Web Platforms for Military & Professional Associations

I build and run operational web platforms for military and professional associations. That includes membership, chapters, events, awards, scholarships, publications, admin tools, and the workflows around them. My flagship work is with AGCRA, where I help run the live platform used by a U.S. Army professional association.

I am usually the best fit when the association already has real operational complexity: chapter networks, membership rules, scholarship or award programmes, event operations, admin permissions, and a need to keep the system legible over time.

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Ideal fit

I do my best work for associations that look more like operational systems than simple content sites. If you have a large member base, distributed chapters, recurring events, scholarship or award workflows, publications, and staff or volunteers who need clear permissions, I am probably a strong fit.

Military and veterans associations with chapter networks
Professional associations with memberships, renewals, and reporting
Organisations running awards, scholarships, publications, or mentoring programmes
Teams that have outgrown WordPress plugins, spreadsheets, and manual handoffs

Associations that want the platform and infrastructure in their own AWS account
Leaders who want one coherent system instead of tool sprawl
Operations that need continuity through staff and volunteer turnover
Teams that want one engineer who can own architecture, delivery, and support

What this replaces

Most associations I speak to run across disconnected tools like WordPress, spreadsheets, ticketing tools, and manual admin work. I bring those core operations into one system so the platform fits how the association actually runs.

Membership systems instead of spreadsheets and manual tracking
Chapters or branches with their own structure and admins
Events, ticketing, and operational workflows in one place
Awards, scholarships, and internal admin tools

Runs in your AWS, with a dedicated account if needed
One system instead of WordPress plus Eventbrite plus spreadsheets
Built around how military associations actually operate
Hands-on support from the same engineer who built and runs it

Replaces fragmented tools Built for military associations Already running in production

As a former senior official at a nonprofit organization, Nikos Katsikanis remains the organization's premier IT professional. Nikos is an IT expert who is very responsive, ensuring that the myriad non-profit missions are supported with an exemplary IT system. Nikos provides outstanding support for the automation backbone of the organization, which includes the nonprofit's website, membership database, scholarship program, mentorship program, event ticketing execution & management, IT infrastructure coding, and blog creation & support. Nikos is definitely the one you want to take on building social networks within your organization.

COL (Ret) Bob Ortiz, former Senior VP, AGCRA

Nikos has demonstrated remarkable availability and superb interpersonal skills, which have allowed him to quickly grasp the specific needs of our organization and understand how we currently employ our systems. His eagerness to dive in and take ownership of his role in this initiative has been truly exceptional. After just one session detailing the intent of integrating different platforms and streamlining our workflow processes, Nikos was able to quickly formulate and present a significantly improved and detailed plan. This plan effectively addresses the needs of everyone in the organization, and we are all very pleased with the prospect of being able to utilize our time more efficiently as a result.

E. Ramirez, Awards VP, AGCRA

"Upholding the AG Spirit"

Let's talk

If you run a military or professional association with complex memberships, chapters, events, awards, scholarships, publications, or admin workflows, send me the shape of the problem. I will tell you quickly if I think I can help.