Brett Smith

From architecture to delivery.

I’ve spent more than twenty years designing software systems across commerce, resource planning and healthcare. I’ve led technical teams, shaped delivery and helped organisations make architectural decisions that last beyond individual projects.

My work spans system design, platform engineering and the economics of running software. The thread through it is understanding the constraints, making the trade-offs explicit and carrying those decisions through into implementation.

I’m largely self-taught. Designing, building and operating real systems has shaped how I learn and how I work. The projects below give that experience a concrete form; the writing makes the reasoning behind them easier to follow.

Putting that experience to work.

Fieldstate is my consulting practice. It’s where I help teams review AI-built applications, connect architecture to requirements and delivery, and define a solution before engaging a supplier.

For a focused review or help turning a need into a clear brief, explore the engagements at Fieldstate.

I’m developing this site as a home for my writing and project work: making the decisions behind the software easier to understand, alongside the work itself.

Through Fieldstate, I’m shaping focused engagements around application review, architecture and traceability, and requirements and solution definition.