/* ==========================================================================
   Lori Jessome-Coulson — Administrative & Business Support
   Design system + page styles
   --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Structure
     1. Tokens
     2. Reset & base
     3. Utilities & primitives (shell, eyebrow, rule, buttons, icons)
     4. Reveal animations
     5. Header / navigation
     6. Hero
     7. Service strip + value bar
     8. About
     9. Services
    10. Technology
    11. Experience (stats + timeline)
    12. Who / Why / Process
    13. Contact form
    14. Footer
   ========================================================================== */

/* ============================ 1. TOKENS ================================= */
:root {
  /* Brand — sampled from the LJC logo */
  --navy-950: #04182f;
  --navy-900: #062545;
  --navy-800: #0a3057;
  --navy-700: #114272;
  --navy-600: #1a5590;

  --teal-700: #076456;
  --teal-600: #0a7a6a;   /* AA text/buttons on white */
  --teal-500: #0fa089;   /* brand teal */
  --teal-400: #2cc3a8;   /* on navy */
  --teal-050: #e6f5f1;

  --gold: #8a6a2e;

  --paper: #f2f5f7;
  --paper-2: #e6ecf0;
  --white: #ffffff;

  --ink: #0e1c2b;
  --ink-2: #2c3f52;
  --muted: #55697b;
  --muted-light: #9fb6c9;

  --line: rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.11);
  --line-strong: rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.2);
  --line-dark: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);

  /* Type */
  --font-display: "Schibsted Grotesk", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Instrument Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;

  /* Space & shape */
  --shell: 1240px;
  --gut: clamp(1.25rem, 4vw, 2.5rem);
  --sec-y: clamp(4.5rem, 9vw, 8rem);
  --r-sm: 6px;
  --r: 12px;
  --r-lg: 20px;

  --header-h: 84px;

  /* Elevation */
  --sh-1: 0 1px 2px rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.06), 0 4px 14px rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.05);
  --sh-2: 0 2px 6px rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.07), 0 18px 44px rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.1);
  --sh-3: 0 24px 70px rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.28);

  --ease: cubic-bezier(0.22, 0.61, 0.36, 1);
}
/* ========================= 2. RESET & BASE ============================== */
*,
*::before,
*::after { box-sizing: border-box; }

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  scroll-padding-top: calc(var(--header-h) + 12px);
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.68;
  font-weight: 400;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.12;
  letter-spacing: -0.018em;
}

p { margin: 0 0 1.05em; }
p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

ul, ol { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }

a { color: var(--teal-600); text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--teal-700); }

img, picture, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; }
img { height: auto; }

strong { color: var(--navy-900); font-weight: 600; }

button { font: inherit; color: inherit; }

::selection { background: var(--teal-400); color: var(--navy-950); }

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--teal-500);
  outline-offset: 3px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 1rem;
  top: -100px;
  z-index: 200;
  background: var(--navy-900);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--r-sm) var(--r-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  transition: top 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 0; color: #fff; }

.sprite { position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; overflow: hidden; }

/* ==================== 3. UTILITIES & PRIMITIVES ========================= */
.shell {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--shell);
  margin-inline: auto;
  padding-inline: var(--gut);
}

.section { padding-block: var(--sec-y); position: relative; }
.section--paper { background: var(--paper); }
.section--navy {
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 90% at 88% -10%, rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.2), transparent 58%),
    linear-gradient(168deg, var(--navy-800) 0%, var(--navy-900) 46%, var(--navy-950) 100%);
  color: #cfdce7;
}
.section--navy p { color: #b9cbdb; }

.u-sr {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px;
  padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.u-hidden { display: none; }

.ico {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  flex: none;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 1.5;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
}
.ico--btn { width: 17px; height: 17px; stroke-width: 1.9; }

.eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-600);
}
.eyebrow--onDark { color: var(--teal-400); }

.rule {
  display: block;
  width: 68px;
  height: 3px;
  margin: 0 0 1.6rem;
  background: var(--teal-500);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.rule--teal { background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal-400), var(--teal-500)); }

