Services

How I can help

Every engagement starts with your situation, not a menu of technologies. I diagnose where your product or team stands, then apply the exact technical leadership required to ship real results.

“I have an idea.”

Discovery & Roadmap

Turning a business need or rough concept into a scoped, buildable plan: requirements, priorities, a realistic timeline, and a backlog a developer (or team) can execute against.

Who this is for: Founders and owners who know what they want to solve but not how to turn it into a technical plan.

Case ReferenceSee it in action: Gatherway

Designed, built, and shipped from concept to a live production app.

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“My app isn’t performing.”

Technical Audit & Optimization

A structured review of an existing application — performance, stability, and architecture — with a prioritized list of what to fix first and why.

Who this is for: Businesses with an app that's slow, buggy, stalled, or inherited from a previous vendor.

Case ReferenceSee it in action: Indoor Air Quality Services

A dated WordPress site migrated years ago to a modern Angular SSR application — still relied on today.

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“My team needs direction.”

Fractional CTO

Ongoing technical leadership on retainer: architecture decisions, code oversight, and translating technical tradeoffs into terms a non-technical owner or board can act on.

Who this is for: Companies with developers (in-house or outsourced) but no one steering the technical direction.

Case ReferenceSee it in action: Instnt

A five-year retained engagement as lead front-end engineer.

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“Off-the-shelf tools don’t fit.”

Project Management & Build

When a CRM or off-the-shelf tool doesn't fit how your business actually works, I build the thing that does. AI has made custom software far more affordable than it used to be — but AI-generated code that looks fine can still hide real security and reliability problems without expert review. I handle both: the build, and the judgment to build it safely.

Who this is for: Businesses where an off-the-shelf tool almost works, but not quite — and who want it built safely, not just quickly.

Case ReferenceSee it in action: Maisonave

Implemented the payment system with Stripe integration and secure document-delivery architecture.

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How an engagement starts

A zero-risk, transparent process where nothing is billed before we've agreed on a plan.

01

Discovery call

A complimentary, no-obligation conversation to unpack your situation, goals, and constraints.

Phase 1 • Orientation
02

I scope and propose an approach

I outline the technical strategy, milestones, timeline, and recommended structure tailored directly to your team.

Phase 2 • Strategy
03

We agree on scope before any work begins

You review and sign off on exact deliverables. You never pay for unapproved or vague work.

Phase 3 • Execution
Claudio Teles

Claudio Teles

Fractional CTO & Project Manager

Direct Engagement Model

You work directly with an experienced principal, never an account manager.

I do not believe in running a conventional agency with junior handoffs and opaque overhead. When you partner with Teles Apps, every architectural decision, roadmap, and milestone review is guided by me personally. For specialized builds, I assemble proven contributors while maintaining singular accountability.