SmallFix Studio is led by Zoltan, an operations and data specialist with years of hands-on experience. For larger projects, trusted specialists join in. You always work with people who know this kind of work from the inside.
Zoltan
Operations & Data Specialist
200+
freelance and client projects across research, data, operations, and admin work
4,000+
documented freelance hours
10+ years
inside the kind of behind-the-scenes work that keeps teams moving
"Honest about what the work involves, delivered when he said he would. That combination is rarer than you'd expect."
Upwork client, via review
Zoltan's background is not theoretical. A Hungarian originally, now based in Albania, he spent years completing research projects, CRM cleanups, sourcing pipelines, data collection tasks, and reporting systems for clients across multiple industries. He started as a freelancer handling admin and data projects, then moved into more complex work for startups, investment teams, and international research projects.
He does not over-promise. He looks at the actual problem, explains what can be done and what cannot, and builds the most useful version of the fix without padding the scope.
His strength is not pretending every problem needs a big software build. His strength is looking at how work actually happens, finding where information gets stuck, and building practical systems that make it easier to collect, clean, track, report, and move data between tools.
The wider team
For larger or more complex projects, Zoltan works with a small group of trusted specialists who bring additional expertise in areas like development, data engineering, and advanced automation. The approach stays consistent: practical, direct, and focused on what actually helps.
Before we recommend a tool, we look at the work. Most useful fixes start with simple questions vendors often skip.
Only after this do we decide what to build. We always choose the simplest fix that actually makes the work easier.
Where does the information come from?
Who touches it?
Where does it get copied?
What gets checked manually?
What breaks when one person is unavailable?
What is taking longer than it should?
Then we build the simplest useful fix
Sometimes that is a better spreadsheet. Sometimes it is a cleaner CRM flow. Sometimes it is scraping, automation, connecting tools, or a small script. The goal is always the same: practical, not impressive.
SmallFix Studio is a small team led by Zoltan. For larger builds, trusted specialists join in. But the structure stays lean on purpose: you always deal directly with the people doing the work, not a chain of account managers.
That means the diagnosis stays honest. Recommendations stay proportional. And you get a clear picture of what is and is not worth fixing before any work begins.
What you can expect from us
The goal is simple: make the work easier, not more complicated.
Tell us what happens today, what tools are involved, who handles it, and what makes it annoying. We will look at it and tell you honestly what can be improved.
No perfect brief needed. Just describe the annoying part.