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What I built in 2024

The systems, habits, and lessons behind a year of regular client and product releases.

AI I built with

  • Tool-calling agents designed around clear, bounded tasks
  • RAG pipelines tuned to retrieve useful context instead of plausible noise
  • Vision and OCR flows that turn receipts and screenshots into structured data

Shipped (for real money)

  • Marketing sites tested on slower networks and everyday Android devices
  • Performance and conversion measured alongside visual quality
  • Component systems kept small enough for one person and ready to grow

How the work got done

  • Move from idea to sketch, prototype, release, and measured iteration
  • Reuse proven patterns without carrying old constraints into new work
  • Document failures so the next build starts with better decisions

AI systems I shipped

  • Prompt-guarded assistants with narrow tool access for search, email, and structured workflows.
  • Retrieval pipelines evaluated for relevance before their answers reached the interface.
  • Vision and OCR flows that reduce repetitive entry from receipts and screenshots.

How I work

  • Ship a focused version, observe real use, then improve the parts that matter.
  • Build a design system and motion language that can grow with the product.
  • Set performance budgets, cache deliberately, and use analytics to guide the next release.

AI Memory Sync

Prototype

A portable, encrypted memory layer that carries a user's preferences, glossary, and project context across AI models and development tools. It addresses a simple problem: every new assistant starts without the context needed to be genuinely useful.

Architecture

  • Client-side encryption (per-user/tenant keys)
  • Personal and project scopes using repository and directory IDs
  • Signed updates, provider redaction rules

Adapters

  • GPT and Gemini adapters that map approved memory into context
  • IDE: inline suggestions seeded from memory
  • CLI: quick recall of tasks, commands, links

Controls

  • Import and export with per-conversation consent
  • Time-to-live and scope selectors
  • Audit trail and deletion on demand
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