Zack Lovisa Software developer Start an estimate

Work

9 projects

Case studies

Client software and personal projects, each labelled as what it is. Every one states the problem, the decisions behind the build, and what came out of it. Nothing here is padding.

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Website

Down Right Tech

A one page site rebuilt into a real multi page site for a Marion, Iowa technology and antenna business, where every page has a job and a search target.

Client work 2026
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Website

Sally's on Broadway

A Springville, Iowa restaurant paying hundreds a month for a site with no itemized menu and a broken phone layout, which is where nearly all of her customers were looking.

Client work 2026
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Web App

Drift

One system replacing the spread of apps and Google Calendar that Down Right Tech ran their business on. Work orders, quotes, scheduling, and reports in a single place.

Client work 2026
Ascendom shown on screen

Game

Ascendom

A deterministic autobattler where you draft a party, prep it through a shop and tavern economy, then fight the recorded ghosts of other players’ runs.

Personal project 2026
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Website

Wrapstar

Bill Lee's auto wrap shop was running entirely on Instagram. Now it has a website that generates and receives enquiries directly.

Client work 2026
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Game

Dyfenders

A neon tower defense with colour-tier towers that merge and combine, plus co-op, versus, endless mode and replays.

Personal project 2026
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Desktop App

LoPW

A password manager for Windows and Android with no server at all. Devices sync straight to each other over the local network.

Personal project 2026
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Desktop App

BuildForge

A ground-up rebuild of the Path of Building character planner in Rust, keeping the original calculation engine so every number stays in exact parity.

Personal project 2026
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Web App

MTGSell

A storefront platform any trading-card shop can be dropped into, with the whole back office behind it: inventory, orders, point of sale, and automated price syncing.

Personal project 2026