Founder-built product
Fitch Foundry NFC Platform
NFC tap cards and keychains connected to editable profiles, with an online store and tools for managing orders.
- Role
- Founder, Product Owner & Developer
- Organization
- Fitch Foundry LLC
- Timeline
- April 2026–Present
- Status
- In production
Problem
Traditional business cards become outdated and are easy to lose. The product needed to make a physical tap open a useful, editable profile without requiring the recipient to install an app.
Context
- Fitch Foundry sells NFC tap cards and keychains connected to customer-managed web profiles.
- The business required both customer-facing product experiences and operational tools for fulfillment and support.
Requirements
- Keep the tap-to-profile experience fast and simple on mobile devices.
- Protect customer accounts and separate customer, product, order, and administrative permissions.
- Support product claiming and updates after physical devices leave fulfillment.
- Design both the software and the operating process behind it.
My role
- Design and build the product experience from concept through production support.
- Implement authentication, onboarding, profiles, ecommerce, payments, account management, and role-based access.
- Connect customer, order, product, and device-claiming workflows through Firebase services and APIs.
- Manage platform enhancements, troubleshooting, fulfillment automation, and product operations.
Process
- 01
Frame
Defined the physical-to-digital journey and the jobs each user needed to complete.
- 02
Build
Created responsive profiles, account flows, commerce, and administrative services.
- 03
Connect
Linked NFC products, product claims, customer records, payments, and fulfillment data.
- 04
Operate
Supported customers, orders, devices, and iterative product improvements.
Tools
Challenges
- 01
Making a technical product feel understandable at the first tap.
- 02
Keeping public profiles simple while account and fulfillment logic remain robust.
- 03
Operating a real business exposed product decisions that a demo would never reveal.
Outcome
The platform is live and supports customer profiles, purchases, product activation, and order fulfillment.