.h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.h2--light { color: #fff; }

.sec-head { max-width: 62ch; margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.75rem); }
.sec-head--center { margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.sec-head--center .rule { margin-inline: auto; }
.sec-head--onDark { max-width: 46ch; }
.sec-head__lede {
  font-size: 1.075rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin-top: 0.35rem;
}
.sec-head--onDark .sec-head__lede { color: #a9c0d3; }

/* Buttons ---------------------------------------------------------------- */
.btn {
  --btn-bg: var(--teal-600);
  --btn-fg: #fff;
  --btn-bd: transparent;
  position: relative;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  padding: 0.95rem 1.6rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--btn-bd);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--btn-bg);
  color: var(--btn-fg);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.83rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s var(--ease),
              background-color 0.25s var(--ease), color 0.25s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.btn .ico--btn { transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.btn:hover { color: var(--btn-fg); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: var(--sh-2); }
.btn:hover .ico--btn { transform: translateX(4px); }
.btn:active { transform: translateY(0); }

.btn--primary { --btn-bg: var(--teal-600); }
.btn--primary:hover { --btn-bg: var(--teal-700); }

.btn--dark { --btn-bg: var(--navy-900); }
.btn--dark:hover { --btn-bg: var(--navy-800); }

.btn--ghost {
  --btn-bg: transparent;
  --btn-fg: #fff;
  --btn-bd: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { --btn-bd: var(--teal-400); --btn-bg: rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.14); }

.btn--outline {
  --btn-bg: transparent;
  --btn-fg: #e4eef6;
  --btn-bd: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}
.btn--outline:hover { --btn-bg: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09); --btn-bd: var(--teal-400); }

.btn--sm { padding: 0.72rem 1.15rem; font-size: 0.75rem; }
.btn--lg { padding: 1.1rem 2rem; font-size: 0.875rem; }
.btn--full { width: 100%; }

/* ====================== 4. REVEAL ANIMATIONS ============================ */
.js [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity 0.7s var(--ease), transform 0.7s var(--ease);
  transition-delay: var(--d, 0ms);
  will-change: opacity, transform;
}
.js [data-reveal].is-in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: none;
}

/* If main.js fails to load, never leave content stuck at opacity 0. */
.reveal-fallback [data-reveal] {
  opacity: 1 !important;
  transform: none !important;
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  .js [data-reveal] { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
    transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
  }
}

/* ======================== 5. HEADER / NAV =============================== */
.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 90;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(12px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: saturate(160%) blur(12px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease), border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.site-header.is-stuck {
  border-bottom-color: var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 26px rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.08);
}
.site-header__inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.5rem;
  min-height: var(--header-h);
}

.brand { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.85rem; color: inherit; }
.brand__mark { width: 44px; height: 44px; object-fit: contain; }
.brand__text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 3px; }
.brand__name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  line-height: 1;
}
.brand__desc {
  font-size: 0.61rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.155em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-600);
  line-height: 1;
}

.nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.5rem; }
.nav__list { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.35rem; }
.nav__link {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  color: var(--ink-2);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.005em;
  transition: color 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.nav__link::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 2px;
  background: var(--teal-500);
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.nav__link:hover,
.nav__link.is-active { color: var(--navy-900); }
.nav__link:hover::after,
.nav__link.is-active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }

.nav__close { display: none; }

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: none;
  width: 46px;
  height: 46px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.2s var(--ease), border-color 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.nav-toggle:hover { background: var(--paper); border-color: var(--navy-900); }

.nav-scrim {
  position: fixed;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 80;
  background: rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.5);
  backdrop-filter: blur(3px);
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.nav-scrim.is-shown { opacity: 1; }

