Québec Rate Lens
Compare mortgage rates through an experience that explains scenarios, real costs and trade-offs instead of showing only a ranking.
FintechComparisonUXAnalysis
PERSONAL LAB · PROJECTS · PROTOTYPES · PROGRAMMING
I build ideas to see how far they can go.
GuruLabs is my technical playground: personal projects, prototypes, tools, AI experiments, web ideas, and code written sometimes to solve a real problem — and sometimes simply because an idea deserves to be tested.
PERSONAL PROJECTS+PROTOTYPES+FREE TOOLS+AI / DATA+WEB+AUTOMATION+LAB NOTES
01 / PROJECTS
Ideas turned into experiments, one project at a time.
Some projects solve a concrete problem. Others exist because a technology, a dataset, or an idea made me want to try something. That is exactly what the lab is for.
Browser Memory / Mémoire du navigateur
A privacy scanner that shows what a website can learn from cookies, browser storage, cache, browser metadata and other signals available to the current origin.
PrivacyCookiesBrowser storageAI
Local Opportunity Radar
Turn a geographic area into commercial opportunities: identify businesses, assess their digital presence and prioritize the most relevant prospects.
MapsDataAI-assisted researchUX
Market Pulse Engine
A news-analysis experience that turns noise into signals: events, affected sectors, impact scenarios and watch points.
LLMNewsScoringData
Enterprise Systems & Integrations
A snapshot of what I do in my professional work: application architecture, APIs, integrations, validation, testing, reliability and delivery — connecting multiple systems while keeping that complexity out of the user experience.
ArchitectureC# / .NETAPIsIntegrations
02 / LAB
Research stays open, even when the product never becomes a company.
GuruLabs is also a place to publish free tools, test hypotheses and document what I learn. Not everything needs to be monetized: some projects exist simply because they can be useful.
Explore experiments ↗LAB STATUS ACTIVE
FREE TOOLSIn progress01
AI EXPERIMENTSPrototypes02
TECH NOTESTo publish03
OPEN DATAExploration04
COLLABORATION · IDEAS · EXPERIMENTS
Have an idea worth exploring together through GuruLabs?
To suggest a collaboration, share an idea or contribute to an experiment, email me at hello@gurulabs.ca.
03 / LAB NOTES
Notes written while I build.
Field notes on engineering, digital consulting, WordPress, e-commerce, security, AI and operations — with one objective: make decisions more concrete.
Building useful AI products: start with friction, not the model.
The best question is not ‘where can we add AI?’ but ‘which decision, search or task is unnecessarily difficult today?’
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.NET / PRODUCT
Why a .NET developer benefits from thinking like a product builder.
Code becomes simpler when you know which user decision it is actually meant to improve.
↗CONSULTING / PLATFORMS
Multidisciplinary consulting: connecting software, web and operations for better decisions.
WordPress, hosting, security, WooCommerce, QuickBooks and custom software do not live in silos.
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04 / ABOUT THE CREATOR
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Different experiences, one constant curiosity.
I live in Quebec City and I am originally from Mauritius. My professional path has taken me through several environments, but GuruLabs exists mainly to preserve a space where I can experiment freely, learn quickly, and build without needing a commercial reason.
Understand the context
Business processes, constraints, security, operations and user expectations before defining a solution.
Connect disciplines
Architecture, development, automation, web, data, operations and quality as parts of the same system.
Deliver responsibly
Document decisions, validate end-to-end and support the solution through real-world use.
05 / EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE LAB
Professional experience as raw material.
GuruLabs is a personal project. My professional background simply provides the playground: 15+ years across software, architecture, automation, web platforms, data, and enterprise systems, now working as an IT consultant in Quebec City.
What work brings to the labEngineering · Architecture · Delivery · Real-world constraints
Terrains exploredFinance · Health · Enterprise systems · Web
Lab reflexUnderstand → try → measure → improve
CAREER & ENVIRONMENTS
Different engagements, one consistent responsibility: understand the context, secure the architecture and deliver an operable solution.
