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Selected work — across platforms, apps, and commerce

What I've built,shipped, and kept running — so far.

A mix of internal platforms, consumer apps, and e-commerce. The thread that connects them: solving a real commercial problem — not chasing the tech.

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Seven recent engagements.

  1. 01.

    Commercial Intelligence Platform

    Premium Fashion

    Live · Operational backbone

    A premium womenswear brand operating across six sales channels was running its entire commercial planning on spreadsheets. I designed and built a cloud-based merchandise planning platform that handles top-down financial planning, style-level buy plans, OTB analysis, demand tracking, and carryover management — features that rival tools backed by $10M in venture funding, built at a fraction of the cost.

    ReactViteSupabasePostgreSQL
  2. 02.

    My Grand Master

    AI Chess Education

    Live

    A patient AI grandmaster who teaches you chess, one move at a time. Built for complete beginners through to competitive players, the platform adapts to your level and guides you through fundamentals, tactics, openings, and endgames using conversational AI. A personal passion project.

    ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSAImygrandmaster.co.uk ↗
  3. 03.

    Tsoro

    Mobile Game / Web App

    Live

    A faithful digital version of the traditional Zimbabwean Shona board game, built from scratch with a hand-crafted sowing animation that makes every move feel like a real human hand laying seeds. Single-player against AI with three difficulty levels, local pass-and-play, an interactive tutorial, and online multiplayer with invite codes.

    ReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer MotionZustandSupabaseVitesttsoro.app ↗
  4. 04.

    Freshly Tracked

    Consumer App

    Live

    A food waste reduction app helping households track expiry dates, plan meals around what they already have, and reduce the amount of food that ends up in the bin.

  5. 05.

    GraftApp

    FinTech · Tradespeople

    In development

    A platform for UK tradespeople — plumbers, electricians, builders, carpenters — to manage finances and stay compliant with HMRC's Making Tax Digital. Mobile-first, job-based tracking, automatic quarterly tax submissions. AI-powered categorisation learns from each entry.

  6. 06.

    Artisan Candle Maker

    E-Commerce Launch

    Launching within 3 weeks

    A complete Shopify e-commerce presence for a UK-based artisan candle maker. Product guidance and CLP compliance, payment processing, shipping logistics, and ongoing site management. Revenue share model, incentives aligned for growth.

    Shopify
  7. 07.

    Elizabeth Gracie E-Commerce

    Own Venture

    Operational

    My own company operates as both the consulting entity behind darikwa.com and as an e-commerce venture. Where I practice what I preach: setting up Shopify, managing listings, handling fulfilment, and living the full lifecycle of an online business from the inside.

    ShopifyWise Business

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Based in the United Kingdom — working worldwide.