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John Esten Davenport

Full Stack Engineer, Architect, LLM Expert and Technical Leader

I help teams master complex technology without dependencies

I dive deep into problems that are blocking people, figure them out in my own way, then build systems that let others solve similar challenges independently. No waiting for experts, no expensive consultants, no gatekeeping.

The goal isn't just to solve your problem. It's to make sure you never need me to solve it again.

2+ yrs

LLM Use and Dev

Built CodeMySpec (AI dev harness for Elixir), Sparqy (natural-language analytics at OpenForce), LLM-validated report migrations, and production RAG integrations.

15+ yrs

Enterprise Systems

Manufacturing IT, legacy system modernization, cross-platform data flows, and mission-critical infrastructure at Enova Premier (automotive, $100M+ annual revenue).

9+ yrs

Full Stack Engineering

Python, Elixir, C#, TypeScript. Real-time systems, multi-tenant SaaS, industrial automation platforms, and scalable web applications.

Currently Working On

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Founder

CodeMySpec • Remote

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Data Engineer

Openforce • Remote

1y
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Founder & Owner

Desert First Cleaning • Flagstaff, AZ

4y

Skills

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Professional Timeline

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Founder

CodeMySpec • Remote

Apr 2025 - Present
Current founding

Founded CodeMySpec, a software engineering harness for Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView apps. Ships as a Claude Code extension that walks through a fixed build workflow: requirements, architecture, BDD specs, implementation, QA. Built two apps with it (Fuellytics, MetricFlow). 3 early customers, ~$3,500 pre-launch commitments. No active users yet.

Elixir Phoenix Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL SQLite Oban Boundary MCP Claude Code Burrito OAuth2 SexySpex Wallaby Svelte Inertia.js Stripe Twilio Claude API Vega-Lite Docker Fly.io Hetzner Caddy
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Fuellytics — Fleet Fuel Card Fraud Detection

Feb 2026 - Present

Current software

Fuel card verification platform with 5-validator fraud detection pipeline, Claude Vision OCR, LLM anomaly analysis, Stripe Issuing/Treasury/Connect, and Twilio SMS workflows. Built with CodeMySpec — 55 commits, 5 days, zero human-written code.

Elixir Phoenix Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Svelte Inertia.js Stripe Issuing Stripe Connect Stripe Treasury Twilio Claude API Claude Vision AWS S3 Oban Boundary Hetzner Caddy Docker Fraud Detection Tailwind CSS
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MetricFlow — Cross-Platform Ad Analytics SaaS

Jan 2026 - Present

Current software

Marketing analytics platform correlating ad spend across Google Ads, Facebook Ads, GA4 with QuickBooks revenue. Pearson + time-lagged cross-correlation, Claude-powered insights, Vega-Lite dashboards. Built with CodeMySpec — 40 commits, 13 days, zero human-written code.

Elixir Phoenix Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Google Ads API Google Analytics API Facebook Ads API QuickBooks API OAuth2 Vega-Lite Claude API ReqLLM Oban Boundary Docker Hetzner Caddy Tailwind CSS Correlation Analysis
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ClientUtils — Elixir Test Coordination Library

Dec 2025 - Present

Current tool

Published Hex package with distributed test runner (file-based locking, event caching, result replay) and JSON ExUnit formatter. Powers CodeMySpec's Claude Code extension.

Elixir ExUnit JSON Hex Package Developer Tooling File-Based Coordination
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MarketMySpec — AI-Powered Product Marketing

Oct 2025 - Present

Current business

LLM-driven marketing operations for CodeMySpec using MCP integrations (GA4, Reddit, Search Console, SEO tools). Dictation-to-cleanup workflow for authentic content. Getting reliable signups.

MCP Google Analytics 4 Google Search Console LLM Integration Content Strategy SEO Reddit Marketing
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CodeMySpec — AI Software Engineering Harness

Apr 2025 - Present

Current software

Claude Code extension orchestrating the full Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView development lifecycle: requirements, architecture, BDD specs, code generation, QA. 368 modules, 46 contexts. Two production apps built with it.

Elixir Phoenix Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL SQLite Oban Boundary MCP Claude Code Burrito SexySpex Wallaby OAuth2
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Data Engineer

Openforce • Remote

Apr 2025 - Present
Current employment

Data infrastructure work on a 3-person team. Managed contractor-driven migration of 170+ legacy reports from Tennacle to Snowflake/Power BI, built a Python framework for deploying client data marts from config files, and built an internal dashboard tool that generates visualizations from natural language queries via Snowflake Cortex and Claude.

