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CHARLES LIOCABOUT
ABOUT // IDENTITY

I LIKE TO KNOW
HOW THINGS WORK.

I’m a developer and hands-on builder. Software is the strongest documented part of my work today, but the same mindset carries into mechanical work, fabrication and creative projects.

01 // WHAT I DO

I BUILD PRACTICAL SYSTEMS.

I’m most interested in problems where the existing process feels clumsy, unreliable or incomplete. I like understanding the whole workflow and then building something that removes unnecessary friction.

SOFTWARE SYSTEMS PRODUCT THINKING WORKFLOW DESIGN ANDROID + WEB LOCAL + CLOUD DATA
02 // HOW I THINK

UNDERSTAND FIRST.
BUILD SECOND.

Whether the thing is software or mechanical, I prefer to understand how the parts interact before changing them. That makes it easier to solve the real problem instead of only treating the visible symptom.

03 // WORK STYLE

MAKE IT REAL EARLY.

I would rather build a working version, test it and improve it than spend too long polishing an idea that has never been used. Real feedback exposes weaknesses much faster than theory.

01 OBSERVE

Find the actual problem and the friction around it.

02 BUILD

Create something real enough to test and use.

03 IMPROVE

Refine the weak points instead of adding unnecessary complexity.

04 // CURRENT DIRECTION

SOFTWARE FIRST.
MORE TO DOCUMENT.

The portfolio currently shows software most strongly because those projects are already documented. Mechanical, fabrication and creative work will be added as real photos and process material are prepared.