@media (max-width: 1220px) {
  .brand,
  .brand__text { min-width: 0; }
  .brand__text { overflow: hidden; }
  .brand__name,
  .brand__desc {
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .nav-toggle { display: inline-flex; }
  body.nav-open .nav-toggle {
    position: fixed;
    top: max(19px, env(safe-area-inset-top));
    right: max(var(--gut), env(safe-area-inset-right));
    z-index: 110;
    background: var(--white);
  }

  .nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    right: 0;
    z-index: 100;
    width: min(360px, 88vw);
    max-width: 100vw;
    height: 100vh;
    height: 100dvh;
    max-height: 100vh;
    max-height: 100dvh;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 5.5rem 2rem 2.5rem;
    background: var(--white);
    box-shadow: -20px 0 60px rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.22);
    visibility: hidden;
    transform: translateX(102%);
    transition: transform 0.42s var(--ease), visibility 0s linear 0.42s;
    overscroll-behavior: contain;
    overflow-y: auto;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  }
  .nav.is-open {
    visibility: visible;
    transform: none;
    transition-delay: 0s;
  }

  .nav__list { flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 0; }
  .nav__list li + li { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav__link {
    display: block;
    padding: 1rem 0;
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    font-family: var(--font-display);
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--navy-900);
  }
  .nav__link::after { display: none; }
  .nav__link.is-active { color: var(--teal-600); }
  .nav__cta { margin-top: 1.75rem; }
}

/* ============================== 6. HERO ================================= */
.hero {
  /* Shared by the copy column and the full-bleed media panel, which cancels
     the shell gutter and the hero's own block padding to reach both edges. */
  --hero-pad: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 5rem);
  --hero-bleed: max((100vw - var(--shell)) / 2, 0px);
  /* Diagonal dissolve on the photo's inner edge — ~17deg off vertical, so the
     top of the seam sits right of the bottom, as in the brand reference. The
     stops are lengths, not percentages: the panel is far wider on a 2560px
     screen than a 1280px one, and a percentage ramp would grow with it until
     it reached her face. */
  --hero-mask: linear-gradient(107deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45) 62px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 152px);
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  background:
    radial-gradient(90% 120% at 4% 0%, rgba(17, 66, 114, 0.75), transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(158deg, var(--navy-800) 0%, var(--navy-900) 52%, var(--navy-950) 100%);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero__bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.hero__lines { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; width: 62%; height: 100%; }

.hero__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.92fr);
  align-items: center;
  gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  min-height: clamp(560px, 84vh, 780px);
  padding-block: var(--hero-pad);
}

.hero__copy { max-width: 40rem; }
.hero__title {
  color: #fff;
  font-size: clamp(2.2rem, 5.1vw, 3.9rem);
  line-height: 1.07;
  letter-spacing: -0.026em;
  margin-bottom: 1.6rem;
}
.hero__line { display: block; }
.hero__line--accent { color: var(--teal-400); }
.hero__lede {
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.2vw, 1.125rem);
  color: #b6cadb;
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
}
.hero__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.9rem; }

/* Media panel ------------------------------------------------------------
   Not a card: the photo is the right half of the hero. It stretches over the
   grid's block padding and out through the shell gutter to the viewport edge,
   then dissolves into the navy field along a diagonal instead of ending on a
   border. Nothing here may introduce a horizontal scrollbar — `.hero` clips. */
.hero__media {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: 2;
  align-self: stretch;
  margin-block: calc(var(--hero-pad) * -1);
  margin-right: calc((var(--gut) + var(--hero-bleed)) * -1);
}
.hero__pic {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  -webkit-mask-image: var(--hero-mask);
          mask-image: var(--hero-mask);
}
.hero__pic img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: 4% 14%;
}
/* The panel is flush with all three hero edges, so the shared reveal's 20px
   slide would flash a gap along them. Fade this one in place instead. */
.js .hero__media[data-reveal] { transform: none; }
/* Tints the dissolving edge and the base of the frame toward the hero navy so
   the photograph reads as one surface with the background. */
.hero__pic::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(107deg, rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.9) 0, rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.32) 92px, rgba(6, 37, 69, 0) 205px),
    linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.52), rgba(4, 24, 47, 0) 30%);
  pointer-events: none;
}

