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About Me
int main(void)
{
printf("PLAN -> BUILD -> ANALYSE -> REPEAT\n");
return SUCCESS;
}In January 2026 I founded YOUREC-AJM, a software development studio. I take an idea from the first sketch through design and programming to publication and ongoing care, with a focus on solutions that are simple to use, fast, and respectful of users' privacy.
My work covers four areas I genuinely enjoy: software development, from web applications to tools for businesses; mobile apps for Android and iOS, including publishing in the stores; modern, phone-friendly website design; and website administration — domains, hosting and updates.
I came to this after more than twenty years in other industries: driving, manufacturing, HR administration, legal services and sales management. Those years taught me how people actually work, what slows them down, and what a tool has to do to be worth using.
Studying was never an afterthought. After two decades of working, I made a deliberate decision to go back to university, because I wanted to deepen my knowledge properly and reach a goal I had set for myself long ago. I completed my Foundation Year at Solent University with a Grade B, and I am now progressing through the BSc (Hons) Computing degree. It is the reason I started, and it keeps shaping everything I build: what I learn in lectures, I put into practice the same week in real projects, and the studio is where the two meet.
You can find the studio's own site at yourec-ajm.com.
ANDRZEJ JERZY MAJKA
Build Notes
A few real problems from building this site — what broke, and how I found out why.
Fixing a navigation bug that only showed up after several clicks
My page carousel is meant to move exactly one step at a time, left or right. Instead, pressing back from the first page sent it sweeping visually through every other page before landing on the last one — like flicking through a whole deck of cards instead of turning just one. The bug wasn't obvious from reading the code; it only appeared after enough navigation, which is what made it worth tracking down properly. The cause turned out to be one line resetting the page counter too early, which meant the animation lost track of which direction I'd actually pressed. Fixing it meant understanding not just what the code did, but what it was assuming.
Finding an accessibility bug I didn't know I had
Everything on this site looked fine to me — but "looks fine" and "actually works for everyone" aren't the same thing. Running an automated accessibility check flagged something I'd never have caught by eye: two scrollable sections of the site were completely unreachable by keyboard alone. Someone who can't use a mouse — which includes many screen-reader users — would hit a dead end there. It's a one-line fix once you know about it, but the real lesson was realising how much "it works for me" can hide.
When the fix doesn't fix it (yet)
Not every bug is what it first looks like. My CV stopped updating on this site, and my first assumption — browser caching — was reasonable, and I fixed it properly. It still didn't work. Turned out the actual file had been renamed at some point, and the code was quietly pointing at a file that no longer existed. Two different problems, wearing the same symptom. Ruling things out one at a time, rather than guessing, is what actually got me to the real cause.
Books I Recommend
Reads that shaped my thinking:
- 😎 Will — Will Smith
- 💪 Atomic Habits — James Clear
- 🎙️ The Diary of a CEO — Steven Bartlett
- 🕊️ A Promised Land — Barack Obama
- 🏋️ Be Useful — Arnold Schwarzenegger
- 📊 Confident Data Skills — Kirill Eremenko
- 🔥 Can't Hurt Me — David Goggins
- 💰 Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon Hill
- ✅ The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen R. Covey
My Book
A book of poetry
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Journey
Twenty years, five different careers, one country change — and how it all led here.
I've learned that starting over isn't really about going back to zero — it's about proving, again, that you can build something real from nothing. I never waited for the perfect opportunity to knock. I answered whatever door was open, did the work properly, and let that be enough — until it wasn't, and then I moved again. That's the only principle that's carried me through five careers and one new country: show up, do it right, and trust that consistency outlasts talent. Everything below is what that actually looked like, one stage at a time.
This was always where I wanted to end up — I just wasn't ready yet. Before I could build anything real, I needed to master a language that wasn't mine, well enough to think, argue, and create in it. That's time I don't regret spending. What follows isn't only a passion for writing code — it's just as much a passion for design, shaped by years behind a camera long before I ever opened a design tool, learning to see light and composition first. Along the way I picked up something else too: a real, working sense of business, absorbed from every person I've crossed paths with in every role on this list. I believe I have what it takes to turn all of that — the design eye, the business instinct, the discipline — into something genuinely worthwhile, not only for myself, but for everyone I end up working with. This is the potential that was always there. I'm finally in a position to use it.
