The situation
dekstech is a boutique Shopify development agency in the United States. Danny worked with them as a fractional lead Shopify developer and technical product manager across their client base.
Non-compete agreements limit how much of that work we can describe, so we will highlight one project.
The project
One of dekstech's clients is a music production software company that licenses its products through serial numbers. They were distributing and managing those serial numbers on a third-party platform, and the platform's limitations had become the ceiling on how they could sell.
Danny built them a custom serial number distributor and manager, serving both the company's admins and the company's own customers, who can now manage their serial numbers themselves.
The build combined several moving parts:
- Shopify's APIs, and the GraphQL endpoints specifically, to connect the system to products
- A dedicated database for generated serial numbers
- Third-party API calls out to their existing serial number platforms, so nothing already issued was stranded
- A responsive frontend in Next.js, plus an admin dashboard for internal use
The result
A fully functional custom serial number management system, built for a Shopify store and running in production. The licensing workflow now belongs to the client rather than to a third-party tool that dictated the terms.
Ownership and clarity, from people who'd know.
“We have been working with Danny for almost two years. He has taken the time to listen to our ideas and understand how we want our webshop to work, and then found ways to turn those ideas into practical Shopify solutions. I would recommend Danny to companies looking for a Shopify developer who listens, understands their needs and can be a long-term partner.”
“Sleek App has been an invaluable partner for development and SEO optimization. Their professionalism and extensive expertise have significantly contributed to our project's success. They consistently deliver solutions that enhance functionality and user experience, going well beyond our expectations.”
“Danny was able to use AI to understand how to pull the data, store it and allow us to reduce the manual work required by over 10 hours each week. That's 10 hours going back into our business. He was super easy to work with and extremely detail oriented.”
“The Lead Developer was one of the best frontend developers I have ever worked with. Easy to trust. Strong ownership. Delivered what they committed to.”
“Extremely professional in communication and ownership of tasks. Quick to take direction and run with it to efficiently produce high-quality work.”
“Very pleased to have worked with Sleek App. The team was able to quickly grasp the requirements of our complex project and deliver the initial deliverables in good time.”
