Engineering work

Problem

The platform needed conversational agents that could reason over a knowledge base in real time, along with the API, auth, and data plumbing to support them.

Approach

Architected LangGraph-based agent orchestration with RAG-powered chat over WebSocket. Built API routes, authentication systems, and data transformation pipelines, then worked on performance optimization, database migrations, and search.

Outcome

Agent orchestration, streaming chat, and third-party integrations shipped into an ongoing production product.

Systems

• LangGraph / LangChain
• Next.js
• FastAPI
• Django ORM
• Redis Streams
• Elasticsearch
• AWS S3
• Auth0

Problem

Producing a complete, coherent K–12 curriculum by hand is prohibitively slow and expensive.

Approach

Built an agent loop that generates and reconciles curriculum content, using a cost-efficient model to make near-two-billion-token generation affordable. Published the result as an open-source Astro site.

Outcome

A free, open-source K–12 curriculum published at wholeearthcurriculum.org.

Systems

• Agent loop
• DeepSeek
• Astro
• Open source

Problem

The organization relied on native WordPress editorial workflows but needed reproducible environments and less configuration drift across them.

Approach

Architected the platform with Sage 11, Acorn 5, and Blade, keeping a disciplined plugin/theme boundary so editors kept the WordPress experience while the codebase gained Laravel-style structure. Added a GitHub Actions pipeline.

Outcome

A membership platform that preserves the WordPress editing workflow while making key site structure reproducible across environments.

Systems

• WordPress
• Sage 11 / Acorn 5 / Blade
• Tailwind CSS
• Alpine.js
• Memberful
• GitHub Actions

Problem

An enterprise marketing site needed secure authentication, fast search, CRM integration, and a dependable release process.

Approach

Built advanced WordPress customizations and stateful web applications, implemented CI, added OAuth/Okta two-factor authentication, integrated Algolia search and HubSpot CRM, and optimized React components.

Outcome

An enterprise web property with secure sign-in, integrated search and CRM, and an automated release pipeline.

Systems

• WordPress
• React
• OAuth / Okta
• CI/CD
• Algolia
• HubSpot

Problem

The site needed faster performance and a better developer workflow while continuing to sell event tickets reliably.

Approach

Migrated the Gatsby frontend to Astro, kept content in Strapi CMS on AWS EC2 with Node.js, and maintained Stripe-backed ticketing.

Outcome

Stripe ticketing supporting more than $130,000 in annual ticket sales, on a faster and easier-to-maintain frontend.

Systems

• Astro
• Strapi CMS
• AWS EC2
• Node.js
• Stripe

Problem

AI assistants need access to real data and systems without becoming a security or cost liability.

Approach

Built safety-first MCP servers for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Mezmo log retrieval with read-only, quota-conscious, auditable access, plus work on Godot tooling for AI-assisted game development.

Outcome

Open-source tools designed to be auditable and hard to misuse, published on GitHub.

Systems

• MCP
• Python
• TypeScript
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Docker

Problem

The restaurant needed a fast site connected to its existing content and third-party ordering and menu systems.

Approach

Built an Astro frontend against headless WordPress, added custom API routes for menu and ordering integrations, plus calendar and contact forms, with accessibility and performance held as requirements.

Outcome

A fast, accessible restaurant site with live menu, ordering, and calendar integrations.

Systems

• Astro
• Headless WordPress
• Custom API routes
• Third-party integrations

Problem

Capture spoken notes and organize them automatically, without the user managing servers or infrastructure.

Approach

Developed, deployed, and provisioned a speech-to-text note-taking app on Railway, added Clerk authentication, and integrated AI services for transcription and organization. Built with Vite and TanStack Router.

Outcome

A deployed full-stack application with secure authentication and AI-powered note organization.

Systems

• Vite
• TanStack Router
• OpenAI
• Clerk
• Railway

Problem

A one-day charity event needed an informative site and dependable online ticketing.

Approach

Co-developed and produced the site covering lineup, FAQ, and sponsors, with Stripe-powered ticketing.

Outcome

A live event site with Stripe ticketing for the concert.

Systems

• Stripe
• Ticketing
• Nonprofit event site

Problem

A steel-industry professional needed a fast, focused tool for daily calculations.

Approach

Built a small, purpose-built web application with plain JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Outcome

A tool in active daily use — proof that the most valuable software is often the least flashy.

Systems

• Vite
• JavaScript
• HTML / CSS