04 · Proof of Work

NCCRED Break Builds

8 shipped projects in ~8 weeks (late January–March 2026). Roughly one per week.

Period Late Jan – Mar 27, 2026 Updated March 2026
A career transition is usually a gap on the CV. This one is a portfolio. Production systems with real users, live backends, custom domains. Built with AI-augmented development tooling: architecture, decisions, and accountability are Ed's.
8
Shipped projects
~8wk
Build period
5
Custom domains
65+
Database tables
100+
API endpoints
4,130
Files in CDN
132
Commits
89
Template files

“Your work with Comuna 13 in Medellín has been part of why supporting my community is so important. Thanks for being part of the journey a few years ago.”

Previous student/volunteer · Female STEM professional

“Las personas carecen de oportunidades, no de habilidad.”
People don’t lack ability. They lack opportunity.

El Espectador · Colombia’s newspaper of record

“From crash to Colombian classroom”

University of Wollongong · The Stand · 2022

Build 1: Emoji Cafe

Small business · Crows Nest, North Sydney · Custom domain

Digital operating system for a café. Admin-editable menu system with structured categories, real-time updates, and loyalty tracking. Owner updates menu in the admin panel; changes are live sitewide within 60 seconds. Now running on the client's own custom domain.

39 menu items 5 categories + 13 add-ons Loyalty system Database + cache emojicafe.com

Build 2: Primed Community™ Platform

Nonprofit · primed.community

Purpose-built platform for a 10-year Colombian nonprofit: LMS, volunteer management, ops dashboard, RE-AIM measurement, and API layer. Consolidated a decade of content and operational data into a single integrated system.

64 LMS lessons 1,158 quiz questions 3,095 contacts in database 4,130 media files in CDN 36 tables ~45 API endpoints primed.community

Build 3: Evolved Community™ Platform

Ed's IP · evolved.community

Multi-tenant community platform. Cross-platform framework (iOS/Android/web from one codebase). Five Kingdoms™ gamified personal development + LMS + community infrastructure. Architecture informed by Primed's operational needs. Pattern is transferable: user-owned state, tenant-scoped content.

Cross-platform framework ~6,700 lines TypeScript Multi-tenant API Cross-platform evolved.community

IP note: Ed Broadbent IP. Architecture pattern is the consulting deliverable, not the platform itself.

Build 4: Samara Network

Service business · samara.network

Bilingual (English/Spanish) service website for a Sydney dance instructor. Service packages, Instagram integration, contact form, Schema.org structured data. Afro-Colombian Pacific cultural patterns woven into the CSS design system.

Bilingual Schema.org SEO Instagram integration Email routing samara.network

Build 5: Harm Reduction Hub

Independent concept document · Governance architecture proposal

Information architecture for a national harm reduction signal system, drawing on Ed's experience with the PRN at NCCRED. Pentagon governance model with 5 dimensions, cyclical signal flow, and 6-tier access controls. References 22+ research sources. Independent portfolio build, not commissioned by any organisation.

Pentagon governance 22+ citations referenced Concept document 6-tier access harm-reduction-hub.pages.dev

Build 6: Five Kingdoms Dashboard

Internal operations · Architecture overview only

Personal multi-project operations cockpit. 14 projects monitored with live health signals, sprint tracking, command palette, 85 relay-executed automations, and scheduled daily briefings. Local relay tunnel bridges browser to machine; scripts run from anywhere.

14 projects monitored 85 relay actions Command palette Pentagon radar 35KB · zero dependencies

IP note: Internal system. Screenshots and architecture overview available. No live access.

Build 7: edbroadbent.info

Consulting practice site · edbroadbent.info

The practice itself: site, email infrastructure, booking system, template library, and 5 personalised demo profiles for warm contacts. 89 files across 4 delivery templates (cafe, trades, home-services, specialists).

89 template files 4 verticals 5 personalised demo profiles Resend + Email Routing edbroadbent.info

Build 8: Hivemind MCP

AI infrastructure · mcp.evolved.community

Model Context Protocol server: an AI-to-infrastructure intelligence layer. 24 tools exposing project health, sprint data, community metrics, organism signals, budget tracking, and semantic memory search to AI development agents. Conversational access to operational state across all 14 projects. 4-tier autonomy governance (auto/notify/approve/manual) controls what can execute without human confirmation.

24 MCP tools 4-tier autonomy Semantic memory search Inter-agent signal bus mcp.evolved.community

IP note: Internal infrastructure. Architecture and governance model available for discussion.

These 8 builds are the shipped, deployed systems from the ~8-week NCCRED-break period. The same window also produced a Discord-integrated companion engine, an AI-augmented music production workflow (9 published tracks), 25 automation scripts (Python + PowerShell), and a comprehensive security programme: 41 vulnerabilities identified and resolved through self-initiated audit.

Delivery since the break

Consulting practice in operation: first paid engagement + template system deployed as public demos.

Build 9: Broad-Ability Therapy

First paid consulting engagement · NDIS physiotherapy practice · Warners Bay, NSW

Two-stage digital delivery for an NDIS-registered physiotherapy practice. Stage 1 shipped and invoiced: website, NDIS referral intake system with full 5-section Splose-pattern form, info and FAQ pages with Schema.org markup, auth middleware, dark / light theme support, and transactional email scaffolding. Stage 2 in progress: Microsoft 365 Bookings, SharePoint client database, SOAP clinical notes via Power Apps, Xero invoice bridge, NDIS CSV export, SMS reminders, and Splose migration.

First paid engagement NDIS referral intake Schema.org FAQ markup Security audit (23 issues resolved) broadability.com.au

Hybrid stack: edge-hosted frontend, Microsoft 365 for practice management, existing Xero retained.

Build 10: Template System Live Demos

Four vertical delivery templates · Deployed as browsable portfolio

The 89-file template library productised into four live, browsable demos for small business, trades, community services, and specialist practices. Each demo shows the frontend experience with representative seed data. The same scaffolds accelerate any new client engagement from proposal to deploy in under a week per vertical.

Cafe · 14 tables Trades · 12 tables Home services · 13 tables Specialists · 14 tables edbroadbent.info/demos/

Demos run in static preview mode with seed data. Production deployments connect the full stack: edge database, object storage, auth, and transactional email.

Stack Summary

LayerToolsProjects
HostingEdge hosting8 projects
APIServerless API3 custom layers
DatabaseEdge database65+ tables total
CacheCache layerSession, menu, config, IG feed
StorageObject storage4,130 media files
EmailEmail routing + Resend + MailChannels3 projects
AuthOAuth + role-based access + access control3 projects
AI/MCPModel Context Protocol + semantic memory24 tools, 4-tier governance
MobileCross-platform frameworkEvolved Community
IntegrationsInstagram Graph API, YouTube, OAuthPrimed + 1 other
Full infrastructure ownership. No managed platform dependencies, no recurring SaaS fees. Portable, predictable cost at scale.