/software-development
Software Development
Custom platforms, internal tools, APIs and product engineering.
SYSTEMS · ONLINE · v2026.06
We architect resilient digital systems for serious operators.
WOOD PAT is an independent IT studio designing software, automation and infrastructure for organizations that can't afford downtime, drift, or guesswork.
- 12+
- Years in systems
- 99.98%
- Uptime delivered
- 40+
- Industries served
01 / INTRODUCTION
An IT partner, not a vendor.
We help product teams, operators and growing enterprises ship technology that holds up under real-world pressure — from the first architecture sketch to the late-night incident page.
Our practice is opinionated: small teams, clear contracts, transparent timelines and infrastructure that's boring on purpose. We treat every system we touch as something we'll have to support at 2 a.m. — and we engineer accordingly.
WOOD PAT operates across software development, automation, cloud, data, infrastructure and security, with a strong bias toward measurable outcomes over deliverables.
02 / CORE SERVICES
A full stack of capabilities, delivered as one team.
Each engagement is shaped by your operating reality — not a packaged offering.
/cloud-infrastructure
Cloud Infrastructure
Multi-region, multi-cloud architectures designed for cost and reliability.
/automation
Automation
Workflow, document, integration and operations automation.
/web-development
Web Development
High-performance marketing sites, web apps and headless storefronts.
/it-consulting
IT Consulting
Architecture reviews, technology selection, due diligence and roadmaps.
/cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Hardening, audits, identity, secrets and incident readiness.
/data-infrastructure
Data & Infrastructure
Pipelines, warehouses, observability and operational tooling.
/technical-support
Technical Support
Long-term SLAs, on-call rotations and platform stewardship.
03 / TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE
Languages, frameworks and platforms we use daily.
TypeScriptGoPythonRustNode.jsReactNext.jsPostgreSQLRedisKafkaKubernetesTerraformAWSGCPCloudflareDockerClickHousegRPCGraphQLOpenTelemetryLinuxNginxVaultSnowflakeAirflow
04 / INDUSTRIES
Industries we serve.
We've shipped systems across regulated and unregulated environments, with experience clearing audits, scaling traffic surges and modernizing legacy estates.
- →Logistics & Supply ChainRouting, telemetry, marketplace platforms
- →Healthcare & MedTechHIPAA-aware platforms, integrations, EHR
- →ManufacturingFloor automation, MES, predictive maintenance
- →Professional ServicesInternal tools, client portals, billing systems
- →Retail & E-commerceHeadless storefronts, OMS, fulfilment integrations
- →Energy & UtilitiesSCADA-adjacent dashboards, asset observability
- →EducationCohort platforms, content infrastructure, analytics
05 / PROCESS
How an engagement runs.
A predictable rhythm from discovery to long-term operations.
- 01
Discover
Map current systems, constraints and goals.
- 02
Architect
Draft architecture, risks, costs and milestones.
- 03
Build
Ship in short iterations with continuous review.
- 04
Harden
Security, performance and observability baked in.
- 05
Operate
SLA-backed support, evolution and ownership.
06 / WHY WOOD PAT
Senior, accountable, in the room.
- ✓No subcontracted delivery.The engineers you meet are the engineers writing the code.
- ✓Documentation is a deliverable.Architecture, runbooks and decision logs are non-optional.
- ✓Direct lines of communication.Shared channels, weekly demos, no account managers between you and engineering.
- ✓Operational ownership.We're comfortable owning what we ship — long after launch.
07 / DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Modernization that doesn't break the business.
Most transformations stall because they ignore the existing system's gravity. We start from where you are — legacy databases, vendor lock-in, brittle integrations — and re-platform in slices that keep the lights on.
08 / SELECTED WORK
Case-study previews.
Logistics
Fleet telemetry platform
- 12M events/day
- Sub-50ms ingest
- EU + US regions
Retail
Headless commerce migration
- +38% conversion
- Zero-downtime cutover
- Multi-warehouse OMS
Industrial
Manufacturing data lake
- 220 PLCs ingested
- Predictive maintenance
- Audit-ready lineage
09 / SECURITY & RELIABILITY
Security as a default state, not a feature.
Identity-first access, secrets management, infrastructure-as-code reviews, dependency hygiene and clear incident playbooks. We design for the day something fails — because eventually, something does.
ISO-aligned
process baseline
SOC2-aware
audit support
Zero-trust
network defaults
Backups verified
monthly restores
10 / TEAM
A senior team that ships.
Engineers, architects and operators with backgrounds in product companies, regulated industries and global infrastructure. We staff small, deliberate teams — usually three to seven people — and stay long enough to actually own outcomes.
10y+
avg. experience
100%
in-house
3-7
team size
11 / FAQ
Common questions.
A few things teams typically ask before working with us.
- Do you work on a fixed scope or time-and-materials?
- Both. Most engagements start with a fixed-scope discovery phase, then transition to milestone-based or retainer delivery as we learn the system together.
- Can you join an existing team?
- Yes. We frequently integrate with internal engineering — embedding seniors, leading architecture, or owning a specific surface area like infrastructure or security.
- Where are you located?
- We operate as a distributed studio across Europe and North America, with overlap hours covering EU and US business days.
- Do you sign NDAs and DPAs?
- Yes. Mutual NDAs, DPAs and standard procurement paperwork are routine.
- What about long-term ownership?
- We offer multi-year support agreements with defined SLAs, on-call rotations and quarterly platform reviews.
12 / CONTACT
Reach the team directly.
Send an outline of your project, the operational context and what's at stake — we'll reply with whether it's a fit and what a first step could look like.
- harrychapman66@gmail.com
- Domain
- woodpat.com
- Hours
- Mon–Fri · 09:00 – 18:00 (CET)
