EFS Consulting

Ed Swartz (EFS Consulting) is an independent web developer and digital tools builder who focuses on creating practical, user-focused web applications and utilities. His portfolio demonstrates single-purpose web apps and dashboards built with technologies such as Node.js (Express), Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, jQuery, Google App Scripts/Sheets, and cloud hosting on AWS. Projects include inventory and analytics tools, news aggregation apps, weather and mapping utilities, and budgeting/financial dashboards. Ed emphasizes solving real-world problems by combining front-end interfaces, back-end services, third-party APIs (Google Maps, FourSquare, Twitter, NYTimes, Reddit), and lightweight automation. He has a background in studio management and creative operations at major publishing organizations, where he bridged editorial, design and development teams to resolve technical and operational challenges. As a solo consultant he offers end-to-end custom web development, API integrations and lightweight analytics/dashboarding solutions for clients seeking practical digital tools or prototypes, and positions himself as a collaborator who can translate business needs into working web products.