I build production AI and data systems.

Six years at Cummins in engine test and data systems, with hands-on SAP Ariba purchasing. Fixed-fee pilots with a first working version in 30 days on workflows your CISO won't escalate to legal, and contract engagements through staffing channels. Remote first, based in Columbus, Indiana.

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Now shipping: Clotho (live AI product, one click, no login), SharpEdge (model-governance portfolio piece), and MeetingSync (iOS, live on the App Store). Open to contract engagements.

React, TypeScript, Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL/Supabase, Anthropic Claude API, Swift/SwiftUI, SAP Ariba.

Ways to work together

All fixed fee. Scope in writing before work starts. You own the deliverable.

AI feature sprint 1 to 2 weeks

For SaaS founders on Supabase or Postgres

You have an existing SaaS product and want to add chat, document parsing, AI search, or a structured workflow that used to be manual. I ship the feature end to end, wired into your auth and data, behind a feature flag you control.

  • Works on your existing stack (Next.js, Supabase, Postgres, Stripe)
  • Anthropic Claude API or OpenAI, your pick
  • Written into the codebase you already maintain, not a side service
  • Delivery: working PR, runbook, demo call

Enterprise AI pilot 4 to 8 weeks

For procurement, finance, and manufacturing teams

Supplier disambiguation, Ariba workflow extensions, audit package assembly, variance commentary drafting, spec document parsing. Pilots ship as working software, not a deck. I stay on for handoff to your internal team.

  • 6 years inside Cummins: engine test cells, DAQ and data systems, SAP Ariba purchasing, ISO audit evidence, and government and defense engine programs under restricted access and controlled data handling
  • Fixed-fee pilot scoped up front, outcome defined, no open-ended hourly
  • I leave you with: working tool, docs, internal walkthrough, source
  • NDAs welcome

AI visibility (GEO) from $500

For local and regional businesses

When customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI for a recommendation in your category, your name comes back. Audit plus fixes, done for you. My own sites are cited by AI engines; I show you live before you pay.

  • Free check first: screenshots of what the engines say about your category today
  • Fixes applied, not just a report: profiles, answer content, consistency, directories
  • Two-week recheck with before and after
  • Details and pricing

AI training for teams half or full day

For Indiana business teams, on-site or remote

Hands-on ChatGPT and Claude workshops built on your team's real workflows, taught by a developer who ships AI systems. Your people leave using it the same afternoon, with a written data-safety rule set.

  • Up to 15 people, no technical background required
  • Exercises built on your team's actual documents and tasks
  • Per-department playbook the team keeps
  • Details and pricing

Live work

Shipped code, not case studies. Click through.

Clotho

React 19, FastAPI, Supabase (pg_trgm + RLS), Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6

AI procurement intake built for the workflow Fortune 500 Source-to-Pay teams run. Claude extracts structured fields from unstructured RFA emails. Trigram pre-filter plus LLM rerank catches duplicate supplier master entries. Read the case study · Live demo.

SharpEdge

React 19, Supabase (pg_cron + RLS), Python ML pipeline, Stripe, Resend, PWA

Real-time probabilistic analytics platform. Calibrated Dixon-Coles + CatBoost models, daily drift monitoring, closing-line-value feedback, 334k+ odds snapshots. Read the case study · Live demo.

iOS apps

Swift, SwiftUI, App Store

MeetingSync (anonymous scheduler, App Store live), plus DisasterPrepApp and Cauldron. Shared Supabase backend for cost efficiency.

GEO experiment

Generative engine optimization, structured data, live AI-citation test

A public test of my AI-visibility method on a competitive query: a real data tool engineered to be cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI, with every signal documented. Read the case study · live tool.

Bip's Bites GEO

Local commerce, WooCommerce, AI visibility, founder-operated proof

My own small-batch BBQ spice brand is the public proof surface for local-business GEO: entity clarity, answer-first pages, human proof, AI-crawler context, and prompt rechecks. Read the case study · visit Bip's Bites.

Who I am

Columbus, Indiana, serving Indianapolis and southern Indiana. 20-plus years of combined hands-on operations, engineering, and independent product work. Six years at Cummins, Inc., promoted off the production floor into a technical classification on merit without a degree; the work spanned engine test cells, DAQ, SAP Ariba purchasing, ISO audit evidence, SQL, and Python, including government and defense engine programs under restricted access and controlled data handling. Independent since 2016, shipping production apps, and founder of Bip's Bites, a southern Indiana food business. Oscar Predictor went 7-for-7 on the 98th Academy Awards. Available on short notice for fixed-fee engagements and contract roles.

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For recruiters and hiring managers

Open to contract engagements in AI and data roles. Remote first, on-site within driving distance of Columbus, Indiana. Available on short notice.

  • Six years at Cummins: engine test cells, DAQ and data systems, SAP Ariba, ISO audit evidence, SQL, Python, and government and defense engine programs under restricted access and controlled data handling
  • Live AI product your client can click today: Clotho (React, FastAPI, Supabase, Claude API)
  • Core stack: Python, SQL, TypeScript, React, FastAPI, Supabase and Postgres, