Most expensive software mistakes happen before a line of code is written: the wrong platform, the wrong vendor, a rebuild that didn't need to happen, or an estimate nobody sanity-checked. Software consulting is how you avoid paying for those lessons yourself.
I advise business owners and teams as a senior full-stack engineer — someone who still builds and ships, not a slide-deck consultant. Whether you're choosing between off-the-shelf and custom, evaluating an agency's proposal, untangling a stalled project, or planning where AI actually fits, you get a straight technical opinion grounded in what it really takes to build and maintain. Ryan Evans Dev is based in Anaheim, and for Orange County businesses that means the review can happen across a table, not just over a call.
A clear-eyed plan for what to build, what to buy, and what to skip — matched to your budget and where the business is actually headed.
An independent review of your codebase, infrastructure, or an agency's work — what's solid, what's fragile, and what it will cost you later.
A second opinion on quotes, proposals, and platform choices before you sign — so you know if the scope, stack, and price actually hold up.
When a build has stalled or gone sideways, I diagnose why, salvage what's worth keeping, and lay out the realistic path to shipped.
We dig into the actual problem — the systems, the code, the proposal, or the plan — not just the symptoms.
You get specific, prioritized recommendations in plain English, with the trade-offs and costs spelled out.
I can advise your team as they execute, vet the vendor doing the work — or build it myself if that's the right fit.
An agency's incentive is to sell you a build. My consulting is independent — sometimes the right answer is off-the-shelf software, a smaller scope, or fixing what you have. When building is the answer, I can do that too, but the advice comes first.
Straightforward: focused engagements like a code review or proposal evaluation are fixed-price, and ongoing advisory is a simple retainer or hourly arrangement. Email me what you're facing and I'll tell you what it takes — no discovery-call gauntlet.
Yes — independent code and architecture reviews are one of the most common engagements. You'll get an honest assessment of quality, security, and maintainability, and what to do about any gaps.
Yes. I help businesses figure out where AI genuinely pays off in their operations and where it's hype — then design and build the integrations that make sense.
Each city page covers what this work looks like locally, for example Costa Mesa web design.
Tell me what you're building and I'll get back to you within one business day — no sales runaround.
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