Valeriy B.
Senior FileMaker Architect | Live Systems, APIs & WebDirect
I am a senior FileMaker developer. I build, customise, and stabilise live business systems: CRM, job/workflow management, estimating and pricing, inventory, invoicing, and reporting. I work in Claris FileMaker 2026 (version 26) every day, and I also support and upgrade production systems on earlier versions. I am used to working inside existing files — including commercial and legacy databases — without breaking what already works. Typical work: new layouts and scripts, product/price tables, quote-to-job-to-invoice flows, data migration from older FileMaker files, WebDirect/iPad access, and careful deployment on production servers. FileMaker — 11 years FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server 2026, plus long-term work on 18–2024 systems. Relational design, modular scripts, privilege sets, audit logging, performance tuning, and refactoring of inherited solutions. Multi-user systems with table-, layout-, and script-level access control. Selected work Job/CRM and inventory systems for wholesale, retail, and project-based companies (pricing rules, warehouses, documents, invoicing) Industrial maintenance and production workflows with FileMaker Go, WebDirect, and FileMaker Server Inspection and field-job systems on iPad, including maps, protocols, and reporting Web, APIs, and hybrid architecture When a FileMaker file needs to go beyond native layouts, I add Web Viewer interfaces (HTML/CSS/JavaScript + JSON from FileMaker), REST/GraphQL integrations, Shopify (products, inventory, orders, webhooks), and supporting services (web servers, Docker workers, email/notifications). Development, staging, and production are kept separate, with backups and rollback in mind. Background 13+ years in databases (FileMaker, MySQL, SQL Server). Windows, Windows Server, and macOS. Based in Slovakia (CET), available for overlap with UK and EU hours. How I work Backup first. Changes on a copy, then tested on FileMaker Pro and WebDirect before production. Short written notes after each block of work. Written English is my working language. I join scheduled UK/EU-hours calls; detailed follow-up stays in writing. I plan for the next developer and for the next year of use, not only for launch. Claris-certified: FileMaker Pro Expert (2024) and FileMaker Server Administrator Expert (2026).
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $3.8k
Billed in all: $101,652$102k
$960 in the last 6 months
Across 40 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 14% in Database Programming
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