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Aristotle Circle

EdTech ERP Platform for Aristotle Circle That Delivered 10× Operational Efficiency

10× Operational Efficiency
10× Operational Efficiency
Automated scheduling, quoting, billing, and onboarding workflows.
4 Integrated Web Applications
4 Integrated Web Applications
Admin backend, Client, Tutor, and REA portals in one system.
Thousands of Active Users
Thousands of Active Users
Used by tutors, students, parents, and internal teams across the U.S.
EdTech ERP Platform for Aristotle Circle That Delivered 10× Operational Efficiency
Industry
EdTech SaaS
Test Prep & Academic Services
Tech Stack
Angular / ExtJS4 (Admin) / PHP / Zend Framework / MySQL / RabbitMQ / Supervisor / AWS / Authorize.net API
Team
6 people

[ client & product overview/ ]

Aristotle Circle connects families with admissions, education, and child development experts, offering services from pre-K through graduate school and special needs support. The network includes 200+ vetted experts, serving 500+ clients across 26 states and 7 countries.

As the business grew and after acquiring a major peer-tutoring business, Aristotle needed a single operational backbone that could run clients, tutors, and internal teams without outages, manual workarounds, or disconnected tools

200+

experts

500+

clients

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Executive Summary

After acquiring a peer-tutoring business, Aristotle Circle partnered with MEV to merge legacy systems into a single ERP-style platform. This unified operating system streamlined workflows for administration, clients, tutors, and regional advisors.

The team replaced manual, error-prone processes with automated scheduling, quoting, billing, and communications. The new system also introduced role-based access and region-based data segmentation specifically for Regional Education Advisors (REAs).
As a result, Aristotle Circle gained:
E1:
Fully digital customer experience: clients schedule, pay, and communicate online
E2:
Automated back office: less manual exporting, patchwork tools, and “phone scheduling”
E3:
Tutor self-service: availability, timesheets, notes, training, and earnings in one place
E4:
A platform they could monetize: the system later became licensable to other businesses

[ challenges/ ]

The Core Challenges Solved

C1:

Legacy platform failures were blocking growth

Frequent outages and poor construction meant downtime translated directly into operational stoppage and lost revenue opportunities.
C2:

Too much work was semi-manual

Staff exported and manipulated data by hand, stitched processes across tools, and spent time “making the system work” instead of running the business.
C3:

Client + tutor experience was friction-heavy

Scheduling by phone, limited self-service, and fragmented flows hurt experience for parents, students, tutors, and internal teams.
C4:

Needed region-based operations and fine-grained control

REAs required region-scoped visibility and workflows, plus role-based security and user action stamping (auditability).

[ how we did it/ ]

Solution & Implementation

Solution & Implementation
Re-architected the platform as a unified system (4 apps, shared core)
Built a shared functional layer (Service Layer + Domain Model + Queue) with separate frontends per user group:
  • Delivered Administrative Backend, Client Portal, Tutor Portal, and REA Portal.
  • Implemented async workload handling via RabbitMQ to reduce load and support delayed processing.
  • Standardized data storage in MySQL5 with a shared model across subsystems.
Automated core revenue workflows (quotes → scheduling → billing)
Rebuilt the commercial flow so clients could accept offers with minimal friction and billing could run with fewer manual touches.
  • Introduced a quote-based system with flexible tutor rates (by region/subject/custom).
  • Integrated Authorize.net billing with a pre-authorization + later settle model.
  • Enabled secure, link-based actions (e.g., accepting a quote via secure access key link).
Built operational control: RBAC, segmentation, workflows, file sharing
Ensured internal teams could scale operations without turning the ERP into chaos.
  • Implemented roles-based security tied to geography + org structure + action permissions.
  • Added user action stamps for accountability (who approved/changed what).
  • Added record-based internal file sharing and tracked communications inside the system.
  • Supported tutor-facing workflows: availability calendar, timesheet sanity checks, automated notifications.
Enabled long-term operability
Delivered documentation intended to serve as an ongoing blueprint for maintenance and evolution.
Key Features:
  • Centralized ERP platform
  • Four web applications: Admin, Client, Tutor, REA portals
  • Billing automation with pre-authorization workflows
  • Role-based access control
  • Tutor availability & session scheduling
  • Secure file sharing, messaging, and notes

[ results/ ]

R1:
Platform used by thousands of tutors, students, parents, and Aristotle staff.
R2:
End-to-end automation reduced ops overhead (reported as 10× operational efficiency).
R3:
Clients and tutors moved to self-service: scheduling, payments, materials, and communications online/mobile.
R4:
The platform was strong enough to be commercialized/licensed, creating a new revenue stream.
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