Products we build
We design, build, and run our own software. TripBridge is the first: a chat room a teacher opens for a field trip and closes when the trip ends. It is a web app first, with a native Android app in progress and an iOS app planned.
Software that
people can trust.
Moderated on the server, encrypted at rest, deleted on a schedule no one can extend. That is TripBridge™, our first product, and the standard behind everything else we build.
What we do
Two kinds of work, the same standards for both.
Consulting we offer
We take on software projects for other organizations: web and mobile applications, APIs and integrations, cloud environments on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure, and the DevOps, security, and observability work around them. You work directly with the engineer doing the work.
What we’re building: TripBridge
Temporary, moderated field-trip chat rooms for teachers and students. A teacher opens a room for a trip, students join with a short code, everyone stays in touch during the day, and the room closes when the trip ends. No personal phone numbers change hands.
- No student accounts
- Server-side moderation
- Auto-closing trip rooms
- No phone numbers shared
No personal phone numbers
Teachers and students message inside the trip room, so no one has to share a private number to stay reachable.
Teacher-controlled chat
Staff set the rules: open group chat, read-only announcements, or direct messages only. Students can send direct messages to staff, never to each other. Moderation runs server-side, always.
Temporary field trip rooms
Students join with a trip name and short passcode. The room is time-boxed and closes automatically when the trip ends.
How a trip works
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Create a trip room
A teacher sets up a room for the trip, picks the chat rules, and gets a short join passcode to share.
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Students join with a code
Students enter the trip name, passcode, and a username. No account, no app install, no phone number.
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Chat safely, then it closes
Staff message and moderate throughout the trip. When it ends, the room becomes read-only and is cleaned up automatically.
Where TripBridge stands today
TripBridge is a web app first: it installs on any phone as a progressive web app, and its home will be tripbridge.chat. A native Android app is in progress and an iOS app is planned. The product is pre-launch. A pilot with teachers comes before general availability.
Student privacy is the design constraint, not a feature. Students join with a username: no account, no phone number. Message content is encrypted while stored, and every trip’s data is deleted within 90 days of the trip ending. The product’s own privacy policy will be published when TripBridge launches.
Consulting
Web and mobile applications, the cloud they run on, and the operational work that keeps both healthy.
What we take on
- Applications
- Web and mobile applications, from a first version through to maintenance
- Integrations
- APIs, integrations, and the glue between systems you already run
- Cloud
- Environments on AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure: set one up, move to one, or tidy the one you have
- DevOps
- CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and deployments that repeat exactly
- Security
- Access control, secrets, encryption at rest, and backups that have been restored
- Observability
- Logs, metrics, and alerts, so a problem is noticed before it is reported
- Support
- Ongoing support and improvement of existing software
How engagements work
- Shape
- A scoped project with a fixed deliverable, or a monthly retainer
- Agreement
- A written agreement before any work starts, with an NDA on request
- Ownership
- Clear terms on ownership of deliverables, in writing
- Who builds it
- You work directly with the engineer building your software