Case Studies
Examples of custom Excel automation and AI solutions delivered for clients around the world.
Each project below outlines the problem, the solution we built and the results achieved.
Production Planner in Excel
Type: Excel Automation System
Industry: Daycare Catering
Built a custom Excel and VBA production planning system used for over 7 years.
Problem
Meal planning, dietary substitutions and production reporting were manual and difficult to manage across multiple locations.
Solution
Built an Excel-based system to automate meal planning, dietary matching and kitchen production reporting.
Result
Streamlined operations across multiple nurseries and supported evolving requirements over a 7+ year period.
Tech: Excel, VBA
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Financial Document Research System
Type: AI Document Intelligence System
Industry: Higher Education / Academic Research
Built a custom AI research system for large-scale financial document analysis.
Problem
Analysing thousands of corporate annual reports required extensive manual review.
Solution
Combines search, AI selection, local PDF parsing, AI data extraction, keyword and semantic search.
Result
Replaced months of manual work with a fully searchable and automated pipeline.
Tech: Python, Claude API, pgvector, PostgreSQL
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Excel Dynamic Operations Dashboard
Type: Excel Reporting & Dashboard System
Industry: Financial Services
Built a centralized Excel dashboard for operational and profitability reporting.
Problem
Multiple sources of data led to inconsistent reporting and disagreements over key metrics.
Solution
Developed a single-source Excel dashboard with dynamic reporting and drill-down capability.
Result
Established a single agreed-upon set of metrics, eliminated reporting inconsistencies and improved decision-making.
Tech: Excel, VBA, Dynamic Charts
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Commission Calculator & Statement Generator
Type: Excel VBA System (Long-Term Engagement)
Industry: Warehouse Equipment Manufacturing
Built a custom Excel and VBA commission system in continuous use for over 12 years.
Problem
Commission calculations and statement generation were complex, varied across sales reps and required significant manual effort.
Solution
Developed an Excel and VBA system supporting 30+ sales reps, 12 commission structures, multiple statement formats and automated email distribution.
Result
Reliable, automated commission processing and reporting, continuously extended and maintained over more than a decade.
Tech: Excel, VBA, Outlook automation
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VBA-Generated Client Statements in PDF
Type: Excel VBA Reporting Automation
Industry: Alternative Asset Management
Built an automated Excel system to generate professional client statements from raw data.
Problem
Client reporting required manual preparation of statements using transaction and valuation data.
Solution
Created a VBA-driven system to generate PDF statements including returns, holdings and charts directly from source data.
Result
Delivered consistent, professional-quality reporting without requiring a dedicated reporting platform.
Tech: Excel, VBA
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Other recent work
Projects we've built or completed for which a full case study hasn't been written yet. Happy to discuss any of them in more detail — get in touch.
AI Agents for Accounting & Marketing
Type: AI Agent Framework
Built an internal multi-agent AI system to automate accounting and marketing workflows.
Problem
Accounting, reconciliation and marketing tasks required ongoing manual effort.
Solution
Developed an AI agent system to classify transactions, reconcile accounts, generate invoices, match payments and monitor website analytics.
Result
Automated internal operations and created a reusable framework for client-facing AI systems.
Tech: Python, PostgreSQL, Claude API, FastMCP, Ollama
AI-Powered Document Processing Pipeline
Type: AI Document Processing System
Built a custom AI pipeline for automated document classification, routing and filing.
Problem
Manual document naming, categorization and filing required hours of effort each week.
Solution
Developed an AI system to automatically classify, name and route documents with human-in-the-loop review.
Result
Reduced processing time from hours to minutes while maintaining accuracy.
Tech: Python, OCR, LLM classification, PostgreSQL
Onsite Excel Performance Review
Type: Excel Optimization Engagement
Optimized a client-built Excel tool in a single-day engagement.
Problem
A large Excel-based analysis tool was slow to open and recalculate.
Solution
Reviewed formulas, structure and calculation logic and implemented targeted optimizations.
Result
Improved performance by 500%, eliminated delays and added requested features.
Tech: Excel, VBA, Power Query
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