I build cloud systems, AI tools, and open-source software.
By day I move enterprise applications to AWS and build the data pipelines behind ML and AI models. On my own time I make small, useful things, and I help small businesses do the same.
- Lamplight Audio Now open source Turn any EPUB into an audiobook, right in your browser.
- Booked Solid HTX Client site live Coated by Kathy: a booking site for a nail studio.
- Learning On my reading list AI Engineering from Scratch, a free open-source course.
- Calendar Free 15-minute intro call Pick any open time on my calendar.
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Selected work
№ 01 · Open source · MIT
Lamplight Audio
Turn an EPUB into an audiobook in your phone's browser. Chapters are narrated by AI, cached, and offered as streaming or MP3 downloads. Author's notes are stripped before narration.
- Three TTS providers (OpenAI, Kokoro, ElevenLabs) with per-chapter voices and a monthly budget cap
- Background narration queue, lock-screen controls, sleep timer
- HTTP Range streaming for iOS Safari
- Self-host with Docker, or deploy to Vercel with Cloudflare R2
- Next.js 15
- TypeScript
- OpenAI TTS
- Cloudflare R2
- Docker
- Playwright
№ 02 · Product
NIA OS
The operations platform behind NIA Activewear: seven linked modules covering CRM, funding and product pipelines, manufacturing, and the content calendar.
- React
- Vite
- Supabase
- Vercel
№ 03 · AI tool
Activewear Manufacturer Agent
An agent that writes its own search queries, scrapes manufacturer sites, and scores each one from 0 to 100 against custom criteria. Ships as a CLI and a web app.
- Python
- Claude API
- Next.js
- PostgreSQL
Client websites
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Coated by Kathy (coatedbykathy.bookedsolidhtx.com)
Booking site for a nail studio, with two build-time themes and WCAG-AA contrast.
- Astro
- Cloudflare Pages
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Deyon Accounting (deyonaccounting.bookedsolidhtx.com)
Multi-page site for a tax firm: booking, lead forms, a chat widget and invoice payments.
- Astro
- TypeScript
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Eli's Plumbing (elisplumbing.bookedsolidhtx.com)
A quote wizard, a 60-second booking widget, and a reviews carousel.
- Astro
- Vanilla JS
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ASRC Safety (asrc-safety.com)
Marketing site built to be fast, and easy for the client to keep updated.
- Astro
- Cloudflare Pages
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About
- 5 +
- Years of enterprise engineering
- 12
- Critical applications modernized
- 200 +
- AWS resources managed in Terraform
Startups first, then five years inside the enterprise.
I studied Management Information Systems at UT Austin's McCombs School of Business, then built my own startups before spending five years in enterprise cloud and data engineering.
Credentials
- BBA in MIS, UT Austin
- CompTIA Security+
- Top 25 Under 25 Innovators & Founders, Austin Inno
Skills
- Cloud & infrastructure
- AWS, Terraform, CI/CD
- AI & data
- Databricks, ETL, LLM agents
- Web
- Next.js, React, Astro, TypeScript
- Databases
- PostgreSQL, Supabase
- Delivery
- Jira, Confluence, project management
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Learning
Courses, articles, talks and repos I keep coming back to.
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Video
The Secret Psychology of Accomplishing Anything
A nearly three-hour live session on the mindset behind setting goals and actually following through on them.
Myron Golden · youtube.com
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Course
AI Engineering from Scratch
A free, open-source course that builds each piece of modern AI (backprop, tokenizers, attention, agent loops) from the math up before reaching for a framework.
Rohit Ghumare and contributors · aiengineeringfromscratch.com
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Consulting
Booked Solid HTX, a studio of Daughtry Capital LLC.
Websites that book jobs, and software that saves hours.
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Websites that book jobs
For Houston small businesses: fast, accessible sites with booking, quotes and payments built in.
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AI agents & automation
Agents and workflows that take a repetitive task off your plate.
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Cloud & technical advising
Straight answers on architecture, cost and what to build next.
- Step 1
A free 15-minute intro call
- Step 2
A proposal with scope, price and timeline
- Step 3
Build and review
- Step 4
Launch and handoff
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Contact
Pick any open time on my calendar.
Book a free 15-minute call on my Google Calendar and add a line about your project when you pick a time. You'll get an invite with a video link.
Book a time with me
or find me on LinkedIn