Akil Fernando

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2026 Sole developer (inherited & expanded) Software

Client Portal

Inherited an unreleased portal and expanded it into an all-in-one platform replacing Zelt and Clockify for client management and contractor timesheets.

An internal platform I inherited as an unreleased prototype from my predecessor and developed into Teams Squared’s central operational hub as the sole developer.

Originally envisioned as a read-only client portal pulling data from external services, I re-architected and expanded the platform to replace Zelt (HRIS) and Clockify (time tracking) entirely:

  • Two-Sided Coordination: A unified dashboard for clients to review team engagements, invoices, and approvals, paired with a contractor portal for logging hours, viewing timesheets, and requesting leave.
  • Enterprise Integrations: Integrated Resend for transactional email notifications and configured Microsoft Entra ID authentication.
  • Modern AI & CI Workflows: Leveraged modern AI developer tools (Claude Code, Google Antigravity) alongside staging/production pipelines to reliably deploy updates and maintain rapid iteration cycles.

I wrote in detail about the lessons learned from this solo rollout and moving from feature-first to UX-first design in a post on inheriting a production app.

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