Roga DigitalTaking on new projects · Vancouver Island, BC
I build the internal tools your business runs on.
Roga Digital is Ryan Roga’s software studio. I design, build, and maintain dashboards, operations software, integrations, and AI features for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets and off-the-shelf tools.
Selected work
Built to be used every day.
Software that businesses depend on. I design it, build it, ship it, and maintain it after launch.
TELUS · Telecommunications
TechCentral
2,500+ active users, hundreds daily
Bilingual operations and reference platform for 2,500+ TELUS field technicians and contractors across Western Canada.
Public Data Works Society · Public site
Employment and Education Outlooks
Canada-wide 17,000+ programs listed
A free, bilingual platform that connects Canadian credentials to the careers and labour-market outlooks that actually follow them.
CarEvo · Automotive
CarEvo Lot Logistics
Since 2023 in daily use across multiple lots
Multi-lot vehicle ops, vendor coordination, and QR-coded key tracking for an Eastern Canadian used-vehicle dealership.
TELUS · Workforce learning
Summit
2027 planned launch
A modern credentialing and exam platform for TELUS trades technicians and partner contractors — replacing two parallel in-house legacy systems.
Services
What I build.
When spreadsheets and off-the-shelf software stop fitting the way you work, I build what does, and I keep it running.
- 01Internal tools & dashboardsOperations panels, reporting dashboards, and queue managers your team uses all day.
- 02Custom software developmentProduction web applications, from first design through deploy and long-term support.
- 03AI integration & consultingLLM features, retrieval, and agents, with a clear read on where AI helps.
- 04Integrations & workflow automationAPIs, data pipelines, and scheduled jobs that keep your systems in sync.
- 05Embedded discovery & buildI work inside the team that has the problem, then build the fix with them.
- 06Product strategy & scopingDiscovery, scope, and roadmaps: deciding what to build and what to leave out.
- 07Systems architectureData models, API contracts, and access control that hold up for years.
- 08Maintenance & ongoing partnershipLong-term support, audits, and gradual rebuilds of software you already own.
- 09Technical advisoryArchitecture reviews, code reviews, and second opinions before a big decision.
Insights
Notes from the work.
Opinions on tooling, where AI is headed, and what I learn building and running software for clients.
Social fibrosis: a diagnosis for what social media did to us
Two decades of engagement advertising have replaced society's connective tissue with scar tissue. A diagnosis, the evidence, and the first real treatments.
Why this site runs on Astro and Vercel
A portfolio site has one job: load fast, rank well, and get out of the way. Here's why Astro and Vercel are the right tools for that job — and what the same thinking looks like applied to your project.
The hiring signal in Anthropic's labour-market paper
Anthropic's March 2026 paper says AI is bending the entry-level hiring curve before it shows up as layoffs. What that changes for how SMBs staff and build.
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Have a tool your team needs?
Describe the problem, even if you don't know yet what the fix looks like. I read every message myself and reply in writing within 48 hours.