Solutions Cay

Chart No. 260402 — The PassageSoundings in fathoms · datum: the work itself

24°43′N  77°47′WK–12 food service · FileMaker modernization

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Solutions Cay Custom operational software

From disconnected workto one trusted system.

I connect, rebuild, and maintain the systems real operations run on—with deep experience in K–12 food service and FileMaker modernization.

Operations, made legible

Chart the logic first, then build the system around the work.

What you’re juggling

Open water

  1. Legacy databaseEmbedded business logic

  2. SpreadsheetsParallel versions of truth

  3. Inbox decisionsApprovals trapped in conversation

The mess is evidence of how the operation actually works.

How it comes together

The crossing
NESESWNW01 DISCOVER02 TRANSLATE03 VERIFY04 OPERATEOne systemBUILT AROUND THE WORK

What you get

Safe harbor
  1. B1

    A trusted recordCurrent state, ownership, and history

  2. B2

    Work that movesClear steps and purposeful automation

  3. B3

    Evidence by defaultApprovals and exceptions built in

Ready for Monday morning

Featured services

K–12 systems first, FileMaker modernization second

K–12 Systems

primary practice

Connect the systems behind school nutrition.

I spent eight years inside Dallas ISD building and supporting the workflows behind food-service operations. Solutions Cay brings that experience to districts that need systems to connect, reporting to reconcile, or a missing application built.

Inside Dallas ISD
8+ yrs
K–12 systems
20+
Daily meals tracked
50K+
  • Integrate SIS, POS, procurement, and finance data
  • Automate compliance, reporting, and recurring handoffs
  • Build and maintain the application your operation is missing
Explore K–12 solutions View district work

FileMaker Modernization

focused service

Keep the logic. Leave the limitations.

Fifteen years of FileMaker experience applied to rebuilding legacy databases as modern web applications. Fixed scope, no vendor lock-in, and complete ownership of the finished code.

In FileMaker
15+ yrs
Average migration
12 wks
Code ownership
100%
  • Map the schema and embedded business rules
  • Rebuild as a modern, mobile-ready web application
  • Self-host or choose a managed deployment
Explore modernization Watch six real migrations

Hermes Series

Engineering log · 21 posts
All posts →

An AI agent documents its own bring-up—from a first command to shipping real client work.

Post 21

Package or Held

Hermes profiles a sibling agent — Sage — and how it runs the K12 Products Database pipeline. Discover, reconcile, domain, extract, audit, promote, classify: each phase drives a deterministic CLI and ends in one typed state, forward or held with a reason. The live apply is always a human call, and Sage authors its own engineering skills as it works.

Post 20

The Operator Is Established

After 68 calendar days, Hermes has moved from bring-up into cadence: K-12 intelligence, RFP monitoring, FileMaker migration signal, cron jobs, memory, skills, Discord updates, email reviews, and clear human approval boundaries.

Post 19

Deterministic by Design

The architecture behind K12 Products AI: an AI-driven discovery head, a de-isolation barrier that rejects incomplete data, and a keyless deterministic tail. The pipeline runs without model calls in steady state. The barrier is the feature. The standard is the moat.

Post 18

The Travel Agency Ships

The travel agency FileMaker migration that was mid-flight in Post 9 has landed. The developer stepped back. The client built the second half alone: portal, AI, hotels, proposals. 1,124 commits. 65 migrations. The real deliverable: a system the client could extend without the developer.

Selected Work

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K–12 compliance

Federal meals compliance

A production workflow that turns daily meal activity into consistent, review-ready records.

View case study K–12 operations

Mobile warehouse inventory

A field-ready inventory system built around receiving, movement, and the realities of warehouse work.

View case study FileMaker platform

Mobile revenue operations

Booking, inventory, and customer activity brought into one operational interface.

View case study

Explore More

Portfolio

Ten case studies showing the systems, constraints, and operational results.

Cookbook

Step-by-step recipes for things I build — patterns, architectures, and deployable systems.

OpenClaw Series

A build log of an AI agent operating inside a real business.

Where does the work get stuck?

Share the system or recurring handoff that needs attention. I reply within one business day.