans for school and everyday life.
A calm RSS reader: no algorithmic feed, no selling your reading history, local-first by default and synced only when you sign in.
Product design and builds for founders and product teams, usually in the stack that went to production. More work is under NDA, including my role as product and AI lead on a large government project.
Dam-safety compliance for New Zealand operators: map evidence to regulations, close deficiencies, and produce regulator-ready reports with a 3D view of the asset.
Shelf intelligence for retail operations: perpetual planograms, real-time on-shelf availability and task management.
Cosmetic formulation with AI that checks Health Canada rules as you work. Web, iOS, Android and iPad.
True batch costs and lot traceability for contract manufacturers, designed as white-label multi-tenant SaaS.
AI claim assessment plus human lawyers for personal injury settlements, with transparent timelines and lower fees.
Passwordless sign-in for payments and banking: an admin for apps, users, themes and stats.
Purpose-built AI agents for accounts payable and compliance. Prototyped in React so developers reused the code.
Revenue cycle management for dental groups, with AI phone automation that removes payer hold times.
Steel takeoffs in minutes instead of hours. AI reads the blueprint; estimators confirm what it found.
Older engagements, side projects, video and brand work.
AI travel booking any website can embed with one line of code. UI, UX and prototype.
Companion app for UV disinfection hardware, with AI and AR to predict the dose. Featured in Fortune and USA Today.
Privacy-minded, open-source contact tracing. Design and UX.
White-label project management for engineering and construction firms.
WordPress reporting platform for campaign tracking, targets and dashboards. Design, UX, UI and build.
Machine-learning activity tool for individuals, enterprises and franchises.
Reporting app: UX, UI, clickable prototype and marketing site.
AI chatbot pre-screening for onboarding, plus employee and customer turnover dashboards.
Native Android and iOS education app for the Government of Alberta.
3D data rendering engine for University of Alberta robotic-arm training and eye tracking.
Classic album covers reimagined as dental parodies for a practice’s brand.
One-minute promo video from stock footage, AI video and AI voice.
Promo video, brochures, presentations and website for a Phase II ESA AI platform.
The same seven steps every time. Two ways to get it live: I build it myself, or I lead your design and dev team until it is live.
Step 01 · Discover
I start with the people who do the work, not only the people who sign off. On recorded calls they walk me through the current process screen by screen: the spreadsheets, the email threads, the workarounds, and the moments where it breaks.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I run the calls and walk-throughs with the people who do the work, and map the current process myself.
With your team
Your product, design and engineering leads join the calls, so everyone starts from the same picture of the problem.
Step 02 · Compile
Transcripts, the process map, sample files, constraints, regulations and the one metric that matters go into a single brief. Nothing important is left in someone’s head or inbox.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I turn the calls, files and constraints into one requirements brief for you to approve.
With your team
I write the brief with your product lead, in your tools, so your team owns it from day one.
Step 03 · Specify
The brief goes into Perplexity’s deep research, which comes back with a detailed specification: users and roles, core flows, data model, integrations, edge cases, security and acceptance criteria, with sources behind every assumption about the market or the rules. We review it together and lock version one before any design starts.
What you get
At this step
I build it
Perplexity’s deep research produces the detailed spec. I review it with you and lock version one.
With your team
Your tech lead reviews the spec against your architecture before it is locked, so it fits what you already run.
Step 04 · Build
Design and code happen together, in the stack that goes to production. I work with the latest models from Anthropic, OpenAI and Google inside Cursor and Claude Code, picking the model per task, and you get a working preview link every few days instead of static mockups.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I design and build it end to end, and deploy it as a live, working app on your accounts.
With your team
I pair with your designers and developers, set up the AI workflow in your repo, and review every pull request.
Step 05 · Test
Before anything ships, the people who will use it try the preview on real tasks. I run moderated sessions where they think aloud, add quick unmoderated tests for wider coverage, and watch where they hesitate. Task success, time on task and the moments people get stuck become a ranked list for the next round.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I recruit the users, run the sessions and rank what to fix.
With your team
I run the first sessions with your designers watching, then coach them to run the next rounds.
Step 06 · Iterate
Findings from testing and your feedback on each preview become the next round of changes, worst problems first. We review every preview together against the spec, and the spec is updated as decisions change, so it stays the source of truth.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I make the changes and send a new preview every few days.
With your team
I set priorities with your product lead; your team builds the changes and I review them.
Step 07 · Ship
Nothing reaches production until it passes automated tests, a security review and your sign-off on the preview. Then it deploys, we watch the metric we agreed on, and what real users do starts the next round of testing and iteration. Launch is the start of the loop, not the end of the project. Throughout, AI does the heavy lifting and people make the calls: coding agents never touch production data, and every change goes through a preview first.
What you get
At this step
I build it
I ship it live, hand over the code, docs and accounts, and stay on to keep improving it.