Snowflake Python C# SQL Airbyte Power BI Microsoft Fabric Vega-Lite Claude API MCP Blazor ASP.NET Core GraphQL Redis Auth0 Terraform GitHub Actions
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Sparqy — AI-Powered Analytics Dashboard Generator

Aug 2025 - Present

Current software

Natural language to dashboard tool using Snowflake Cortex API for SQL/Vega-Lite generation and Claude for layout orchestration. Dynamic Blazor component rendering from LLM-generated JSON. MVP with static visualizations.

Claude API MCP Snowflake Cortex Vega-Lite Blazor MudBlazor ASP.NET Core GraphQL StrawberryShake Redis Auth0 Flagsmith C# SQL
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Snowflake Python Platform — Internal Data Engineering Framework

Jun 2025 - Present

Current tool

Multi-environment Python/SQL framework for Snowflake with config-driven data mart deployment, projector dependency chains, and PowerBI/Fabric credential automation

Python Snowflake SQL Power BI Microsoft Fabric Microsoft Kiota Data Architecture ETL
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LLM-Assisted Report Migration Validation

May 2025 - Jul 2025

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Used LLMs to validate 170+ report migrations from Tennacle to Snowflake by iterating on queries until results matched production baselines

LLM Integration SQL Snowflake PostgreSQL Python Data Migration
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Founder & Owner

Desert First Cleaning • Flagstaff, AZ

Sep 2022 - Present
Current founding

Built a cleaning business from zero to $252K+ cumulative revenue with 150% YoY growth. Handle all business functions: sales, marketing, operations, finance, and contractor management across residential, commercial, and property management clients.

Google Ads Google Local Service Ads Indeed P&L Management QuickBooks SEO Sales Stripe Vendor Relations WordPress Yelp Advertising
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AI-Assisted Software Engineering Research

Generaite Labs • Remote

Jun 2024 - Mar 2025
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Experimented with AI-assisted development across Rust, C#, Python, and TypeScript. Built prototype applications to test which languages, frameworks, and architectural patterns worked best with LLMs. Produced AstralMCP (MCP-to-REST adapter) and PowerPort (data aggregation tool).

C# ASP.NET Core Blazor Rust Python FastAPI TypeScript Domain-Driven Design Clean Architecture Entity Framework Core OAuth2 PostgreSQL SQLite Docker MCP
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Multi-Platform Marketing Analytics Engine

Mar 2025 - Mar 2025

software

TypeScript/Node.js application aggregating marketing metrics across Google and Facebook platforms, with multi-tenant architecture, OAuth2 integration, and data normalization pipeline.

API Design Database Design Express Facebook APIs Google APIs JWT Jest LLM-Assisted Development Node.js OAuth2 Polly.js PostgreSQL Prisma Security Implementation System Architecture Testing Strategy TypeScript
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AstralMCP — MCP-to-REST API Adapter

Feb 2025 - May 2025

software

Middleware that lets AI models interact with REST APIs by generating MCP tools from OpenAPI specs. .NET with DDD, dual-database (SQLite/PostgreSQL), OAuth2/API key/Basic auth.

C# ASP.NET Core Blazor Domain-Driven Design Clean Architecture Entity Framework Core MCP OpenAPI OAuth2 PostgreSQL SQLite Multi-tenant Architecture
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PowerPort - Multi-Tenant Repository Management Platform

Dec 2024 - Feb 2025

software

Full-stack application for multi-tenant Git repository management with browser-based operations using Blazor WebAssembly and ASP.NET Core. Implements clean architecture patterns and domain-driven design.

API Design ASP.NET Core AutoMapper Blazor WebAssembly Clean Architecture Domain-Driven Design Entity Framework Core FluentValidation Isomorphic Git Multi-tenant Architecture Octokit Performance Optimization PostgreSQL Radzen UI Security Implementation System Architecture WebAssembly Development
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Todo App in C# — AI-Assisted Development Experiment #5

Sep 2024 - Dec 2024

software

Final iteration of the AI-assisted development experiment series, testing C# and .NET as a better-suited language for LLM collaboration, resulting in a multi-tenant todo app with real-time updates.

