Available for new projects
Your website,
working as hard
as you do.
I help nonprofits, small businesses, and early-stage teams build websites and web platforms they can actually rely on. I’ll explain what I’m doing in plain English and hand you something you own outright when we’re done.
What I do
Three ways
I can help
Whether you need a new website, a more reliable backend, or a second opinion on a technical decision, I’ll give you straight answers and won’t recommend more work than the problem calls for.
01 Sites that load quickly, work for everyone, and are straightforward for your team to update without calling a developer.
02 The infrastructure your product depends on. I build it securely and document it so your team can maintain it without me, and it can grow without a rewrite every time your requirements change.
03 Not sure what you need? I’ll help you figure it out, with no interest in turning a single conversation into a six-month project.
Selected work
Projects I’m proud of
BC Children’s Hospital
For years, the hospital’s clinical web applications were showing their age. Some took over 10 seconds to load for the patients, families, and clinicians depending on them, all of whom had enough on their minds already. I led development across 15+ of those applications: patient-facing tools, research platforms, and a VR experience that lets kids walk through the MRI process before it happens, reducing anxiety and improving outcomes. Migrated the entire portfolio to Azure with Docker and automated CI/CD pipelines, cutting maintenance overhead by around 15 hours a month and bringing load times down to under a second. The work reached over 20,000 users a month, and one project was featured in a peer-reviewed clinical study.
Access to Therapy
Redesigning the web presence for Access to Therapy, a mental health nonprofit. Building a site that handles thousands of visitors a month, meets accessibility standards, and lets the team manage it without calling a developer.
Rust Check Winnipeg
A family-run Winnipeg business with a loyal following built over thirty years and no web presence to show for it. I built them a site that reflects the care and reliability their existing customers already knew, so new ones could find them and trust them quickly.
Graphem Solutions
Contract work at a small Vancouver agency covering a variety of client projects. The standout was RagingBull.com, a trading education platform that delivered live video classes to thousands of concurrent users. I built the streaming layer using WebRTC, alongside the broader platform in Laravel and Vue.js.
Cold Water Sharp
Cold Water Sharp already had a strong reputation. They just needed a site that could reach new customers. I built them a clean site with a custom intake form designed around their process, and UTM tracking so every campaign gives a clear answer on what worked.
How it works
Simple from
start to finish
You’ll know what’s happening at every stage. I give honest updates when things change, and when we’re done I hand everything over cleanly so your team can run it without me.
01 Tell me what you’re working on. No commitment, just a conversation about what you need and whether I’m the right fit.
02 A plain-English document: what I’ll build, what it costs, how long it takes. No hidden fees or scope surprises.
03 You’ll get regular updates and have something concrete to review throughout, not weeks of silence between check-ins.
04 Everything handed over cleanly. Your team can run it without needing me, though I’m always around if you do.
Is this a good fit?
I work best with people
who value the long game
We’ll work well together if you…
- Care more about reliability than being first out the door
- Want straight communication and timelines you can plan around
- Are a nonprofit, small business, or early-stage team
- Want to understand what you’re paying for
- Have a problem worth solving, glamorous or not
I’m probably not the right fit if you…
- Need the cheapest option on the market
- Want to move fast without a clear plan
- Need a full agency with designers and account managers
- Have a vague brief and a very firm deadline
- Don’t want to be involved in decisions along the way
Get in touch
Have something in mind?
Tell me what you’re working on, even if it’s still early and you’re not sure what you need yet. I’ll respond within one business day.
hey@nigelstewart.dev Also on GitHub and LinkedIn. Based in Winnipeg, MB, available remotely.