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Hi, I'm James Collard

Solutions Engineer

Based in London, United Kingdom

I build Salesforce tools, document automation and websites — from the first workflow to the software people use.

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Three builds, from Salesforce workflows to document rendering and a live website. Explore the problem, the decisions and the result.

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What I do

Engineering across the full stack

I build software end to end, from Salesforce implementations and document automation to Galacia, my independent software brand, desktop tools, and interactive web experiences. My work combines TypeScript, Python, and systems programming with a focus on useful products and thoughtful details.

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonRustC++CApex (Salesforce)DartC#SQL

Frameworks & Runtimes

Next.jsReactNode.jsElectronFlaskThree.jsPreactVitetldrawFlutterBunHono

Platforms & Tools

Salesforce / Apex / LWCChrome Extensionsxterm.js / node-ptyHTML5 CanvasSQLite / FTS5AWSDockerGitHub ActionsGitJestVitestPlaywrightpytest

Company & community

Building my own. Contributing to yours.

Galacia

My independent software brand, starting with Galacia Vault for Salesforce file storage. Explore the company and the products taking shape.

Meet Galacia

Open source

Focused fixes, upstream reviews, and improvements to the tools I use. Follow my contributions from the problem to the pull request.

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Recent Project History

I focused this portfolio on projects that are useful in a hiring conversation: software with clear users, real workflows, and evidence of maintainable engineering work.

Last reviewed September 27, 2026

WaveLink

A Chrome extension for Salesforce data work: SOQL exports, guided imports, offline conversion, comparisons, and repeatable data jobs in a local browser workspace.

Built and iterated on a Salesforce data extension, bringing export, import, comparison, and repeatable workflows into a shared browser workspace.

Last reviewed September 27, 2026

The Loft Zante

A hospitality website for O’Callaghan’s Loft in Zakynthos, with a browsable drinks menu, venue photography, events, and visitor information.

Built the Next.js website, reusable page sections, responsive styling, and interactive menu browser.

Last reviewed September 27, 2026

Galacia

My independent software brand and public product website, starting with Galacia Vault for Salesforce file storage, with an interactive product explorer and a Three.js glacier.

Created the Galacia brand and product hub, built the public website and interactive experience, and organised the product work into independent repositories.

Last reviewed September 27, 2026

Docify

A native Rust document renderer for HTML and CSS, with PDF, PNG, SVG, and editable DOCX output, plus Node.js bindings.

Built the Rust rendering pipeline, output backends, Node.js integration, and regression checks for document text and layout.

Open to freelance projects

Freelance

Need an idea turned into working software?

I partner with businesses and individuals to design, build, and improve useful digital products. Bring me a defined brief or an early-stage problem and we can shape the right solution together.

Web apps & product builds

Responsive, production-ready experiences built around a clear business goal, from an early idea through to launch.

Salesforce & automation

Practical Salesforce solutions, document automation, integrations, and workflows that remove repetitive work.

Internal tools & integrations

Focused tools that connect your systems, simplify complex processes, and help your team move faster.

  • Clear scope and regular communication
  • End-to-end engineering and delivery
  • Available for remote freelance projects
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