How One CIO Built 25+ Internal Tools Without Developers

Jerome is the CIO of FICOFI, a 120-person wine company. His IT team has six people. They handle projects, helpdesk, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and a growing backlog of custom tools the business needed but couldn't afford to build the traditional way.

Before Genspark, building a custom tool meant finding a contractor, negotiating scope, waiting weeks or months, and then staying permanently dependent on whoever built it. At a company FICOFI's size, that model was a dead end.

So Jerome started building himself. In the evenings. On weekends. Starting with one problem, one clear spec, and Genspark AI Developer. He now has 25+ internal tools in production, including a Work Planner, Wine Recommender, Logistics Comparison tool, HR Scorecard, and a PDF workflow tool he built in two hours to replace a paid Acrobat license.

"Try Genspark. It will change your view of how you can deliver things quickly and efficiently. It's not a cost. It's an investment." — Jerome

The path from where most IT leaders are to where Jerome is isn't a transformation program. It's a Tuesday night.

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