A more stable booking website.
The inherited application was brought under control and replaced with a more maintainable implementation.
Historical client work · approximately 2015–2019
Sundance Helicopters
Codepoet took over an unreliable booking website, stabilized the inherited system, and led a client-approved rebuild.
This was not a greenfield project. The work began with software and a vendor relationship that were already creating delivery and reliability problems for the business.
The situation
The website was not meeting the needs of a booking-driven business.
Sundance’s existing website had been built by an outside development company. The system was unreliable, changes were not arriving consistently, and online booking was not working to the company’s standards.
Codepoet was brought in to get control of the existing system and create a dependable path forward.
The work
Stabilize first, then rebuild deliberately.
Codepoet first stabilized the inherited Ruby on Rails application so the business could continue operating. Once the immediate problems were under control, Codepoet and Sundance agreed that rebuilding the website was the practical long-term decision.
The rebuild retained Ruby on Rails because that was the foundation of the inherited system. Codepoet managed the project, coordinated the development work, and remained responsible for delivery through the engagement.
What changed.
Less support friction.
The company reported improvements in uptime, support burden, and the effort required to maintain the website.
Booking worked more consistently.
Visitors had a more dependable way to research tours and move into the reservation process.
Brian’s role
Project leadership, not personal coding.
Brian led the client relationship and ran the project. He did not personally write the Sundance application code. His responsibility was getting the inherited system stabilized, helping the client make the rebuild decision, and keeping the work moving through delivery.
The engagement ended around 2019. Sundance’s Las Vegas tourism operation later closed during the pandemic.
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