/* Credibility card */
.cred-card {
  position: absolute;
  right: clamp(1rem, 2.6vw, 2.5rem);
  bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4.5vw, 3rem);
  z-index: 2;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  max-width: 19rem;
  padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--teal-500), var(--teal-600));
  border-radius: var(--r);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.4);
  color: #fff;
}
.cred-card__ico { width: 30px; height: 30px; stroke-width: 1.4; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92); }
.cred-card__lead {
  margin: 0 0 0.22rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.94rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
.cred-card__sub {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.075em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

/* Narrower desktops: the panel turns portrait, so crop tighter to her and
   shorten the dissolve rather than letting it eat into the portrait. */
@media (max-width: 1200px) {
  .hero {
    --hero-mask: linear-gradient(107deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55) 44px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 112px);
  }
  .hero__grid {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 0.8fr);
    gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
    min-height: clamp(540px, 78vh, 700px);
  }
  .hero__pic img { object-position: 0% 14%; }
}

/* Stacked: the photo becomes a full-width band flush with the bottom of the
   hero — still a composition, never a small floating card. */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .hero {
    --hero-mask: none;
  }
  .hero__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    min-height: 0;
    gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 2.75rem);
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }
  .hero__media {
    grid-column: 1;
    margin-block: 0;
    margin-inline: calc((var(--gut) + var(--hero-bleed)) * -1);
    height: clamp(380px, 104vw, 540px);
  }
  .hero__pic img { object-position: 50% 0%; }
  .hero__pic::after {
    background:
      linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(6, 37, 69, 0.65) 0, rgba(6, 37, 69, 0) 22%),
      linear-gradient(to top, rgba(4, 24, 47, 0.5), rgba(4, 24, 47, 0) 34%);
  }
  .cred-card { right: var(--gut); bottom: 1.1rem; max-width: 18rem; }
  .hero__lines { width: 100%; opacity: 0.55; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .cred-card {
    right: var(--gut);
    left: var(--gut);
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0.85rem 1rem;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 460px) {
  .hero__actions .btn { width: 100%; }
}

/* ==================== 7. SERVICE STRIP + VALUE BAR ====================== */
.strip { background: var(--white); padding-block: clamp(2.75rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.strip__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0;
}
.strip__item {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.5rem clamp(1rem, 1.8vw, 1.75rem) 1.4rem;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.strip__item + .strip__item::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 8%;
  height: 84%;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
}
.strip__item:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); }
.strip__ico {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 54px;
  height: 54px;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal-050);
  color: var(--teal-600);
  transition: background-color 0.3s var(--ease), color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.strip__item:hover .strip__ico { background: var(--teal-600); color: #fff; }
.strip__ico .ico { width: 25px; height: 25px; }
.strip__title {
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.045em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.strip__text { font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--muted); margin: 0 0 1rem; }
.strip__rule {
  display: block;
  width: 34px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--teal-500);
  transition: width 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.strip__item:hover .strip__rule { width: 58px; }

@media (max-width: 1050px) {
  .strip__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: 2.25rem; }
  .strip__item + .strip__item::before { display: none; }
  .strip__item { padding-inline: 0; padding-right: 1.5rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 620px) {
  .strip__grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); column-gap: 1.25rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .strip__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

.valuebar { background: var(--navy-900); }
.valuebar__inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.9rem 1.4rem;
  padding-block: 1.05rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #d3e1ec;
}
.valuebar__dot {
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal-400);
}

/* ============================= 8. ABOUT ================================= */
.about__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.02fr) minmax(0, 0.98fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.prose { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.prose p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 1.03rem; }
.prose__close {
  padding-left: 1.35rem;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--teal-500);
  color: var(--ink-2) !important;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.panel {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-top: 3px solid var(--teal-500);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-1);
}
.panel__kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.panel__title {
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.ticks { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0.7rem 1.5rem; }
.ticks li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.7rem;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.ticks li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.44em;
  width: 11px;
  height: 6px;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--teal-500);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--teal-500);
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
@media (max-width: 560px) { .ticks { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.orgs { margin-top: 1.75rem; }
.orgs__label {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.orgs__list { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.6rem; }
.orgs__list li {
  padding: 0.5rem 0.95rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

