Architecture degree from Melbourne. Studied at TU Delft. Five years designing buildings across Rotterdam and Melbourne. Lost 10 days once because a spec'd material got discontinued — sample vanished, no supplier contact. That happened more than once.
Left architecture in 2023, joined Plasticiet making recycled plastic sheets. Same problem from the other side: 200 samples out a month, 80% gone without a trace. Their co-founder said "if only we could attach a code to each sample." So I built it.
SampleSync is 20% of my week right now. The rollout is deliberately small so every customer gets hands-on setup and their feedback shapes the product. No one else building sample-tracking software has manufactured material samples and watched their own products vanish into architectural firms.