Services

Robert Ferguson is available for independent consulting engagements. Work ranges from a focused audit or integration to embedded, ongoing feature development, across the areas below.

Full-Stack Web Application Development

End-to-end delivery of web applications, from data model to deployed UI.

• Backends in Python/Django and Django REST Framework
• Frontends in React, Next.js, and TypeScript
• Geospatial features via GeoDjango and PostGIS
• UI implementation with Tailwind CSS and component libraries

Backend & API Architecture

Architecture and infrastructure work for systems that need to run reliably and integrate cleanly with the outside world.

• Postgres schema design and query performance
• Cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Docker-based deployment and environment setup
• Third-party API and device integrations, including OAuth flows, encrypted credential storage, and background sync jobs

Security Review & Remediation

Targeted review and hardening of an existing codebase.

• Authentication and input-validation hardening
• IDOR (insecure direct object reference) testing and prevention
• Security header configuration and review

AI-Agent Tooling

Development tooling built for AI coding agents rather than humans, so agents can work safely inside a real codebase.

• Custom MCP servers for AI coding agents
• Internal dev-tooling wrapping git, test, and lint workflows

Process Automation Consulting

Advisory work for organizations planning or scaling automation programs.

• Enterprise RPA and workflow-automation strategy
• Curriculum design for large-scale automation rollouts

Get in touch

Have a project in mind? Email services@aquariumapps.io to discuss scope, timeline, and availability.