@media (max-width: 940px) {
  .about__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================ 9. SERVICES =============================== */
.svc-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem);
}
.svc {
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.4rem);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-1);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.svc:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-2);
  border-color: rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.35);
}
.svc__num {
  position: absolute;
  top: clamp(1.4rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  right: clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.2rem);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 2.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--paper-2);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.svc__ico {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 50px;
  height: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--teal-050);
  color: var(--teal-600);
}
.svc__ico .ico { width: 24px; height: 24px; }
.svc__ico--light { background: rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.16); color: var(--teal-400); }

.svc__title { font-size: 1.32rem; margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.svc__title--light { color: #fff; }
.svc__text { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.96rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; }
.svc__text--light { color: #a9c0d3 !important; }

.svc__list { display: grid; gap: 0.52rem; }
.svc__list li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 1.4rem;
  font-size: 0.925rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.svc__list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.62em;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--teal-500);
}
.svc__list--light li { color: #c5d6e4; }
.svc__list--light li::before { background: var(--teal-400); }

/* Featured contract card */
.svc--feature {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  background:
    radial-gradient(90% 130% at 96% 0%, rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.22), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(150deg, var(--navy-800), var(--navy-900) 58%, var(--navy-950));
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-2);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.svc--feature::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 0 auto 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal-400), transparent 70%);
}
.svc--feature:hover { border-color: rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.4); }
.svc__featureHead {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
  max-width: 62rem;
}
.svc__tag {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-400);
}
.svc__list--cols {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  column-gap: 2rem;
}
.svc__note {
  margin: 1.9rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 1.15rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #8fa8bd !important;
  max-width: 68ch;
}

@media (max-width: 1000px) { .svc__list--cols { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 780px) {
  .svc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .svc__list--cols { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .svc__featureHead { flex-direction: column; }
}

/* =========================== 10. TECHNOLOGY ============================= */
.tech {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2.1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.2vw, 1.75rem);
  margin-bottom: 1.75rem;
}
.tech__block {
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.25rem);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-1);
}
.tech__head { margin-bottom: 1.6rem; }
.tech__badge {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.42rem 0.9rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--navy-900);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.055em;
}
.tech__badge--alt { background: var(--teal-600); }
.tech__blurb { margin: 0; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--muted); }

.tech__apps { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0.75rem; }
.tech__block--single .tech__apps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.app {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--paper);
  transition: transform 0.28s var(--ease), border-color 0.28s var(--ease),
              background-color 0.28s var(--ease);
}
.app:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  background: var(--white);
  border-color: rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.4);
}
.app__glyph {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  flex: none;
  border-radius: 5px;
  background: var(--app-c, var(--navy-800));
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1;
}
.app__glyph .ico { width: 19px; height: 19px; stroke-width: 1.7; }
.app__name { font-size: 0.875rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy-900); }

.app--word { --app-c: #1b4d8f; }
.app--excel { --app-c: #16714a; }
.app--outlook { --app-c: #1462a8; }
.app--onedrive { --app-c: #157fb8; }
.app--teams { --app-c: #3f4a94; }
.app--sharepoint { --app-c: #0f6a72; }
.app--sf { --app-c: var(--teal-600); }