API Design ASP.NET Core Blazor WebAssembly C# Clean Architecture Domain-Driven Design Entity Framework Core LLM-Assisted Development Multi-tenant Architecture PostgreSQL Radzen UI Real-time Systems SignalR SpecFlow System Architecture Testing Strategy bUnit xUnit
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Rust Web Application Code Generator

Sep 2024 - Sep 2024

software

Python-based code generation tool for Rust/Axum applications that automates creation of models, repositories, and services using template pattern matching and LLM-assisted code analysis

API Design Axum Code Generation Code Parsing Jinja2 LLM Integration Pattern Matching Python Rust Sea-ORM System Architecture Template Design Testing Strategy pytest
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Todo App in Rust — AI-Assisted Development Experiment #3

Sep 2024 - Sep 2024

software

Third iteration testing an LLM-driven documentation synthesis approach to project bootstrapping, building a Rust/Axum todo app with hexagonal architecture.

API Design Axum Clean Architecture Database Design Docker PostgreSQL Rust Sea-ORM System Architecture Technical Documentation Tera Tokio
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AI Context Management CLI for Pair Programming

Aug 2024 - Sep 2024

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Command-line tool to automate context preparation and task management for AI pair programming sessions, analyzing codebases to gather relevant documentation and code for LLM assistance.

Anthropic Claude API BeautifulSoup4 CLI Application Development Database Design Developer Tools Git LLM-Assisted Development Python SQLite YAML pytest
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Todo App in Rust — AI-Assisted Development Experiment #4

Aug 2024 - Sep 2024

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Fourth iteration exploring LLM-assisted development in Rust, testing the boundaries of AI code generation for repetitive patterns and discovering where traditional tooling works better.

API Design Axum Clean Architecture Database Design Docker LLM-Assisted Development PostgreSQL Rust SeaORM System Architecture Technical Decision Making Tokio
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Todo App in Rust — AI-Assisted Development Experiment #2

Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

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Second iteration exploring AI-assisted development in Rust, focusing on documentation-first approaches to LLM collaboration while building a layered todo application with JWT auth and rate limiting.

Axum Domain-Driven Design JWT LLM-Assisted Development PostgreSQL Process Optimization Rust Sea-ORM System Architecture Technical Documentation Testing Strategy Tokio Type-Safe Programming
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Todo App in Rust — AI-Assisted Development Experiment #1

Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

software

Built a Rust todo application as a controlled experiment in AI-assisted development, documenting prompting strategies and context management techniques while learning Axum, Sea-ORM, and Rust patterns.

Axum Clap Config-rs Configuration Management Docker LLM-Assisted Development PostgreSQL Rust Sea-ORM System Architecture Technical Documentation Testing Strategy Tokio
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Python Desktop Transcriber

Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

software

Desktop application for real-time audio transcription and entity recognition using WhisperX and SpaCy, built as an AI-assisted learning project.

CUDA PyAudio PyTorch Python SpaCy WhisperX
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Dream100: AI-Powered Influencer Marketing Platform

Aug 2024 - Aug 2024

software

Full-stack platform that automates influencer discovery and content analysis using vector similarity search and semantic embeddings, built with FastAPI, React, and PostgreSQL/pgvector.

API Design DaisyUI Database Design FastAPI FlagEmbedding Full-Stack Engineering Google Custom Search API LLM-Assisted Development Performance Optimization PostgreSQL Python React SQLAlchemy ORM System Architecture Tailwind CSS Vite YouTube Data API pgvector
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Desktop Meeting Transcription Engine

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

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Spike for a real-time meeting transcription application implementing voice activity detection, speaker diarization, and speech-to-text using Elixir and ML models, with native desktop integration.

Audio Processing Elixir LLM-Assisted Development Membrane Framework ONNX Runtime Phoenix LiveView Pino Model Pipeline Architecture Real-time Systems SQLite Silero VAD wxWidgets
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Software Engineer — Insurance Platform

Openforce • Remote

Feb 2022 - Apr 2025
employment

One of two engineers building and maintaining IC Insure, OpenForce's insurance marketplace for independent contractors. Elixir/Phoenix monolith with CQRS/Event Sourcing, GraphQL API, and React SPA. Built enrollment workflows, billing rules, policy management, and document features for 17+ clients.

Elixir Phoenix Absinthe GraphQL Commanded CQRS Event Sourcing React PostgreSQL Oban Auth0 OpenTelemetry Datadog S3 Redis Insurance Technology
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Technical Founder

Bandwidth Hero • Remote

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022
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Built an MVP marketplace platform for matching ERP contractors with companies using Phoenix LiveView. The business partner couldn't deliver on the sales side, and the product never got traction. Solid technical exercise in rapid MVP development with Elixir.

