# Semkiv/Labs — Roman Semkiv

> Ship what matters. Skip what doesn't.

Roman Semkiv is an independent technical builder helping small and medium businesses build, hire, and ship. Embedded with your team — never a full-time anything. Based in Los Angeles, available across US and European time zones.

Semkiv/Labs is a one-person workshop, established 2014.

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## Services

Three ways to work together.

### Ship the thing (BUILD_MODE)

MVPs and v2s, shipped in weeks not quarters.

Full-stack product delivery — design, code, infra, go-live. I pair with you or run solo.

Stacks: TypeScript, Go, Postgres, React, Next, Python, LLM pipelines.

Deliverables:
- 6-week MVP
- Migration playbooks
- LLM feature builds
- Founding-team handoff

### Run the tech (TECH_PARTNER)

Technical partner, two days a week.

Hiring plans, architecture calls, vendor due diligence, investor conversations. I sit in your stand-ups, unblock your leads, and write the code when the team can't.

Deliverables:
- Weekly tech review
- Hiring scorecards
- Architecture ADRs
- Board tech updates

### Read the room (ADVISORY)

For founders who need one person to tell them the truth.

Monthly strategy session plus an always-on Signal line. Hiring, architecture, pricing, pivots. No slides. No hedging.

Deliverables:
- 2-hour monthly call
- On-call Signal
- Pre-term-sheet reviews
- Team 1-on-1s

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## Process

No onboarding theatre. Start shipping week one.

1. **Listen.** A short call. You talk, I take notes.
2. **Diagnose.** A week to understand the product and team.
3. **Ship a thing.** Fix one real problem in the first two weeks.
4. **Operate.** Weekly cadence. Async-first. Steady pace.
5. **Graduate.** Hand things off to your team.

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## Recent work

- **Construction MRP (2026)** — Procurement, inventory, and job-cost planning in one system. Replaced two spreadsheets and a legacy ERP. Build + Lead.
- **IT support portal + landing (2026)** — Ticketing, client portal, and a marketing site, shipped as one product. Launched with three customers on day one. Builder.
- **Construction company website (2026)** — Marketing site, project gallery, and lead-intake funnel. Build-time CMS, zero runtime cost. Builder.
- **Designer portfolio website (2026)** — Custom editorial layout, MDX case studies, image pipeline. Loads in under a second on 3G. Builder.

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## About

Twelve years doing IT for a living. Four years running teams. Two years doing both for four different companies at once.

Good at the awkward middle — too big for one founder, too small for a full leadership hire. I sit between the two and keep things moving.

Based in Los Angeles. Available in Europe and US time zones.

### Profile

- **Languages & frameworks:** Node.js, JavaScript, Vue, React, Python, SwiftUI, Flutter
- **Cloud:** AWS, GCP, Firebase, Vercel, Railway, Supabase
- **Data:** SQL, NoSQL, Redis
- **LLM:** OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini

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## Availability

Currently: 2 seats available for 2026.

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## Contact

- **Book a 30-min call:** https://cal.com/roman-semkiv
- **Email:** info@semkivlabs.tech
- **Telegram:** https://t.me/romansemkiv (@romansemkiv)
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/romansemkiv
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/Romansemkiv

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