Detailed project case study

Mana Secure In-House Application Portal

A secure portal designed to replace restrictive third-party tooling and consolidate operational tasks into one platform.

Portfolio headline

Built a secure internal application portal that reduced vendor dependency, improved access to workflows and created a foundation for future automation.

01

Context

Expensive third-party tools were costly to change and did not always fit operational workflows. Vendor restrictions slowed improvement and made each change more expensive.

02

My mandate

Built a secure internal application portal that reduced vendor dependency, improved access to workflows and created a foundation for future automation.

03

Scope

  • Internal platform
  • Product & Application Development
  • simplehuman

Selected technologies

  • React
  • Azure
  • Node.js
  • REST APIs
  • Hybrid data access
  • Role-based access
  • Exception queues
  • Job monitoring
04

Key decisions

  • Shaped a central portal for authorised access to operational tools.
05

What the team delivered

  • Designed role-based access and secure hybrid data access around user responsibilities.
  • Added integration activity, exception queues, job monitoring and operational reporting.
06

Outcome

  • Reduced reliance on costly and restrictive third-party tooling.
  • Improved flexibility around workflow design.
  • Established a reusable foundation for automation and product development.
07

Evidence

Public details are limited to the operational record and outcomes that can be discussed safely. Supporting evidence is available in interview where appropriate.

08

What this demonstrates

The work demonstrates product ownership as well as technology leadership: identifying where another purchase would preserve the constraint and building capability instead.