James Duran

Web developer, Denver

I build web tools for people who work with their hands.

Estimates for contractors, trip math for rideshare drivers, and sites that bring in calls for local trades. I take a project from the first sketch to a live URL, and I'm open to freelance work and full-time roles.

Selected work

Four things I've built and put online

Each one solves a specific problem for a specific kind of user. Every link below goes to the live version.

Worthy Estimates

Offline-ready PWA for tradespeople

Write an estimate on your phone, with line items, notes, and sales tax by city. Send a clean PDF by text or email, turn it into an invoice, and mark it paid. There is no account to create, and everything stays on the device, so it works on a job site with no signal.

Now in early market testing with contractors.

For
Contractors and small trades
Does
Estimates, invoices, PDF sharing, payment links
Stack
PWAOffline-firstVercel
Status
Live, market testing

Worthy Rides

Trip profitability for rideshare drivers

Screenshot a ride offer and see right away whether it pays. The app reads the trip details from the image, works out the real profit after costs, and helps the driver decide to accept or decline.

Next up is a loan payoff dashboard that connects daily earnings to paying off a vehicle.

For
Uber and Lyft drivers
Does
Screenshot reading, profit math, trip history
Stack
Next.jsPWAClaude APICloud Vision OCR
Status
Live, expanding

Hovey Painting

Lead-generation site for a family painting company

A mobile-first site for a Denver-area painter that shows the work and makes it easy to ask for a free estimate. It features a before and after slider for a fire-damage restoration, a service breakdown, and clear calls to action on every screen.

The Hovey Painting home page with its logo and a Get a Quote button
For
Homeowners looking for a painter
Does
Services, portfolio, before and after slider, contact
Stack
Next.jsTailwind CSS
Status
Live client site

SEO Meta Tag Analyzer

Preview tool for marketers and developers

Enter any URL and see how its meta tags will look in Google results and on social platforms, with feedback on what to fix.

The SEO Meta Tag Analyzer showing a 90% score and a checklist for a sample site
For
Marketers and developers
Does
Search and social previews, tag feedback
Stack
Next.jsTypeScriptOpen Graph
Status
Live

About

Self-taught, and used to real customers

I taught myself to code and finished a full-stack certification at Nucamp in 2023. Before that I held CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications and worked in IT support.

For years I've also run the day-to-day for a painting company and a set of rental properties: leasing, rent records, estimates, and expense tracking. That's why I build tools for the people who do that work. I know what a bad estimate form costs a contractor, and I design for a phone in a truck, not a desk.

Used in shipped projects

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSPWAsClaude APIVercel

Trained in

Node.jsExpressMongoDBPython

Full-stack MERN certification, Nucamp, January 2023.

Have a project, or a role to fill?

Tell me what you're trying to build and who it's for. I usually reply within a day.

azrealjames@gmail.com