Lorenzo Villalobos

Your on-call tech guy. Fixes what's broken, builds what's next.

One senior operator: I fix what's broken, set up what's missing, and build the big stuff (websites, apps, whole systems) when you need it. No agencies, no runaround, no vendor juggling. You just get the person who handles it.

Fix It, Build It, Run It
On-Call, by the Hour or Project
Bilingual EN / ES · Remote

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About

I'm Lorenzo Villalobos, a full-stack developer and the person businesses call when something technical needs to get done. A broken website, a messy inbox, a new app, servers to set up: I handle it end to end, whatever you're already using.

I've spent years working across just about every level of small business, from the front desk to the server room. That range is the point: I can look at a messy problem and pick the right fix, whether it's a quick one-hour cleanup or a full platform built from scratch. No layers, no ticket queue, no "that's not my department."

You work directly with me. No account managers, no handoffs, no jargon. Bilingual, remote, and honest about what's worth doing and what isn't.

Services

Two ways to work with me: big builds that need a conversation, and flat-price quick wins you can book on the spot. Same operator either way.

I need someone to

Anchor Builds

Custom scope. Book a call and I'll come back with a fixed quote and timeline. No open-ended hourly billing.

Conversion-Grade Websites

Fast, bilingual, findable. Sites built for Lighthouse 100, real SEO, and analytics that tell you what is working, not just a pretty page.

from $1,800

Business-Critical Web Apps

When a basic website isn't enough. Customer portals, dashboards, and multi-user tools: the custom software your operations actually run on, built and launched end to end.

from $6,500

Online Stores That Sell

Storefronts and checkout that actually convert: product catalogs you manage yourself, real payments, and WhatsApp ordering for the markets that prefer it.

from $2,400

AI & Automation

Put AI to work: an assistant that answers from your content (not the open internet), plus automations that connect your tools and kill the repetitive busywork.

from $2,800

Custom Internal Tools

The CRM, admin panel, or dashboard your team actually needs, built around how you really work instead of bent to fit off-the-shelf software.

from $4,800

Self-Hosted Infrastructure

Stop bleeding money on monthly software subscriptions. I set up the email, file storage, and tools your business runs on. All on systems you actually own, not rented by the seat.

from $3,600

DevOps & Deployment Rescue

Scary deploys, "works on my machine," no CI. I containerize, add health checks, and give you zero-downtime deploys you can trust.

from $2,000

Quick Fixes & Setups

Flat price, fixed scope, clear turnaround. If I can't deliver what we agreed, you don't pay.

"Fix My Broken Site"

Something is on fire and you have no dev. Send it over, I triage and fix it.

from $120/issue 24–48h triage

Site Speed Fix

A Lighthouse audit plus the fixes, kill the slow load that is quietly costing you conversions.

from $320 2–3 day turnaround

Email & Domain Setup

DNS, MX, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and deliverability, so your email lands in the inbox, not spam.

$200 flat 1–2 day turnaround

AI Chatbot Setup

A smart assistant on your site that answers from your content, not the open internet. Fewer repetitive questions in your inbox.

from $350 2–3 day turnaround

Automations & Integrations

Connect the tools you already use so data flows on its own and the copy-paste busywork stops. Zapier, n8n, webhooks, or a custom script.

from $250 2–3 day turnaround

Payments Setup

Stripe or PayPal wired up cleanly so you can take payments online without the headache.

$250 flat 1–2 day turnaround

Booking & Scheduling

Let clients book (and pay for) time online, synced to your calendar. No more back-and-forth emails.

from $280 2–3 day turnaround

Analytics Setup

GA4, Tag Manager, and Search Console wired up right, so you finally know what your site does.

$200 flat 1–2 day turnaround

Google Business Profile

Set up and optimized so you actually show up on Google Maps and local search.

$150 flat 1 day turnaround

Inbox Cleanup & Organization

Rules, labels, and a zeroed-out inbox. Get out from under the 12,000-unread pile.

from $160 1–2 day turnaround

Documentation Package

READMEs, setup guides, or a full SOP set so nobody has to guess how your thing works.

from $280 3–5 day turnaround

Platform Migration

Trapped on Wix, Squarespace, or GoDaddy? I move you to something you own, faster and cheaper to run.

from $480 3–5 day turnaround

Backups & Security Hardening

Automated backups and a hardened setup, one hack or crash away from disaster is not a plan.

from $250 1–2 day turnaround

Don't see it listed?

Ask. If it's technical and it matters to your business, I've probably done it before. And if I haven't, I'll tell you straight.

Works With Your Stack

Already using something? I meet you where you are. A sample of the platforms and tools I build with and around:

AI & automation

ClaudeOpenAIxAI GrokZapiern8nModel Context Protocol

Productivity & workspace

Microsoft 365Google WorkspaceNotionAirtable

Site builders & CMS

SquarespaceWixWordPressWebflowShopifyDirectus

Business & ops

AppFolioQuickBooksStripePayPalHubSpotTwilio

Infrastructure & data

DockerPostgreSQLSupabaseCoolifyDigitalOceanCloudflare

Case Studies

Real projects, real outcomes. The problem, what I built, and what changed.

15+

external systems unified into one platform

All Star Realty Property management · Alaska · est. 1987

AstroReact 19DirectusPostgreSQLxAI GrokDockerGA4

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Problem

A property manager running Alaska rentals since 1987 (200+ properties under management) on a static brochure site. Listings were updated by hand, there was no analytics, no lead capture, no resident tools, and no Spanish for a market that needs it. Operational data lived scattered across a dozen disconnected services with no single place for the owner to run it.

