# Brigs Hernandez

> Brigs Hernandez is an artist who learned to code: a designer and developer in Manila, Philippines, building websites and apps since 2019. He designs and builds the whole product (design, data, server, phone app, emails) and works like a forward-deployed engineer: sitting with the people who will use the thing and building it as if the business were his. Founder of Starta (starta.haus). Open to remote work.

## Contact

- Email: brigs.work@gmail.com
- Contact form: https://brigs.work/contact
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brigsalfonso
- GitHub: https://github.com/b7atwork
- Based in Manila (UTC+8), works remotely.

## How he works

Four steps: Start, Together, Keep, Going.
- Start: begin with the one thing that matters most to the client, and do that well.
- Together: get to know the business side by side (how it runs, who it's for, what's working), then build one piece at a time.
- Keep: every step is recorded (what was done, why, what changed) on a handover page the client keeps.
- Going: look after what was built, learn from it, take on what's next.
Nothing goes live without the client's yes. AI is used every day for the build, following his own rules, and every change is checked by him before it ships.

A sample project ("Before 7", a fictional cafe in Maginhawa, Quezon City) shows a full handover page: research, design (brand, design system, sitemap, screens), development (stack, change log, handbook) and aftercare (care, SEO, log). Open it from https://brigs.work/contact, "See the four steps".

## Own products

- Hue (2026): customer support where every chat goes to an AI first; one click and a person takes over. https://heyhue.vercel.app
- Startawash (2026): website, point of sale, drop-off kiosk and order tracking for his own laundromat. https://starta-wash.vercel.app
- gumbbl (in progress): running as a game; every run builds gear, seasons end. Phone app.
- MAD (2026): Mac menu bar app that turns meetings into minutes and action items, and reviews and signs documents.
- Kuha (in progress): offline iPhone camera with a film look that picks the best shots.
- Merc (2026): a shared set of design and engineering rules, checks and playbooks that AI agents follow on every project.

## Recent client projects

- The Busking PH (2025-26, Starta): booking for a community of street musicians. https://the-busking-ph.vercel.app
- Konstruct School (2025-26, Starta): school website with WebGL effects on a custom WordPress theme. https://konstructschool.com
- Mediluxe Clinic (2025-26, Starta): website and bookings for a UK clinic, custom WordPress theme. https://mediluxeclinic.co.uk
- Maagir Corporation (2026): corporate website, with Sociallyke as the agency. https://maagircorporation.com
- Bambu Hospitality (2025-26): hospitality group website with scroll-driven motion. Launching soon.
- Jac Ludlow (2026): website with bookings for a celebrity hairstylist and educator. https://jacludlow.com

## Career

- 2025 to now: Founder, Starta
- 2024-25: Technical Director, CodeUX Creative Technologies
- 2023-25: Senior Software Engineer, 2 Dam Creative (The Association App, PropertyMate)
- 2022-23: Senior Mobile Engineer, Lista PH (React Native)
- 2020-22: Senior Software Engineer, Hedy / McCann Worldgroup
- 2020-21: Lead Web Developer, AlagaHealth
- 2019: Front end for The Economist's Safe Cities Index (2019 Webby Award, Best UI), at Dottystyle
- 2019-20: Front-End Web Developer, Dottystyle Creative (sites, emails, 200+ animated banners for Singapore Airlines, Hitachi and others)

## Pages

- [Home](https://brigs.work/)
- [Work](https://brigs.work/work): own products, client projects, career
- [About](https://brigs.work/about): the story, experience, recognition
- [Contact](https://brigs.work/contact): form, email, common questions (how he works, AI use, cost, full-time roles)
- [Privacy](https://brigs.work/privacy), [Cookies](https://brigs.work/cookies), [Terms](https://brigs.work/terms)