Howie Helper

Each workflow was reduced to the decisions a team member actually needs to make, with large touch targets, clear progress, and summaries that can be checked before submission.

• Nightly inventory with guided item counts and readable summaries
• Drawer cash and nightly-number calculations with visible checks
• Dough-build planning and schedule-making in the same installable app

The interface stays useful through intermittent connectivity. Local changes are synchronized when a connection returns, while the product makes sync state legible instead of pretending every request is immediate.

• Offline-capable reads and writes through a local synchronization layer
• Conflict-aware data boundaries organized around stores and users
• Explicit loading, completion, error, and reconnect states

The product includes a self-hosted Supabase and PostgreSQL platform, containerized services, Cloudflare delivery, and repeatable deployment automation. Application behavior and operating behavior are treated as one system.

• Role-aware access for team members, managers, and multiple stores
• Automated delivery paths for the PWA and supporting services
• Monitoring and operational documentation for routine maintenance

Access rules, validation, and regression coverage were developed alongside features. The goal is a tool that is safe to change, not simply a prototype that happens to work once.

• Row-level access rules and server-side authorization boundaries
• Unit, integration, and end-to-end coverage across critical workflows
• Deliberate handling of customer information, credentials, and endpoints