Santa Fe studio · digital systems with taste

Available for select projects

Websites · Software · IT · Photography

Modern websites with real technical backbone.

Engineering, automation, and careful systems design.

We help New Mexico businesses and organizations look sharp online, run smoother behind the scenes, and get unstuck with day-to-day technology. From a first site to internal tools and ongoing support, we keep projects clear, maintainable, and aligned with how you work.

Based in
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Primary work
Websites, software, and practical IT
Approach
Clear scope, sharp design, durable systems

Built for people who need something sharper than off-the-shelf.

A mix of public-facing presence and practical functionality. Strong first impression, yes, but also the systems underneath that make the work hold up.

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ENDO

Cannabis dispensary—custom ecommerce, retail experience, and BioTrack integration.

A flagship engagement combining brand presence, custom functionality, and the sort of implementation detail that usually gets hidden until it breaks.

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Aarons Law Firm PC

Law firm website—custom build with AI chat and tools tuned for client intake and trust.

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Some of the most useful work is private.

Internal tools, workflow improvements, and support systems rarely make it into a public portfolio. If that is the shape of what you need, we can walk through it in conversation.

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Small by design. Senior by practice.

atum.tech is one person with a decade of experience across web, software, and infrastructure. That is a feature, not a limitation.

One person, end to end.

No account managers, no handoffs to a junior team. The same person who takes the brief writes the code, makes the design decisions, and is still reachable after launch.

Santa Fe–based.

Available for in-person meetings, local context, and the kind of conversation that does not survive a ticket system. Remote work is possible on a selective basis.

Built to outlast the project.

Version-controlled deployments, documented components, and plain-language handoffs. The goal is a system your team can maintain, extend, or hand to someone else without a six-month ramp.

Thoughtful design is only part of the job.

The real goal is alignment: brand, structure, functionality, and support all moving in the same direction.

01

Custom websites

Purpose-built sites that are fast, accessible, and yours to own—not a template stretched past its limits. From a focused brochure to a content-rich platform or custom e-commerce, scoped to fit how your business actually works.

02

Custom software

Dashboards, internal tools, API integrations, and workflow automations built around your processes. When off-the-shelf software creates more workarounds than it solves, the right tool is usually a narrowly scoped custom one.

03

General IT

Practical technical support for small teams: setup, troubleshooting, backups, network basics, hardware decisions, and the kind of advice that keeps things running without a full-time IT department on the payroll.

04

Photography

Product, event, and on-location photography that integrates cleanly with your site and marketing. Consistent style, web-ready delivery, and no guessing about usage rights.

A cleaner way to make digital work happen.

The point is not to feel elaborate. The point is to make good decisions early enough that the project gets better, faster.

  1. 01

    Shape the brief

    Audience, goals, constraints, and budget get defined before anything else moves. This is often the most valuable hour of the engagement.

  2. 02

    Design the system

    Structure, visual tone, and interaction logic are treated as one system—not separate deliverables handed off between people who do not talk.

  3. 03

    Build and ship

    Code under version control, automated deploys, documentation written during the build rather than after the deadline.

Working style

Calm collaboration. Sharp tradeoffs. No theater.

  • Scope before price: we define timelines, deliverables, and tradeoffs in writing before work begins.
  • Built for the next person: code is documented, deployments are automated, and handoffs are human-readable.
  • No middlemen: you talk to the person building the thing, not an account manager relaying messages.

Practice

The work should hold up without the original author in the room.

We write code that can be read by the next person. We deploy with automation so there are no tribal rituals to reproduce. We document what the system does and why, not just how. Maintainability is a design constraint from day one, not a cleanup task for later.

Most sites that come in for repairs were built by someone who is no longer available to explain them. That is a solvable problem.

How we build

  • Version-controlled deployments
  • Typed code where it matters
  • Documented component APIs
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines
  • Real uptime monitoring
  • Plain-language handoffs

Preferred tools

NuxtVueTypeScriptFastifyPostgreSQLDockerCaddyJavaScriptWordPressRustReact

Things worth knowing before you reach out.

What does a typical project cost?
Websites start in the low four-figures for focused, well-scoped work and scale from there. Custom software varies too much to quote without a brief—but we scope before we price so neither side is guessing. If budget is a real constraint, say so early.
How long does a project take?
Most website projects run four to eight weeks from a clear brief to launch. Custom software takes longer. Timeline slips usually trace back to scope creep or slow feedback—both are preventable with upfront clarity.
Do you work with clients outside New Mexico?
Selectively, yes. Remote projects work best with a clear brief, a single engaged point of contact, and no expectation of in-person deliverables. Most current clients are local.
What if I already have a website?
Most clients come in with something. We assess what is worth keeping, what needs rethinking, and what is quietly causing problems. Rebuilding from scratch is not always the right call.
Do you offer hosting and ongoing support?
Yes. Hosting, software updates, uptime monitoring, and general technical support are available on a monthly retainer. Planned maintenance costs a fraction of emergency repairs.
What is the first step?
Use the contact form and describe the rough shape of the project—goals, timeline, and budget range if you have them. We will respond with clarifying questions or a short call to check for fit.