Bilingual by default
Clear interfaces, instantly useful
The brief becomes software in the open — no theatre, no leftover slides.
Languages of the practice
Interfaces, proposals and training
Independent web engineering from Costa Rica. Architecture, interface and deployment — websites and applications an operation can actually run.



Yerlin Ugarte
Independent practice
Published sites
4


GetAway CR
La Fortuna

Alcaldía
Belén
Trusted by teams and institutions I have shipped for.
Why this practice
I manage the brief with speed, security and confidence — from the first conversation to a handover a team can own.
Bilingual by default
The brief becomes software in the open — no theatre, no leftover slides.
Languages of the practice
Interfaces, proposals and training

10+
Years of practice
From classrooms in Nicaragua to operations in Costa Rica.
Previews, WhatsApp and a written handover — with zero delay between decision and next build.
Handover complete
Documentation and environments delivered

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When Yerlin led statistics at the school, the reports finally answered the questions we actually asked in the Monday meeting. He would not publish a chart he could not defend.
— María Elena Vargas
Academic coordinator, secondary education

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In the warehouse and later in costs, he treated numbers as a system: reception, rotation, invoices, the budget. If a figure did not reconcile, he stayed until it did.
— Carlos Méndez
Operations, real estate

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He taught adults as if the software had to survive the class. No theatre, no leftover slides. People left able to open the tool on Monday.
— Ana Lucía Herrera
Training coordinator, technical education
Engagements
Choose an engagement that fits the operation. Expand the scope when the system needs to grow.
Discovery
For a first idea, a stuck process, or a site that no longer represents the work.
What's included:
Conversation
Start a conversationWebsite build
The core engagement: a complete website or application, from information architecture to a maintainable launch.
What's included:
Custom scope
Start a conversationAdvisory
Ongoing counsel for teams who already have a website or application and need a sharper technical and operational eye.
What's included:
Retainer
Start a conversationPractice areas
Whether you are launching a public website or growing an internal system, I design architecture, interface and deployment as one piece of work.

10+
Years of practice on every brief.
References
Institutions and businesses rely on this practice for fast websites, clear handovers and software that matches the operation.
Four live websites for travel, healthcare, hospitality and civic life. Each one started as an operational question — architecture, interface and deployment followed from there.

Travel & hospitality · 2026
A local travel studio in La Fortuna that plans hidden itineraries, waterfalls and coast-to-coast days — without the tourist-trap script.
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Healthcare · 2026
A civic-scale clinic site for Rivas: appointments, laboratory, pharmacy and a directory of specialists — designed for families, not for dashboards.
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Hospitality · 2026
A house restaurant in Belén, Rivas: the good table, the best company, and a reservation path that feels like being invited.
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Civic / public sector · 2026
A municipal portal for Belén, Rivas — services, civil registry, taxes, cadastre and citizen voice — designed to feel closer, not bureaucratic.
View caseEverything you need to know, explained clearly and simply.
By replacing informal processes with software that is faster, clearer and easier to audit. The goal is not more tools — it is fewer manual steps, better decisions and a digital presence that represents the quality of the work you already do.
Notes & essays