.chips { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.65rem; }
.chip {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.62rem 1.05rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: 100px;
  background: var(--white);
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink-2);
}
.chip .ico { width: 17px; height: 17px; color: var(--teal-600); }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .tech { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .tech__apps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
}
@media (max-width: 420px) { .tech__apps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ====================== 11. EXPERIENCE / TIMELINE ======================= */
.stats {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 1px;
  margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 6vw, 4.5rem);
  background: var(--line-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stat {
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.1rem) clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.6rem);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);
  transition: background-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.stat:hover { background: rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.11); }
.stat__val {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.6vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 800;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  color: var(--teal-400);
  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.stat__val--word { font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.stat__label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: #a3bacd;
}
@media (max-width: 800px) { .stats { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 420px) { .stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.timeline { position: relative; display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; padding-left: 2.35rem; }
.timeline::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 7px;
  top: 12px;
  bottom: 12px;
  width: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--teal-400), rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.12));
}
.tl { position: relative; }
.tl__node {
  position: absolute;
  left: -2.35rem;
  top: 1.85rem;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--navy-950);
  border: 3px solid var(--teal-400);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.14);
}
.tl__card {
  padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.6vw, 1.9rem);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.045);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), background-color 0.35s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.tl__card:hover {
  transform: translateX(5px);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.075);
  border-color: rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.4);
}
.tl__years {
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-400) !important;
}
.tl__org { font-size: 1.2rem; color: #fff; margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
.tl__role {
  margin: 0 0 0.7rem;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: #d3e1ec !important;
}
.tl__text { margin: 0; font-size: 0.94rem; color: #a3bacd !important; max-width: 72ch; }

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .timeline { padding-left: 1.75rem; }
  .tl__node { left: -1.75rem; width: 13px; height: 13px; top: 1.7rem; }
  .timeline::before { left: 5px; }
}

/* ==================== 12. WHO / WHY / PROCESS =========================== */
.who { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0.9rem; }
.who__item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.85rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 1.15rem;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  line-height: 1.4;
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease),
              border-color 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.who__item .ico { width: 24px; height: 24px; color: var(--teal-600); }
.who__item:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-2);
  border-color: rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.4);
}
@media (max-width: 1000px) { .who { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .who { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }

.why { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.why__card {
  grid-column: span 2;
  position: relative;
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.15rem);
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.35s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.35s var(--ease),
              background-color 0.35s var(--ease);
}
.why__card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: auto 0 0 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--teal-500), var(--navy-700));
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.45s var(--ease);
}
.why__card:hover { transform: translateY(-5px); background: var(--white); box-shadow: var(--sh-2); }
.why__card:hover::before { transform: scaleX(1); }
.why__card--wide { grid-column: span 3; }
.why__ico {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 1.15rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--teal-600);
}
.why__card:hover .why__ico { background: var(--teal-600); color: #fff; border-color: var(--teal-600); }
.why__title { font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.why__card p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .why { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .why__card, .why__card--wide { grid-column: span 1; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) { .why { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.steps {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}
.steps::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 12%;
  right: 12%;
  top: 34px;
  height: 2px;
  background-image: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--line-strong) 55%, transparent 0);
  background-size: 11px 2px;
  background-repeat: repeat-x;
}
.step { position: relative; text-align: center; padding-inline: 0.5rem; }
.step__num {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 68px;
  height: 68px;
  margin-bottom: 1.35rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 2px solid var(--teal-500);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  transition: background-color 0.3s var(--ease), color 0.3s var(--ease),
              transform 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.step:hover .step__num { background: var(--teal-600); color: #fff; transform: translateY(-4px); }
.step__title { font-size: 1.25rem; margin-bottom: 0.55rem; }
.step p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.96rem; max-width: 34ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.steps__cta { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem); text-align: center; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .steps { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 2.25rem; }
  .steps::before { display: none; }
}

/* =========================== 13. CONTACT ================================ */
.section--contact { padding-bottom: clamp(4.5rem, 8vw, 7rem); }
.contact__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.92fr) minmax(0, 1.08fr);
  gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  align-items: start;
}
.contact__lede { font-size: 1.075rem; color: #b9cbdb !important; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.contact__details { display: grid; gap: 0.95rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; }
.contact__details li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.8rem; font-size: 1rem; }
.contact__details .ico { width: 20px; height: 20px; color: var(--teal-400); }
.contact__details a { color: #e2edf5; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(44, 195, 168, 0.45); }
.contact__details a:hover { color: var(--teal-400); border-color: var(--teal-400); }
.contact__details span { color: #b9cbdb; }

