Did prompt engineering hit a wall? Work directly with a senior developer to rescue your Cursor, v0 or Bolt project, build native iOS and Android apps, and automate the work slowing your business down.
A practical conversation. A clear next step. No pressure.
Work directly with Herb Trevathan
Senior Developer · Former CTO · Hands-on builder
Three questions. A clearer view of your project’s risk. Get a starting point before you spend another weekend debugging with prompts.
No repository access. No signup to see your result.
From a stuck prototype to a business process that needs to work better, start with the problem that matters.
Your demo looked great. Then the real-world problems showed up. Let’s find what’s broken and what’s worth keeping.
Give your product a solid home on iOS and Android. Thoughtful native experiences, with the backend to support them.
Stop making people do the same work twice. Connect your systems and turn repetitive tasks into reliable workflows.
Feedback from founders who needed to get unstuck, alongside an inside look at the engineering behind HerbDev.
“Our launch was stalled because our AI-generated Next.js app kept dropping user tokens on page refresh and leaking OpenAI keys in public bundles. Herb audited our repo, refactored session storage, and locked down API endpoints within 36 hours.”
“Apple kept rejecting our iOS build for bad background task handling and unhandled auth drops. Herb reworked our SwiftUI app structure and got us approved in time for our Product Hunt push.”
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Explore the research platformHave a project that needs a clearer next step?
Talk through your projectTell me what you’re building, where it breaks, and what success looks like. We’ll decide whether a diagnostic is the right next step.
A scoped assessment identifies the real risks and dependencies, with plain-English findings and a prioritized recommendation.
Agree on the work, delivery expectations and documentation. Repair, simplify or rebuild with an informed plan.
Copying between systems. Chasing updates. Building the same report again. Small tasks become a surprisingly large annual cost.
Use your own numbers to estimate the labor capacity a well-scoped automation could give back.
I’m Herb Trevathan, Senior Developer and founder of HerbDev. I spent seven years as CTO of a software company, leading teams while staying close to the architecture, infrastructure and delivery.
My work spans native iOS and Android, AWS, APIs, legacy systems and deployment. I look at the whole system, explain the tradeoffs, and help you make a practical decision about what comes next.
You work directly with me, from the first conversation through the technical work.
Connect with Herb on LinkedInThat depends on the architecture, dependencies and actual failure points. A diagnostic helps distinguish repairable problems from deeper limitations so you can make that decision with evidence.
Yes. Start with what you’re trying to achieve and what is going wrong. I’ll explain findings in plain English and document the recommended next steps.
Your request goes directly to Herb. I’ll follow up by email to confirm fit and arrange a time. Submitting the form does not reserve a calendar slot or commit you to paid work.
Scope and pricing are agreed before paid work begins. When the underlying problem is unclear, a defined assessment can establish the repair scope before a larger commitment.
Your goal, the main blocker and any deadline. Please leave out passwords, API keys, customer data and other sensitive information. Repository access can be arranged securely if needed.
Tell me where you’re stuck. Let’s work out what your project needs to move forward.
Request a diagnostic callDirect access to Herb. Clear scope before paid work.
To request a diagnostic call, email herb.trevathan@icloud.com with your goal, biggest blocker and preferred times. Please leave out sensitive information.