With your team
Your team ships through your own pipeline. I stay on to review, measure and plan the next round.
Most projects start with a Scoping Sprint, so the build is planned from a spec instead of a guess.
You have an idea or a rough prototype and need a plan you can trust before the build.
You’ve built the prototype, or you know what to build. I take it to a live v1: the production stack, security, tests and real users.
Your product is live and you need senior product and AI leadership without a full-time hire.
You have a product worth building and want a co-builder with skin in the game, not a vendor.
What clients, teammates and readers have said since 2010.
From the first day Kevin showed up, I was always impressed with his design chops. His desire to learn, get better, and try new things was inspiring to me.
Kevin steadily improved his skill in design, front-end development, and then finally full-stack development. He’s an ambitious guy, with a lot of drive. He gets the web.
They have been a pleasure to work with. Their team is knowledgeable, articulate and responsive.
Whenever we propose a change to our website, they use their interface design expertise to suggest the best way to make it while improving the experience for our visitors. We have no hesitation in wholeheartedly recommending their work.
Looks great, and thanks again for everything! I met with our EBSCO reps today and told them how happy we are with your team and the Stacks site.
You work fast! Thank you for taking the time to give us such meaningful and useful feedback. It’s exactly what we need at this point to keep improving.
There are some really great insights in here.
Whoa, it looks so much cleaner! I spoke with the programmers and they loved the customer page. Love it.
Kevin was a great mentor and taught me a lot when I was starting out. He is very driven and is always interested in how he can leverage what’s new and exciting on the web.
The quoting form feels simple and user-friendly. Great work on this!
Thanks for the update, Kevin. This looks amazing!
They built our award-winning iOS app and, more recently, the core of our new responsive website.
It’s done, and they’re thrilled with the results. Their provost has been very impressed too.
Thank you for all the work you’ve done to get our websites up and running, and for the adjustments that needed your expertise. We appreciate it, Kevin.
Thanks for the smooth launch. It all looks great.
Thanks for this excellent summary, Kevin. We’re definitely interested in exploring this further.
I probably shouldn’t be surprised by what you created in two hours. It’s very slick and easy to use, overall, this is amazing.
I went through your book. It’s a lot of work, and you did a very good job. I especially liked the comments drawn from your experience. You’ve shown the ability to think beyond the technical issues, and a lot of technical people can’t do that.
Kevin is an excellent UI designer who always tries to stay current with new technologies and trends. He’s very passionate and pays attention to details.
Loving the website design and colour scheme! It’s simple, has everything we need, and looks amazing.
First off, kudos to you! We love the design, and the software team also says you did a great job. Everyone across the board has really loved it. Nice work, Kevin!
It’s great. I recently discovered Foundation, and your book has been very useful in getting me started.
Given the tight timeline, this looks very sharp. You’re off to a great start, and I look forward to working more closely with you.
Really impressed: clean layout, simple color scheme, light background. You’re hitting all my high notes.
I really enjoyed your talk today on UX and UI best practices. It will help our team with future iterations of our product design.
Thank you so much for a successful launch this morning! We are really pleased with the site and what it means for our patients, families and care providers for years to come.
Kevin is a powerhouse and a talented designer who was always curious about how things worked. I really enjoyed brainstorming ideas with him and chatting about technology because he is so obviously passionate about it. I’d work with him again anytime.
Notes on building AI and SaaS products: how I work, working with founders, and what I learn shipping my own products.
AI video can get most of a product explainer right quickly, but the last small part is where the hours go, and technical videos without CAD drawings or renderings are where it breaks down.
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How I write a feature inventory and a matrix of test scenarios that an AI browser agent can run in batches against a preview site, and where a person still has to look.
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What a quick Claude prototype usually skips, from real data and sign-in to server-side AI, tests, backups and cost limits, and the order I would tackle each one on the way to production.
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How I divide work between a long-running workhorse agent, a terminal agent, an in-editor assistant and an asynchronous cloud agent, and why the same rules, previews and review matter more than the tool.
ReadKevin builds modern web and mobile applications, AI-powered products and multi-tenant SaaS platforms with production-grade security, performance and UX. Thirty years of technical UX design, front-end engineering and product strategy go into software that is both beautiful and brutally practical. He sold his startup, Stacks, to EBSCO, runs a small studio of his own products, and partners with founders and CTOs as a fractional product and AI lead.
Studied web design and development at universities across North America, including UCLA and the University of Alberta.
Sold a startup (Stacks) to EBSCO, a large enterprise company, demonstrating the ability to build valuable technology businesses.
More than fifty security certifications, including the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, covering offensive and defensive work from web application security to incident response.
Part-time or project-based product and AI lead, embedded in your team or running ahead of it, with a working preview every few days.
Hosted a nationally syndicated TV and radio show for ten years, sharing insights on technology, design, and innovation.
Published author on responsive design by Packt Publishing, sharing expertise in modern web development practices.
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