Founder — YOUREC-AJM
In January 2026 I opened my own software studio, and I believe in it completely. The name is personal. AJM — Andrzej Jerzy Majka — is the main brand, the name behind everything I build. YOUREC comes from my middle name, Jerzy, and my nickname, Jurek, which is pronounced “yourec”. Together they put my whole name on the work. YOUREC-AJM designs and builds software, mobile apps and websites, and looks after them once they are live — and yourec-ajm.com is where it all lives. Every stage on this page led here, and this is the one I am building for the long term.
Computing Student — Solent University
Every stage before this one was quietly building the exact traits software development actually needs — reliability, attention to detail, clear communication, systematic thinking. I just didn't know yet that's where it was heading.
Driver — Elis UK
Logistics and delivery operations, while the decision to go back to studying was taking shape in the background.
Automotive Technician / Team Leader — Leyland Trucks (DAF UK)
Process discipline, quality control, and systematic problem-solving in a technical manufacturing environment. Looking back, this is the closest thing on this list to engineering — I just didn't call it that yet.
HR Supervisor & Solicitor Assistant — KL Law Ltd, London
Legal documentation and HR administration. Attention to detail that actually mattered, handling confidential information correctly, and working within real process and structure — not so different from writing code that has to be right.
PCV Driver / Relief Inspector — Stagecoach Bus, Preston
Years of reliability that couldn't be faked — staying calm under time pressure, being trusted to just get it right, every single day, in a country that didn't yet know what I was capable of.
Sales Consultant / Sales Executive — WGN Real Estate Exchange
Sales, marketing, and customer relations. Learned how to read people, communicate clearly, and understand what someone actually needs — skills that turned out to matter just as much in design as they did in sales.
Sales Representative → Store Manager — Reserved
Started on the shop floor while still studying, and was promoted to manager for consistently being the best at what I did. My first real proof that showing up and doing the work properly gets noticed — a lesson I'd lean on again and again in every stage that followed.
Development
Finished work, and what I'm building next.
Apps
Losella
A tarot, numerology and star-reading app.
Thank you for your patience.
MBudget
A budget app that shows the real cost of your spending decisions.
Thank you for your patience.
Chuffer
A new app from YOUREC-AJM, taking shape right now.
Thank you for your patience.
Websites
My Portfolio
A behind-the-scenes look at how this portfolio itself came together — from an early panoramic slider concept through to a full 3D depth-carousel navigation system, liquid-glass panels, and interactive physical-depth buttons. Built entirely with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — no frameworks — as a hands-on exercise in front-end problem-solving and iterative design.
LIVE — YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT
YOUREC-AJM
The website of my software studio: software development, mobile apps, website design and administration, with my released apps and how to get them.
VISIT WWW.YOUREC-AJM.COM →
GCSE Maths App
An interactive GCSE Maths learning app, currently in development, built as part of my university's TCA assignment. It includes 50 sample test questions, with students working through problems on a built-in writing board that marks mistakes in real time. Rather than jumping straight to the answer, students choose between a Hint, a Clue, further Help, or the full worked Answer — encouraging genuine problem-solving instead of passive answer-checking. The app will also include a complete GCSE formula reference sheet and a built-in scientific calculator powered by Desmos.
PROTOTYPE
MAYKAroom
A combined chat and video-conferencing workspace for project teams. Groups can create a shared project space, message each other, upload and organise documents, work individually at their own pace, and schedule meetings to reconvene and keep collaborating — bringing chat, video calls, and file sharing together in one connected room instead of juggling separate tools.
PROTOTYPEExpertise
Technologies I build with, and the credentials that back them up.
Creative Skills
- UI/UX Design
- Presentation Design
- Social Media Content
- Advertising & Marketing Concepts
- Page Layout & Typography
- Poetry & Creative Writing
- Digital Storytelling
- Prototype Build
Professional Skills
- Problem Solving
- Research & Analysis
- Communication
- Time Management
- Team Collaboration
- App Build (beginner)
Technical Skills
- JavaScript
- HTML & CSS
- Python (beginner)
- SQL (beginner)
- Data Analysis
- Web Prototype → Mobile App Conversion (learning)
- Domain Setup & Website Hosting
- Practical AI Tool Use in Development
Currently Learning
- React
- Advanced Python
- API Integration
- Data Visualisation
- App Store Deployment (iOS & Android)
- Publishing Test Builds (TestFlight / Google Internal)
Future Goals
- Become a full-stack developer
- Build AI-powered tools
- Create interactive dashboards
- Publish more digital writing
- Release a mobile app on the App Store
- Host multiple portfolio projects on custom domains
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