SGCM

Client & Industry

SGCM, operating in the financial technology space, required a modern web application to centralize and simplify critical operational workflows for their technicians, including document management, client communications, and work authorization processes.

The Challenge

SGCM needed to replace potentially outdated or disparate systems with a single, responsive, and user-friendly portal. Key requirements included:

• Building a responsive web application accessible across devices.
• Implementing features for efficient document handling and management.
• Facilitating streamlined communication between technicians and clients.
• Creating a secure system for managing work authorizations.
• Utilizing a modern technology stack (MEAN) for scalability and maintainability.
• Establishing robust backend logic and secure authentication/state management.
• Setting up efficient build, deployment, and process management workflows.

Solution by Nimbletec

Executed end-to-end development and technical leadership, delivering a robust MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js) portal. Key actions included:

• Engineer Rich User Interface with Modern Frameworks: Construct a responsive master template, navigation portal, and dynamic UI pages utilizing the Angular framework alongside Express EJS templating, enhanced with JavaScript, jQuery for specific interactions, Ajax for asynchronous updates, and styled with Bootstrap and Font-Awesome icons. Integrated specialized components including DateTime picker, Signature-Pad, and bootstrap-validator for enhanced functionality. Development environment managed within Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Implement Scalable Backend using Node.js: Develop robust server-side controllers and business logic leveraging the performance and scalability of the Node.js runtime environment with the Express.js framework.
• Configure Core Middleware for Security & State: Integrate and configure essential Express middleware, including body-parser, cookie-parser, morgan for logging, and crucially, Passport.js with express-session to manage secure user authentication and session state persistence.
• Automate Build & Deployment Pipeline with CI/CD: Manage frontend dependencies efficiently via NPM and Bower package managers. Establish automated Gulp tasks (build, watch, deploy) integrated with tools like wiredep, gulp-inject, and gulp-jshint for code quality checks, enabling seamless Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) to GitHub repositories and deployment to Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure orchestrated via Travis CI.
• Optimize Production Environment with Process Management: Configure and deploy PM2 for robust Node.js process management, ensuring application monitoring, reliability, and efficient resource utilization in the production environment on AWS.
• Integrate NoSQL Database (MongoDB): Implement MongoDB integration as the flexible and scalable NoSQL data persistence layer, completing the MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js (MEAN) stack architecture.

Key Results & Impact

Nimbletec delivered tangible business value through a centralized, high-performance MEAN stack platform, enabling SGCM to achieve:

• Accelerated Technician Workflows: Centralized document management, client communications, and work authorization processes within a single portal, significantly boosting technician efficiency and reducing administrative overhead.
• Enhanced User Experience Across Devices: Provided a modern, intuitive, and fully responsive user interface built with Angular and Bootstrap, ensuring seamless accessibility across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
• Increased Operational Efficiency & Reliability: Eliminated manual effort and reduced errors through fully automated build (Gulp) and deployment (Travis CI, AWS) pipelines, coupled with robust production process management (PM2).
• Future-Proof Scalability & Maintainability: Established a robust and scalable foundation using the popular MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js), engineered for future growth and seamless integration of new features.
• Unified Operational Hub: Consolidated disparate systems and workflows into a single, cohesive web application, providing SGCM with a unified control center for critical technician operations.