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My Journey

TL;DR — Full-stack AI developer, product engineer, and generalist.

I'm a full-stack AI developer and product engineer who thrives in 0→1 environments—where the roadmap doesn't exist yet, and innovation starts with curiosity. I specialize in bringing AI-powered products to life, from concept to scalable systems, with a focus on speed, precision, and user-centered impact.

I build to explore the question: 'What can we create that genuinely improves lives?'

Some projects I've led include:

Building retention engineering systems for Whole Life Club (500K+ users)

Launching Shot Caller AI, a platform for AI-driven journalism and influencer ROI analysis

Shipping Want To Talk About It?, a therapeutic Chrome extension for emotional processing during news consumption

Pioneering activity-enabled access UX with Nudge Kick, like blocking social apps until a user walks 10,000 steps

Skills & Expertise

AI & LLMs

OpenAI API, LangChain, Hugging Face, Vector Databases, Prompt Engineering/Evaluation, LLM Agents

Full Stack Engineering

Next.js, React, React Native,TypeScript, Node.js, Express, MySQL, MongoDB

Product Engineering (0→1)

Rapid Prototyping, User Discovery, Full-Stack MVPs, Technical Architecture, Feature Prioritization

DevOps & Tooling

Git, Vercel, AWS, Snowflake, Segment, Postman, Bitbucket Pipelines, Docker

AI-Augmented Development

ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Copilot, AI Debugging, Prompt-Driven Refactoring

UI/UX & Design Systems

Bootstrap, Canva, Figma, Tailwind CSS, Component Libraries

Ethical Design & Well-being

Humane Tech, Mindful UX, MBSR Principles, Positive Psychology, Digital Wellness

Quick Highlights

Exploring how technology can transform our daily lives through innovative UX,first-principles thinking, and deep expertise in full stack development.

Nudge Kick

Reimagining how technology can motivate people towards a healthy life through innovative UX design.

Ransomly

Redefining physical space in the always-on era through innovative digital solutions.

ShotCaller.ai

ShotCaller.ai

Reimagining financial reporting for the social investing age, making it safer by discovering and highlighting real expertise.

Want To Talk About It

Want To Talk About It

Reimagining how we read and digest distressing news cycles through AI-powered therapeutic UX design.

PRESS

Press Photo

Deeper Dive Into My Featured Work

A showcase of my recent work and ongoing projects.

Shot Caller AI
Shot Caller Media interface

Shot Caller AI

Role: Full Stack Engineer, Product Engineer, UX Design
OpenAI APILangChainTwitter APIReddit APIYouTube ScrapingReactNodePythonMySQLAWS

Shot Caller Media is leveraging AI to determine which financial influencers are worth following and which are charlatans.

WHOLE Life Club
WHOLE Life Club platform

WHOLE Life Club

Role: Tech Lead
ReactNode.jsMySQLSegmentAWS ElasticSearchAWS LambdaZapier

The WHOLE Life Club is a premium subscription platform with 100k members that delivers weekly expert advice on plant-based recipes, nutrition, and wellness.

Want to Talk About It? (Therapeutic AI)
Want to Talk About It? Chrome extension interface

Want to Talk About It? (Therapeutic AI)

Role: Full Stack Engineer, Product Engineer, UX Design
OpenAI APILangChainNodeReactChrome ExtensionResearch-Based Prompt Engineering

A supportive companion for understanding the news as you read it—reflecting your reactions, offering emotional clarity, and helping you process it all with empathy, powered by AI.

World Well-Being Project
World Well-Being Project website

World Well-Being Project

Role: Full-Stack Engineer
PythonFlaskMongoDBOpenAISpeech-to-textText-to-speech

World Well-Being Project is a group of computer scientists, psychologists, and statisticians collaborating to develop new techniques for measuring psychological and medical well-being based on language in social media.

Gratitude Bucket
Gratitude Bucket interface

Gratitude Bucket

Role: Full-Stack Engineer, Product Engineer, UX Design
ReactNodeMySQLOpenAI APIAWS

A pay-it-forward gratitude platform where you unlock notes of appreciation only after sending one to someone else. Used by schools, cities, and corporations to boost team morale and connection.

Screen Zombie (Formerly Ransomly)
Screen Zombie app interface

Screen Zombie (Formerly Ransomly)

Role: Full Stack Engineer, Product Development
React NativeNodePythonMySQLAWSMDM

Screen Zombie isn't just another parental control app—it's a way to take back meaningful communication.

Space For Humanity
Space For Humanity interface

Space For Humanity

Role: Full Stack Engineer, Product Dev
ReactNodeBluetooth Technology

Space For Humanity is a fully funded Kickstarter project that uses Bluetooth beacons and a companion app to create phone-free zones—helping families, classrooms, and teams reclaim focus and presence. Featured in ABC, NBC, and the SF Chronicle, it’s a humane tech solution designed to reduce digital distraction in real-world spaces.

Emberlight
Emberlight smart light system

Emberlight

Role: Full Stack Engineer, Product Dev
ReactNodeMongoDBPubNubIoT

A Kickstarter project that reached 600% of its funding goal. Emberlight turned any standard light bulb into a smart, dimmable, app-controlled light.

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