Useful systems for messy work.

Steve builds the tools that sit between spreadsheets, devices, teams, and customers: internal platforms, dashboards, AI workflows, firmware interfaces, and focused products.

Portrait of Steve, founder of Wahlu Labs.
Carpentry. Civil engineering. Software.Wahlu Labs Pty Ltd, based in Australia.

Solutions

Practical systems for messy operations.

The common thread is useful software for real constraints: unclear processes, half-manual data, physical systems, and teams that need better tools quickly.

01

Operations tools

Replace spreadsheet workarounds, inbox triage, and copy-paste routines with focused tools people can actually use.

02

Dashboards and device views

Controller logic, live status, remote controls, alerts, and operator screens for physical systems.

03

AI-assisted workflows

Practical automation for drafting, sorting, matching, summarising, reviewing, and moving work between tools.

04

Focused product builds

MVPs and SaaS products shaped tightly enough to reach real users, gather signal, and keep improving.

05

Custom business platforms

Systems that collect inputs, manage workflows, review outcomes, and turn operational data into decisions.

Selected work

Built and shipped.

Not everything is public, but these show the shape of the output: product software, dashboards, firmware, and tools for actual operations.

Skill Readiness project screenshot

01 · Assessment platform

Skill Readiness

A live platform for benchmarking employee skills and turning the results into development plans.

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Septic system controller project screenshot

02 · Firmware + remote dashboard

Septic system controller

Firmware for a wastewater controller, a remote dashboard for status and control, and a simulator for testing the system logic.

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Wahlu project screenshot

03 · SaaS product

Wahlu

A content workflow product for small businesses that need regular posts without doing everything from scratch.

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Grolia project screenshot

04 · Hardware + software

Grolia

Firmware, screen software, and app work for a mushroom-growing appliance.

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A practical path into software.

I started as a carpenter, studied civil engineering, and then kept teaching myself software because I wanted to build the things I could see were missing.

That background suits practical systems: dashboards, firmware interfaces, internal tools, and software that has to survive real use.