Slow file1
The file is slow and no one knows why
I look at the schema, scripts, layouts, server, and workflow together so we can stop treating symptoms and find the real bottleneck.
FileMaker consulting is often part technical review, part detective work, and part business process cleanup.
Start with what is really happening
Bring the system history, the weird symptoms, and the things your team is tired of working around.
Most FileMaker work starts with a business problem, not a feature request. The useful first step is often a clear read on what the system is doing, why people do not trust it, and which fixes are worth doing first.
Why the context helps
I have seen FileMaker from the user, developer, server, and platform sides.
33 years working with FileMaker systems
Former FileMaker platform product manager
Hands-on with apps, servers, AI, and product strategy
Good reasons to call
You do not need to know the fix before you ask for help.
Daily friction2
The system works, but everyone works around it
We clean up the parts that make daily work harder than it needs to be: brittle scripts, confusing layouts, manual handoffs, and risky habits.
AI readiness3
You want AI, but the data has to be ready first
I help decide where AI can be useful, where it needs guardrails, and where the underlying FileMaker structure should be fixed first.
How we can work together
Sometimes you need a plan. Sometimes you need another brain in the room.
- 1Focused auditAn outside read before touching the system.
- 2Working sessionsSide-by-side time when you want to understand the tradeoffs as we go.
- 3Implementation helpHands-on work when the next step is clear and it needs to get done.
Real work, client names withheld
Real systems, real constraints, identifying details removed.
The work is usually not glamorous at first. It is business process, risk, performance, correctness, server health, and the details that keep people from fighting the system every day.
Sterilization workflow and QR code labeling
The team needed labels they could trust, not another workaround. We found duplicate and missing-code risks, then rebuilt the flow around iPhones, on-demand Zebra printing, and better FileMaker records.
Overnight batch reduced to 30 minutes
A nightly process had become something everyone planned around. Reworking it into parallel FileMaker scripts cut the run time to about 30 minutes across more than 70K parent records.
Live scoring systems where accuracy mattered
Some systems cannot be casually wrong. I built live projected math competition scoring and school registration workflows where the results had to be right while people were watching.
FileMaker-specific AI
AI is most useful after the system makes sense.
For FileMaker-specific AI and monitoring, explore FMDojo, built from the same practical consulting experience.
FileMaker hosting
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RadFM handles FileMaker hosting while ZeroBlue focuses on consulting, system improvement, AI integration, and reliability.
Start with the real problem
Tell me what is going on with your FileMaker system.
Bring the symptoms, goals, or system history. I can help decide whether the next useful step is an audit, a working session, a server review, or a targeted fix.