Alpine.js Docker Elixir Fly.io Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Tailwind CSS WebSocket
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Real-Time ERP Contractor Matching Platform

Oct 2021 - Nov 2022

software

Contractor matching platform using Phoenix LiveView, featuring real-time updates and scoring algorithms for connecting ERP professionals with project opportunities

Algorithm Design Database Design Domain Modeling Domain-Driven Design Ecto Elixir MVP Development Performance Optimization Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Real-time Systems System Architecture Tailwind CSS WebSocket
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Founder & Developer

Discussit • Remote

Jan 2021 - May 2024
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Built a conversation intelligence platform in Elixir that ingested calls from Zoom and OpenPhone, transcribed them, and generated summaries using LLMs. A topic analysis feature built with embedding clustering attracted paying customers. The broader product lost relevance as meeting software added similar features.

AssemblyAI Docker Elixir OAuth2 Oban OpenAI Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL S3 Stripe Vector Search pgvector
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Conversation Intelligence Platform with AI-Powered Analysis

Mar 2023 - May 2024

software

Conversation intelligence system processing communications using AI pipelines, real-time transcription, and semantic analysis capabilities

AssemblyAI BAAI Embeddings Docker Elixir LLM-Assisted Development Multi-tenant Architecture OAuth2 OAuth2 Provider Development Oban OpenAI Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Real-time Systems S3 Stripe System Architecture Vector Search Implementation pgvector
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Founder & Developer

UserDocs • Remote

Oct 2019 - Present
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Built a documentation automation platform that used browser automation to capture screenshots from web applications. Went through three major rewrites — Phoenix LiveView app, Electron desktop client, and Elixir Desktop. Secured a pilot with Chef that validated the idea but exposed the product's complexity. Solo effort that eventually lost momentum.

AWS S3 Browser Automation Chrome DevTools Protocol Chrome Extension Docker Electron Elixir GraphQL Multi-tenant Architecture OTP Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL SQLite State Management TypeScript WebSocket
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Pexelmatch: Image Comparison Engine Reimagined in Elixir

May 2022 - Jun 2022

software

Complete port of Pixelmatch from JavaScript to Elixir, implementing image comparison algorithms with antialiasing detection and color science optimization

Algorithm Implementation Arrays Library Color Science Cross-language Porting Elixir Functional Architecture Functional Programming Image Processing Algorithms Library Design Pattern Matching Performance Optimization YIQ Color Space
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UserDocs - Distributed Screenshot Automation Platform

Nov 2021 - May 2022

software

Built a web automation platform using Elixir/Phoenix that enables teams to automate documentation screenshots with real-time collaboration and visual regression testing

AWS S3 Browser Automation Bulma CSS Chrome Extension Ecto Elixir ImageMagick Integration Design Multi-tenant Architecture Phoenix LiveView Phoenix PubSub PostgreSQL Process Optimization Real-time Systems State Management System Architecture Testing Strategy WebSocket
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UserDocs: Visual Documentation Automation Platform

Nov 2021 - May 2022

software

Elixir/Phoenix platform that automates visual documentation through browser control, real-time collaboration, and element tracking

API Design AWS S3 Browser Automation Chrome DevTools Protocol Database Design Docker Elixir Full-Stack Engineering Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Real-time Systems SQLite System Architecture TypeScript WebSocket
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UserDocs - Distributed Screenshot Automation Platform

May 2021 - May 2022

software

Built an automation platform that transforms manual screenshot collection into an automated pipeline, featuring distributed architecture across web, desktop, and browser extension components with annotation and session management capabilities

AWS S3 Browser Automation CI/CD Integration Chrome Extension Docker Electron Error Handling Full-Stack Engineering GraphQL Lerna Node.js Package Management Phoenix/LiveView Puppeteer Security Implementation System Architecture TypeScript WebSocket
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UserDocs: Distributed Documentation Automation Platform

Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

software

Built a documentation automation system using Elixir/Phoenix, featuring real-time collaboration, browser automation, and distributed state management across OTP applications.

API Design Absinthe Browser Automation Chrome Extension Elixir Extension Development GraphQL Hound WebDriver OTP Phoenix LiveView PostgreSQL Real-time Systems State Management System Architecture Technical Documentation WebSocket
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Head of Implementations

FunnelCloud • Remote

Jan 2019 - Jan 2022
employment

Led technical operations for an MES vendor serving 50-60 automotive tier supplier plants. Managed the company's largest accounts -- including escalated ones where delivery had been over-promised -- and built automation tools to replace manual implementation planning. Managed a team of three operations technicians.

