Rob Cosgrove · Business software developer

I build software
that runs businesses.

Custom applications, operational systems, workflow automation, and legacy modernization, designed around the way your business actually works.

I've spent more than 40 years building business software, including founding and running Remote Backup Systems for 37 years. Today I use AI coding tools to build complete applications, backed by the business analysis and architecture that make them useful.

01Complete business systems
02Workflow automation
03Data & integrations
04Practical AI

What I build

Software that earns its place in your business.

I turn messy operational problems into useful software, from understanding the business and designing the database through development and deployment.

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Custom applications

Complete business systems with customers, scheduling, inventory, work orders, and reporting, built around your workflow.

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Applied AI

Research, document analysis, and decision support where AI adds practical value to the application.

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Modernization & integration

Connect old and new systems, move data, and automate repetitive work while preserving what still works.

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Database applications

Organize business information in one place, with clear reports and dashboards that help people act.

Examples of my work

Complete applications.
Concrete capabilities.

These projects show the kinds of business problems I can turn into working applications. Each brings together data, workflows, and a clear purpose.

AI-assisted dispute management

FeudFix

Helps consumers organize a complaint, research company policies, and plan their next steps. I built intake, evidence handling, research, correspondence, and case-tracking workflows.

Dispute intake and follow-up questions
Dispute intake and follow-up questionsActual application screen · fictional example data

Field service operations

SVCpro

Brings work orders, scheduling, technician assignments, and billing readiness into one system. This example shows how I turn an operational workflow into an integrated business application.

Work orders moving from request to billing
Work orders moving from request to billingActual application screen · fictional example data

Legacy-to-cloud integration

LegacyBridge

Connects a simulated legacy inventory system with a modern business application. I built the demonstration around customer data, inventory checks, order entry, and synchronization.

Order entry with inventory validation and synchronization
Order entry with inventory validation and synchronizationActual application screen · fictional example data

Client documents and review

ClientVault

Organizes document requests, client submissions, review status, and follow-up in one workspace. This example shows how I connect information management with a practical client-service workflow.

Document requests moving through collection and review
Document requests moving through collection and reviewActual application screen · fictional example data

The experience behind the work

Business understanding.
Built over decades.

I'm Rob Cosgrove. I founded Remote Backup Systems in 1985 and ran it until 2022. Building and operating a commercial software company meant working with customers, supporting real systems, and making software useful enough for people to pay for.

40+ years

Building business software, from the microcomputer era to modern web applications.

37 years

Founding and running a commercial software company, Remote Backup Systems.

From problem to deployment

Business analysis, application architecture, databases, development, and integration.

Modern tools

I use AI coding tools to build complete applications and bring working versions to clients sooner.

A practical approach

Understand first.
Build what matters.

The goal is not more software. It is a better way to work. Every engagement starts with the problem, the people, and the outcome. I turn that understanding into a working version you can try, then improve it with your feedback.

Tell me what needs fixing →
  1. ListenUnderstand the work, the friction, and the people involved.
  2. SimplifyFind the smallest clear solution that creates meaningful value.
  3. BuildBuild a working version early so you can try it and give concrete feedback.
  4. ImproveLearn from real use and evolve where it makes a difference.

Have a stubborn business problem?

Tell me what needs fixing.

robcosgrove@gmail.com