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Case studies

Recent projects and AI automation case studies

Explore Locum Manager, Docker infrastructure, an NFC system with tag holder, Pascal Lavorel ecommerce, and the RSVP automation case study.

Published case studies

Badminton club RSVP automation

WhatsApp, n8n, PostgreSQL, and AI intent handling for a 3,000+ member operation with attendance tracking and audit history.

Outcome: Automated RSVPs, booking replies, attendance visibility, and repeatable revenue-loop messaging.

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Live product · continuing development

Locum Manager mobile PWA

A mobile-first product bringing locum sessions, expenses and receipts, MTD bookkeeping preparation, and invoices into one authenticated workspace.

Status: Live production web release with continuing product development. Tax & MTD prepares records and exports; it does not submit filings to HMRC.

Read the Locum Manager case study

Infrastructure

Docker infrastructure

Running automation takes more than a workflow. My Docker work covers the supporting n8n environment: backing up application data and PostgreSQL, managing container updates, and checking the application after a release.

The work brings deployment and maintenance into the same operating process, with a recovery copy prepared before changes.

Connected hardware

NFC system with tag holder

This project connects physical NFC tags and a tag holder with a badminton session application. The NFC interaction identifies a registered player for session check-in, linking a courtside interaction to the digital session.

The software includes organiser-controlled tag registration and reference-list synchronisation. The physical holder is part of the project alongside the application.

Ecommerce

Pascal Lavorel ecommerce

A website and online shop for Pascal Lavorel, a florist in St John’s Wood. Visitors can browse bouquets and arrangements, choose products, and enter delivery or collection details through the basket.

The customer journey brings the floral portfolio, product catalogue and local-delivery information together.

Visit the Pascal Lavorel website ↗

Representative use cases

Architects and built-environment teams

AI document search over project files, planning documents, specifications, correspondence, and Microsoft 365 folders.

Typical stack: RAG, SharePoint, OneDrive, Qdrant or pgvector, document extraction, review workflow.

Law firms and regulated professional services

RAG over legal documents, client onboarding, email triage, matter notes, and human approval before sensitive actions.

Typical stack: Private document pipeline, Microsoft 365, access control, audit logs, approval queues.

Local service businesses

Lead filtering, WhatsApp replies, appointment confirmations, reminders, and handoff into the right inbox or CRM.

Typical stack: n8n, WhatsApp Business API, forms, Turnstile, PostgreSQL, email and CRM routing.

Have a similar operational problem?

Bring the workflow, the current tools, and the failure points. The useful first step is a small working system with clear logs and review gates.