Project Orbit � Collegiate Apparel Commerce & Custom Fulfillment Platform
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Project Orbit

Collegiate Apparel Commerce & Custom Fulfillment Platform

A customized apparel e-commerce platform featuring an interactive client-side embroidery customizer, dynamic tiered pricing, and automated print-ready production asset exports.

Engagement Scope: Custom Product Configurator & Automated Fulfillment Pipeline

Delivered initial customizer architecture and core e-commerce engine during company growth phase. The platform has since been maintained by operational staff.

AI AutomationAdmin PanelCRME-Commerce WebsiteInventory & Order ManagementMVP DevelopmentPayment Gateway IntegrationWeb AppWebsite Design
01The Problem & Business Challenge

A collegiate apparel enterprise specializing in custom chapter embroidery experienced severe friction during annual intake rushes. Complex custom lettering rules, badge placement requirements, and bulk tier calculations caused browser freezing on mobile devices, customer order mistakes, and excessive manual design preparation before factory production.

02The Architectural Solution

We developed an interactive client-side customizer using HTML5 Canvas and WebWorkers, paired with a dynamic pricing rule engine and an automated print-ready vector generation pipeline.

03What We Built & Execution Details

We built a lightweight, responsive apparel customizer allowing students and organizations to preview custom embroidery and letter layering in real time with zero latency. Automated validation rules enforced organization-specific lettering guidelines. An automated backend pipeline generated vector files (SVG/PDF) directly from checkout data, feeding directly into production machinery without manual graphic designer intervention.

04Engineering Challenges & Trade-Offs

Ensuring zero color distortion and pixel-perfect vector alignment across 50+ apparel garments without degrading browser performance on mobile devices.

Measured Commercial Outcome

3.2x faster checkout workflow; automated direct-to-print vector export pipeline eliminating 15+ hours of weekly manual design preparation; zero misconfigured orders during peak rush.

Documented metric during engagement period
My Contribution & Role
Lead Product Engineer

End-to-end technical leadership: domain modeling, system architecture, database design, hands-on production code, and zero-defect deployment.

Technologies Deployed
ReactTypeScriptHTML5 CanvasNode.jsPostgreSQLStripe
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Confidential Engagement

Presented under fictional portfolio codename. Specific commercial entities and confidential operational identifiers have been withheld to respect non-disclosure obligations.

“The customizer is fast, intuitive, and mathematically precise. It eliminated our biggest operational bottleneck: preparing custom vector files for manufacturing. Our team can now process quadruple the volume during rush season with ease.”
Director of Product
Executive Sponsor • Client identity withheld under NDA
Verified Engagement
Absolute IP Ownership

You own the system.
The code. The infra. The data.

Software should not become valuable enough to matter and then be impossible for the client to own or operate.

Everything I build is 100% client-owned intellectual property from day one. You own the code, the accounts, the infrastructure, and the data. No vendor lock-in.

What belongs to you in full:

  • 01Source code & Complete Git Repositories
  • 02Apple, Google & Enterprise Developer Accounts
  • 03Cloud Infrastructure, VPCs & Production Databases
  • 04Figma Design Files, Assets & Documentation
  • 05CI/CD Deployment Pipelines & Signing Keys