Clean architecture, purposeful design, and operational clarity. Building tools that stay out of the way and let people focus on what matters.
End-to-end design and development for web applications, tools, and systems that need to be fast, reliable, and maintainable.
Progressive web apps built mobile-first with clean architecture. Offline-capable, fast, and designed for real-world use.
Landscape-optimized, space-efficient interfaces. Every pixel earns its place. No bloat, no clutter, no wasted screen real estate.
Build pipelines, deployment automation, and operational tooling. Explicit logging, deterministic builds, zero guesswork.
A selection of recent work.
A progressive web app for volleyball team management. Real-time scorekeeping, lineup management, and roster management.
Ottawa's oldest and most competitive adult volleyball league.
Stratosphere Design is the work of Mike Hutchison — a designer, developer and volleyball coach, with a career spent building maintainable, scalable systems that solve real problems.
With a design degree and decades of professional programming experience, the work sits at the intersection of clean architecture and purposeful design. Every project prioritizes operational clarity, explicit structure, and interfaces that respect the user's time and attention.
Based in Ottawa, Ontario. Currently focused on community projects and tools for organizations that need software that just works.