Business Analysis CSV Customer Success Domain-Driven Design EEx Templates Elixir Git Implementation Strategy Industrial Automation Jira API MES Systems Pandoc PlantUML Pre-Sales Support Process Optimization Project Management Quality Assurance Requirements Analysis System Architecture Technical Documentation Technical Leadership Zendesk
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MES Implementation Automation Platform

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

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Engineered a domain-driven automation system that transformed complex Manufacturing Execution System implementation planning from manual spreadsheets into a streamlined pipeline, reducing project estimation time from days to hours while improving accuracy.

Business Analysis CSV Domain-Driven Design EEx Templates Elixir Git Integration Design Jira API Pandoc PlantUML Process Optimization Project Estimation System Architecture Technical Documentation
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Senior Product Specialist

FunnelCloud • Remote

Jan 2019 - Jan 2020
employment

Hired as the primary customer-facing technical person at an early-stage MES company that had massively over-promised to its largest customer. Spent the year managing the fallout from a 13-plant deal where features sold in January weren't delivered until October, while also rewriting most of the company's documentation.

CSS Confluence Customer Relationship Management ERP Integration Enterprise Software Implementation Git HTML Industrial Automation Integration Design Jira Knowledge Management MES Systems Markdown Process Flows Process Optimization Project Management Python REST APIs Requirements Gathering System Architecture Technical Consultation Technical Documentation Technical Leadership Technical Writing Training & Development
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Enterprise Manufacturing Documentation Architecture

Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

software

Designed and implemented a comprehensive Technical Writing system handling complex manufacturing execution concepts, with information architecture and integration pattern documentation.

Confluence Domain-Driven Design ERP Integration Enterprise Software Git Industrial Automation Information Architecture Integration Design Knowledge Management Markdown Process Flows Process Optimization REST APIs System Architecture Technical Diagrams Technical Documentation
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Full Stack Industrial IoT Platform Developer

Remote

May 2018 - Nov 2018
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Built an industrial IoT platform as a side project while working at Enova Premier. First real attempt at full-stack development -- Python backend with asyncio, Vue.js frontend, OPC UA integration, Docker, GraphQL. Never reached production deployment, but the experience shaped my later work in industrial software.

API Design Component Architecture Docker Full-Stack Engineering GraphQL Graphene Industrial Automation Industrial IoT Industrial UI Design Integration Design OPC UA Performance Optimization Protocol Design Python Real-time Systems System Architecture Technical Leadership Vue.js Vuex WebSocket aiohttp anytree asyncio pytest
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Industrial IoT Gateway with Real-Time OPC UA Integration

Apr 2020 - Apr 2020

software

High-performance async Python server enabling real-time industrial equipment monitoring through modern web interfaces, handling concurrent data points with low latency

API Design Docker GraphQL Graphene Industrial Automation Industrial IoT Integration Design OPC UA Performance Optimization Python Real-time Systems System Architecture WebSocket aiohttp anytree asyncio pytest
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MESXpert Web: Real-Time Industrial IoT Frontend

Apr 2020 - Apr 2020

software

Modern Vue.js frontend for manufacturing execution systems featuring real-time WebSocket data streaming, recursive component architecture, and reliable operation

Component Architecture GraphQL Industrial Protocols Industrial UI Design JavaScript OPC UA Performance Optimization Protocol Design State Management System Architecture Vue.js Vuex WebSocket
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Operations Manager

StoryWood Bowties • Louisville, KY

Nov 2017 - Jul 2018
employment

Ran operations for a wooden bowtie company, scaling monthly revenue from under $1K to over $20K. Designed 150+ products in CorelDraw, managed manufacturing, rebuilt the e-commerce site, and handled in-person sales at 100+ events. Made $60K in revenue during a 4-6 week Kentucky Derby season.

CorelDraw Customer Service E-commerce Facebook Ads Google Ads Google Analytics Illustrator Inventory Management MyWorks Photoshop QuickBooks RDWorks Sales WooCommerce WordPress
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Co-Founder & Technical Lead

Compassionote • Remote

May 2016 - Sep 2016
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Built a Django web app for contact enrichment and life event notifications after winning Louisville Startup Weekend. Integrated the Pipl API for data lookups, implemented permission controls with django-guardian, and did customer discovery with HR managers. The team lost steam and the project was shelved.

