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-      <p class="eyebrow">Proof, from the field</p>
-      <h2>Built to be <em>actually used.</em></h2>
-      <p class="section-intro">These are systems we built for real Canadian shops. The reason they stuck isn't the software — it's that the people who had to use them were brought along. Same rigor, same soul.</p>
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-              <p class="field-case-client">Innovative Aluminum Systems</p>
-              <p class="field-case-type">Dealer Pricing Tool · 2026 Price List</p>
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-              <span class="field-pill">Reseller self-reliance</span>
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-          <div class="field-case-body">
-            <blockquote class="field-quote">“We've been imagining something like this for years. Our catalog used to live in a spreadsheet we'd email back and forth — now our dealers can filter products, build orders in their own pricing, and send them through electronically. Mike built exactly what we needed.”</blockquote>
-            <div class="field-attribution">
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-            <div class="field-case-meta">
-              <p class="field-case-client">OnDek Vinyl Worx</p>
-              <p class="field-case-type">Customer Order Form · November 2025</p>
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-            <div class="field-outcome-pills">
-              <span class="field-pill">Self-serve ordering</span>
-              <span class="field-pill">Fewer pricing errors</span>
-            </div>
-          </header>
-          <div class="field-shots-sidebyside">
-            <figure class="field-shot-wrap">
-              <figcaption class="field-shot-label">Before · Printed Excel sheet</figcaption>
-              <div class="field-shot"><img src="assets/work/ondek-before.png" alt="OnDek order form before: a printed Excel sheet with manual product and quantity columns" width="895" height="715" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></div>
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-            <figure class="field-shot-wrap">
-              <figcaption class="field-shot-label">After · Web order form</figcaption>
-              <div class="field-shot"><img src="assets/work/ondek-after.png" alt="OnDek order form after: a web-based order form with price tiers, pattern selector, and live totals" width="1546" height="806" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></div>
-            </figure>
-          </div>
-          <div class="field-case-body">
-            <blockquote class="field-quote">“I've been in this industry long enough to be skeptical of tech promises. This wasn't that. Michael took the time to understand our process first, then built something that fits. It's a massive leap forward for us.”</blockquote>
-            <div class="field-attribution">
-              <div class="field-headshot"><img src="assets/people/jim-szlabon.webp" alt="Jim Szlabon" width="160" height="160" loading="lazy" decoding="async"></div>
-              <div class="field-attribution-text">
-                <p class="field-name">Jim Szlabon</p>
-                <p class="field-role">Senior Sales · OnDek Vinyl Worx</p>
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