Approach

I rebuilt it as a server-rendered Astro platform and collapsed 15+ external systems (listings, CRM, AppFolio, an AI knowledge assistant answering only from a curated knowledge base, email, SMS, Google services, and five social channels) behind the firm’s own branding, so customers never see the plumbing. At the core sits a Directus data monolith the non-technical owner runs himself: listings, blog, resident knowledge, and analytics dashboards, with zero developer deploys. Shipped fully bilingual EN/ES and consolidated a duplicate legacy domain into one canonical SEO identity.

Result

One operator replaced a sprawl of disconnected tools with a single platform the business actually runs on. Owner, property, and tenant directories were imported from AppFolio behind a PII-gated AI assistant; a 152-file legacy admin dashboard was retired; a duplicate domain was 301-consolidated to recover split search authority; and content, listings, and marketing became owner self-service, no developer needed to run the business day to day.

modules in one self-hosted platform (CRM, invoicing, projects, and more)

Vector Costa Rica + Orion The platform my own agency runs on

AstroReact 19PostgreSQLDrizzleVelaGoogle APIsDocker

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Problem

Running an agency meant juggling separate tools for clients, projects, invoicing, code, and email, none of them talking to each other. On top of that, the agency's public site needed to be real proof of the work, not a brochure.

Approach

I built Orion, a self-hosted operations platform that ties the whole client lifecycle to one record: CRM and leads, GitHub-linked projects, PDF invoicing with recurring billing, an email client, calendar, contracts, finance, and infrastructure monitoring. Around 300 API endpoints over 80-plus database tables. On the front, vectorcr.com is a bilingual Astro site with a client portal and staff analytics behind single sign-on.

Result

One person now runs the agency's entire client lifecycle from a single self-hosted pane of glass, replacing what most teams pay for as four or more separate SaaS subscriptions: project tracking, CRM, invoicing, and a code-repo browser. Roughly 2,300 commits across the two codebases, and the public site scores a documented 100 across Lighthouse.

6 wks

from an empty repo to a live Slack + Meet alternative

Nexus Self-hosted team chat + video

AstroReact 19PostgreSQLLiveKitElectronAuthentik

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Problem

A small studio was paying for Slack, Teams, and Zoom, and wanted something better: its own communications platform, self-hosted on infrastructure it already runs, plus a way to give every client a private workspace with the founders always in the room, not a ticket queue.

Approach

I built a self-hosted chat and video platform from scratch: real-time messaging (workspaces, rooms, threads, DMs, reactions, presence, search) powered by Postgres itself instead of extra infrastructure, self-hosted LiveKit for voice, video, and recorded meetings, single sign-on, full English and Spanish, and an auto-updating desktop app for macOS and Linux. Access is locked down per room, so outside guests only ever see what they were invited to.

Result

In about six weeks it went from an empty repo to a live product at version 1.26, 437 commits and 200-plus reviewed changes, replacing three paid SaaS tools with one platform the team owns, and turning "you have a direct line to the people who own the work" into an actual product.

3 days

from first commit to a live bilingual storefront

Kris Nature Natural health & skincare · Costa Rica

SvelteKitDenoSupabaseVelaWhatsAppGA4

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Problem

A Costa Rican natural-health founder had no web presence. She needed a bilingual storefront and blog to sell herbal tinctures and skincare to Spanish- and English-speaking customers, wanted to take orders without a heavy checkout, and needed to update her own catalog without touching code.

Approach

I shipped a fast, server-rendered storefront and blog backed by Supabase, with a passwordless magic-link admin so she manages her own products and posts. Orders route through per-product WhatsApp links (no clunky cart), and the whole funnel is instrumented with GA4 and Search Console. Fully bilingual, Spanish-first for the local market. Later I re-platformed the entire app to a zero-container edge deploy in a single day, keeping the design identical.

Result

Launched three days after the first commit and scored a perfect 100 on Lighthouse SEO and Best Practices. The founder runs her own catalog end to end, orders flow straight to WhatsApp with conversion tracking, and the site loads fast on the phones her customers actually use.

How It Works

No mystery, no runaround. Three steps from first hello to something you own.

Book a fit call

A 20-minute call. You tell me the problem; I tell you straight whether I'm the right person and how I'd approach it.

Fixed scope & quote

I come back with a clear plan, a fixed price, and a timeline. No open-ended hourly surprises.

I build & hand off

I do the work, keep you posted, and hand off something you own: documented, deployed, and running.

Skills & Expertise

Full-stack development, self-hosted infrastructure, and API-driven systems, from first commit to production deployment.

Languages

TypeScript Go PHP SQL HTML/CSS Bash

Frameworks & Libraries

React Astro Laravel Node.js Tailwind CSS Drizzle ORM

Infrastructure & DevOps

Docker Linux NGINX CI/CD Pipelines Self-Hosted Git Reverse Proxies

Data & Integration

PostgreSQL MySQL SQLite REST APIs OAuth 2.0 Webhooks S3-Compatible Storage

Architecture & Practices

System Design Multi-Tenant SaaS Monorepo Tooling Containerization SSR/SSG Rendering Design Systems

Tooling Expertise

Astro

React

TypeScript

Tailwind CSS

Docker

PostgreSQL

Bun

Git

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What I've been building

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Projects & products

What I have built and why. Open any card for the approach behind it.

Get In Touch

Let's Talk

Got something that needs doing? Tell me about it. A big build or a quick fix, I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person and what it would take. The more detail, the better I can help.

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