Our Work
A snapshot of the AI-powered solutions and cloud architectures we've built for clients across New Zealand and beyond.
What We've Built
10+
Projects Delivered
AI apps, SaaS platforms, broadcast systems, and custom integrations
25+
AWS Services
Lambda, Bedrock, MediaLive, API Gateway, CloudFront, and more
6
Industries
Real estate, trades, media, manufacturing, enterprise, and government
Our Toolkit
These are our go-to technologies — but we're flexible. We'll work with whatever tools your team already uses.
AI & ML
Frontend
Backend
Infrastructure
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AI-First Design
Designed and built an AI-powered SaaS platform for trades businesses, featuring a chat interface with an AI assistant that handles quotes, invoices, scheduling, and analytics through natural conversation.
The platform integrates with Xero for financial documents and Google Calendar for contractor scheduling. Users can create quotes, manage jobs, and track contractors without navigating complex software – just chat naturally.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
🏠
Lead Automation
Built a SaaS platform for real estate agents to manage property listings and capture leads automatically from Facebook Lead Ads.
The platform pulls listing details automatically, uses AI to rank images for maximum ad impact, and generates ads with optimised copy. Vendor-paid ads drive leads that are automatically converted into qualified prospects for real estate agents.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
90%
Time Savings
Designed and built a React app that uses Bedrock and Llama3.2 to generate complex documentation with over 20 unique LLM prompts being iteratively improved by the customer.
Previously, documentation was created manually and could take up to 3 weeks to produce a single 3-page document. Our application cuts this down to a few hours.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
50%
Efficiency Gains
Designed and built an API integration with an existing customer's website that allows their users to chat with a LLM-powered chatbot.
Before integration, customer support queries were answered manually which was time-consuming. After integrating the chatbot, they realised a 50% reduction in customer support effort.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
83%
Efficiency Gains
Wrote automated scripts that take user-entered names and addresses (with typos, fake data, etc) and return structured, cleaned output by matching to a third party API using LLM-powered matching and extraction prompts.
This process was previously done manually and took around an hour for 100 records. Our solution does the same processing, at higher accuracy, in around 10 minutes.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
10×
Velocity Increase
Designed and built a system to rapidly onboard developers to AI-powered development workflows. Transforms teams from ad-hoc 'vibe coding' to structured, spec-driven development where AI executes against defined contracts.
The system includes custom AI agents that understand your codebase, integrate with existing tools, and automate the full cycle from ticket to merged PR — dramatically accelerating how teams ship code.
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Seamless Integration
Integrated a real estate marketing tool with a data cleaning service and the client's existing real estate platform, creating a seamless pipeline from property listing to polished marketing materials.
The integration automates data flow between systems, ensuring property information is cleaned, enriched, and syndicated across marketing channels without manual intervention.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
📺
Live Streaming
Built a broadcast panel to manage video streaming events and analytics. The panel allows users to start, stop, and schedule broadcasts, with built-in stream quality testing capabilities.
Includes comprehensive event and channel management features, giving operators full control over their live streaming infrastructure through an intuitive interface.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
⚡
Automated Ops
Deployed automation for starting and stopping video streaming services through the Grass Valley AMPP dashboard using AWS Lambda.
Integrated with GV AMPP system dashboards and macros to enable seamless, automated control of broadcast workflows without manual intervention.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
🛗
Custom Design
Built an interactive web application allowing users to design their own lift interiors by selecting from various components including panels, flooring, lighting, and fixtures.
Users can visualise their custom configuration and request a quote for the build-out, streamlining the sales process from design to quotation.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
10s hrs
Saved Per Event
Built a video clipping application that allows users to extract portions of larger video streams into smaller, digestible videos — perfect for creating video-on-demand artifacts from long live streams.
The tool dramatically reduced post-production effort, saving the customer tens of hours per event that was previously spent manually editing and exporting clips.
AWS Services
Tech Stack
Whether you need an AI-powered solution, cloud architecture, or full-stack development, we'd love to hear about your project.
Real Results
Hours Back in Their Day
Manual processes that took days now take minutes. Our clients reclaim time to focus on what actually matters — growing their business.
Ship Faster, Stress Less
Production-ready code, solid architecture, and infrastructure that scales. No tech debt time bombs waiting to go off.
AI That Actually Works
Not just a chatbot bolted on — intelligent systems that understand context, learn from use, and genuinely help users get things done.
Costs That Make Sense
Serverless-first architecture means you pay for what you use. No idle servers burning cash. Our clients typically see 40-60% lower running costs.
A Partner, Not a Vendor
We stick around. Knowledge transfer, documentation, and ongoing support mean you're never left holding a black box you can't maintain.
Enterprise-Grade Security
AWS best practices baked in from day one. Private VPCs, encryption at rest and in transit, IAM done right. Sleep easy.
Why wait? Get in touch with us today to have a yarn about how we can help.
info@mckinnelconsultants.co.nz
(+64) 20 4099 7112 (Chris)
McKinnel Consultants is a team of AWS, AI, and software experts helping you build smarter systems on the cloud.