ENGAGEMENT / FINANCE01
Public financial environment
Business applications, automation and integrationWork in a demanding financial environment involving business application development, system integration, scheduled processing automation and delivery support. Experience with planned workloads, application interfaces and high-reliability operational constraints.
ENGAGEMENT / HEALTH02
Health ministry environment
Architecture, AI and rapid developmentWork in a healthcare environment where development speed must remain compatible with quality, traceability and robustness. Participation in solution architecture, APIs, integrations, pipelines, containerization and pragmatic use of AI to accelerate analysis and prototyping.
CAREER / AIR MAURITIUS03
Air Mauritius
Enterprise systems, reporting, CRM and mobileExperience in an international airline environment across multiple information-system layers: SSRS reporting, Microsoft Dynamics CRM customization and integration, mobile application development, system-to-system exchanges and support for critical business processes.
FREELANCE / WEB04
WordPress & WooCommerce
Assessment, customization and platform improvementWork on existing websites to assess technical quality, address weaknesses and improve operations: plugin customization, targeted feature development, performance optimization, hosting configuration, security, WooCommerce setup and overall experience improvements.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL / QUALITY05
Test automation
End-to-end qualityDesign of automated testing strategies to cover critical journeys before delivery: Playwright, Selenium and Cypress, pipeline integration, regression testing and end-to-end validation through client handoff.
CROSS-FUNCTIONAL / ARCHITECTURE06
Architecture & delivery
From technical decision to client handoffSolution-architecture oversight and review, API definition, integration decisions, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, end-to-end validation, production-readiness preparation and documentation of important technical choices through ADRs and structured technical documentation.
TECHNICAL FOUNDATIONSoftware engineering
15+ years working across development, integration, architecture, automation, data and operations.
EDUCATIONMBA · BSc
A combined technical and business perspective for connecting architecture decisions with operational constraints.
APPROACHEnd-to-end
Understand, design, automate, test, document and support delivery through the client handoff.
06 / TOOLBOX
The tools change. The urge to build does not.
I choose technologies based on what the experiment needs: make an idea testable, learn something, automate an annoyance, or push a prototype a little further.
Architecture & Engineering
C#, .NET, APIs, SQL, solution architecture, integrations, ADRs and maintenance of existing systems.
DESIGN · DECIDE · INTEGRATEPlatform, CI/CD & Quality
Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines for delivery; Control-M for automation; Playwright, Selenium and Cypress for end-to-end validation.
AUTOMATE · DEPLOY · TESTWordPress, Hosting & Security
WordPress, domains, DNS, hosting, deployment, performance, backups, access, TLS and maintenance.
PUBLISH · HOST · PROTECTE-commerce & Operations
WooCommerce, catalogue, checkout, payments, shipping, QuickBooks and commerce-to-operations integrations.
SELL · CONNECT · OPERATEAI & Rapid Development
Applied AI, LLM-assisted prototypes, analysis, accelerated development and exploration of data-driven products.
EXPLORE · ACCELERATE · EXPLAINConsulting & Business Thinking
Diagnosis, requirements, technical options, cost, risk, compliance, prioritization and decision support.
ADVISE · PRIORITIZE · DELIVER
HOW I LIKE TO BUILD
From “what if…” to something that runs.
I like to start with a question, reduce uncertainty through small experiments, connect the right pieces, and push the idea until it becomes observable, testable, and shareable.
01Understandneed · process · constraints
02Adviseoptions · cost · risk
03DesignUX · data · architecture
04Implementcode · platform · integration
05Stabilizesecurity · measurement · improvement
07 / NEXT CHALLENGE
I’m listening for the next big challenge. Even if it starts with an idea that sounds ridiculous.
GuruLabs is not a paid-service pitch. It is a place to listen, understand and explore. I want to hear from creators who overthink, people who see too far ahead, and anyone carrying an idea that feels too ambitious, too complicated, too early — or honestly a little absurd.
No sales pitch. No service catalogue. Just a good problem, an idea and a real conversation.
08 / LIVE TRANSPARENCY
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This panel shows information already exposed by your browser or web request. It separates data actually tracked by GuruLabs from information that is only read locally for this live diagnostic.
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