Bootstrap Customer Discovery Database Design Django Pipl Search API Python SQLite django-guardian jQuery
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CompassioNote - Contact Enrichment Tool

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

software

Django-based contact management system with automated profile enrichment via Pipl API, featuring probabilistic matching and granular permissions for sensitive data protection

API Design Bootstrap Data Processing Database Design Django Error Handling Permission Systems Pipl Search API Python SQLite Security Implementation System Architecture django-guardian jQuery
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IT Production Manager

EnovaPremier • Remote

Jan 2016 - Jan 2019
employment

Managed manufacturing IT across four plants for a tier-one automotive supplier running tens of millions of dollars in annual production. Fixed broken systems, selected and deployed a new MES, built the company's first software development team, and created a platform for rapid development of operator-facing applications using Vue.js, GraphQL, and OPC UA.

Allen Bradley PLCs Change Management Cross-functional Collaboration Digital Transformation Docker Hasura GraphQL Industrial Automation KepServer MQTT Mitsubishi PLCs MySQL NGINX OPC UA PostgreSQL Process Optimization Project Management Python REST APIs SQL Server Siemens PLCs Strategic Planning SymmetricDS System Architecture Technical Leadership Technical Training Vue.js WebSocket
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Industrial IoT Integration Framework

Apr 2020 - Apr 2020

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Python framework for integrating manufacturing equipment using OPC UA, enabling real-time monitoring and process control across multiple facilities

Industrial Automation Integration Design MySQL OPC UA Performance Optimization Protocol Design Python REST APIs Real-time Systems SQL Server System Architecture YAML asyncio
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Zero-Backend Industrial Automation Platform

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

software

Architected and deployed a modern manufacturing integration platform that eliminates custom backend development by combining real-time PLC data streams, legacy database synchronization, and automatic API generation

Allen Bradley PLCs Docker Hasura GraphQL Industrial Automation Infrastructure Design KepServer Legacy System Modernization MQTT Mitsubishi PLCs NGINX OPC UA PostgreSQL Real-time Systems Siemens PLCs SymmetricDS System Architecture Team Training Technical Leadership Vue.js WebSocket
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IT Production Project Manager

EnovaPremier • Remote

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
employment

Earlier title at Enova Premier before promotion to IT Production Manager. Stabilized failing manufacturing IT systems, replaced manual data collection with custom software, and built integration tools in Python and JavaScript for equipment communication, scanner integration, and ETL processes.

CSS Change Management Cross-functional Collaboration ERP Systems Git HTML Industrial Automation JavaScript Knowledge Management MES Systems OPC UA Process Optimization Production Support Project Management Python REST APIs SQL System Architecture Technical Documentation Technical Leadership Technical Mentorship Virtualization Vue.js
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Junior Partner & IT Lead

GENI • Huntsville, AL / Kingsport, TN

May 2011 - Jan 2016
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Junior partner at a building automation startup, responsible for all IT infrastructure, database administration, and business operations. Helped take an existing suite of hardware/software products to market through investor outreach, demo site installations, and technical sales. The venture never found market traction.

Database Administration Business Development Customer Relations Infrastructure Management Networking Sales Engineering SQL System Administration Technical Documentation Web Development
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LTS Representative & Product Specialist

GE Intelligent Platforms • Remote

May 2010 - Mar 2013
employment

Implemented and managed GE's Long Term Support program, managing $5M in inventory and extending product lifecycles by 10-15 years for embedded systems customers.

Customer Relationship Management Inventory Management Obsolescence Management Product Lifecycle Management Strategic Procurement Technical Sales Support
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Co-Founder & Primary Investor

Huntsville, AL

Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
founding

Co-founded and funded a food truck venture. Purchased a concession trailer, obtained health department certifications, and developed brand materials. The venture never opened for business.

Brand Development Business Development Equipment Procurement Marketing Partnership Management Regulatory Compliance
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Hardware Support Engineer

GE Intelligent Platforms • Remote

May 2007 - May 2010
employment

Provided technical support for GE's portfolio of single board computers and I/O products, including leading a major redesign of a VME product that failed customer acceptance testing.

CompactPCI Cross-functional Collaboration Customer Technical Support Hardware Design Hardware Troubleshooting Product Support Quality Improvement VME
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Hardware Design Engineer

GE Intelligent Platforms • Remote

May 2005 - May 2007
employment

Designed and developed embedded computing solutions for military, aerospace, and industrial customers, working with VME and CompactPCI form factors.

AdvancedTCA Agile PLM CompactPCI Hardware Design Mentor Graphics MicroTCA Pentium M SATA VME