SHMAKE
Apps. Automation. Adobe tools. SketchUp models. Home servers. Decks. 3D prints. Excel nightmares. Whatever seems interesting.
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Got curious about healthcare payroll. Built an app. 250+ nurses use it daily to calculate their pay under the NZNO-HNZ collective agreement.
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Business operations app in development. A simple solution for the pesky admin tasks that small business owners don't have time to think about.
Coming SoonLEMUSA MOTO
Ride motorcycles through NZ backcountry. Film the adventures. Share the journey. Not professionally, just because it's fun.
Sam Haughey
I get curious, build things, then move on to the next problem.
Expert at becoming almost an expert
The Story
Based in Christchurch with my wife and three daughters, I’ve spent the last 18 years working everywhere from the factory floor to construction sites, then into production scheduling and now operations management — looking after the day-to-day of a manufacturing company that ships product around the world. Along the way I’ve dabbled in freelance graphic, web, and CAD design. A normal week for me can go from DIY on the tools to coding to spreadsheets to adventure filming — sometimes all in one day.
I get obsessed with problems, binge-learn whatever I need to fix them, then wander off to the next curiosity. The upside is the knowledge sticks. I’m as comfortable with code as I am with power tools, Illustrator as I am with Excel, SketchUp as I am with home automation. I write specs, I build things, and I project-manage everything from costing to completion.
For the last 13 years I’ve been the person who solves the operational and technical headaches at Ecoglo International while building side projects that keep my brain busy. I get energised by new, odd, or tricky problems — the ones where the solution isn’t obvious yet. If that’s what you’re working on, let’s chat.
Things I've gotten curious about over the years
Digital
- Web development
- React & Supabase
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Home automation
- Server & network management
Physical
- SketchUp & CAD
- 3D printing & CNC
- Welding & light fabrication
- Construction & DIY
- Digital printing & signage workflows
Business
- Operations management
- Process optimisation
- Costing, pricing & forecasting
- Procurement & logistics
- Quality systems (ISO 9001 etc.)
Creative
- Video editing
- Custom workshop builds & tinkering
- Product mock-ups & visual prototyping
- Branding & layout design
Building something interesting?
Always keen to hear about novel problems and interesting challenges.