.cform {
  padding: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: var(--r);
  box-shadow: var(--sh-3);
}
.cform__row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 1rem; }
.field { margin-bottom: 1.1rem; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.field label {
  margin-bottom: 0.45rem;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-900);
}
.req { color: var(--teal-600); }
.opt { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.06em; color: var(--muted); text-transform: none; }

.field input,
.field textarea,
.select select {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0.82rem 0.95rem;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.975rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  transition: border-color 0.22s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.22s var(--ease);
}
.field textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 128px; }
.field input::placeholder,
.field textarea::placeholder { color: #64798b; }
.field input:hover,
.field textarea:hover,
.select select:hover { border-color: var(--navy-700); }
.field input:focus,
.field textarea:focus,
.select select:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--teal-500);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.18);
}
.field.is-invalid input,
.field.is-invalid textarea {
  border-color: #c0392b;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(192, 57, 43, 0.14);
}
.field__err { margin: 0.4rem 0 0; font-size: 0.8rem; color: #b03325; font-weight: 500; }

.select { position: relative; }
.select select { appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none; padding-right: 2.4rem; cursor: pointer; }
.select::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  right: 1rem;
  top: 50%;
  width: 8px;
  height: 8px;
  border-right: 2px solid var(--navy-800);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy-800);
  transform: translateY(-70%) rotate(45deg);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.spinner {
  display: none;
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  border-top-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: spin 0.7s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
.btn.is-busy { pointer-events: none; opacity: 0.85; }
.btn.is-busy .ico--btn { display: none; }
.btn.is-busy .spinner { display: block; }

.cform__status {
  margin: 1rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.cform__status:empty { display: none; }
.cform__status.is-ok {
  padding: 0.9rem 1.05rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: var(--teal-050);
  border: 1px solid rgba(15, 160, 137, 0.35);
  color: var(--teal-700);
}
.cform__status.is-err {
  padding: 0.9rem 1.05rem;
  border-radius: var(--r-sm);
  background: #fdecea;
  border: 1px solid rgba(192, 57, 43, 0.3);
  color: #a32e21;
}
.cform__fine { margin: 1rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--muted); }

@media (max-width: 940px) { .contact__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }
@media (max-width: 520px) { .cform__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0; } }

/* ============================ 14. FOOTER ================================ */
.site-footer {
  background: var(--navy-950);
  color: #a3bacd;
  padding-top: clamp(3.5rem, 6vw, 5rem);
  font-size: 0.925rem;
}
.footer__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(0, 1.85fr);
  gap: clamp(2.25rem, 5vw, 4rem);
  padding-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
}
.footer__mark { width: 52px; height: 52px; object-fit: contain; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; }
.footer__name {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
}
.footer__desc {
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--teal-400);
}
.footer__blurb { margin: 0; max-width: 30ch; color: #8fa8bd; font-size: 0.875rem; }

.footer__nav { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 2rem; }
.footer__h {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #fff;
}
.footer__nav ul { display: grid; gap: 0.65rem; }
.footer__nav a { color: #a3bacd; font-size: 0.9rem; transition: color 0.2s var(--ease); }
.footer__nav a:hover { color: var(--teal-400); }
.footer__li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
.footer__li .ico { width: 17px; height: 17px; }

.footer__base {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: baseline;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.85rem 2rem;
  padding-block: 1.5rem 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line-dark);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #7f97ad;
}
.footer__base p { margin: 0; }
.footer__disclaimer { max-width: 68ch; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer__nav { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 2rem 1.5rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 460px) { .footer__nav { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* Prevent page scroll while the mobile nav is open. */
html.nav-open,
body.nav-open {
  overflow: hidden;
  overscroll-behavior: none;
}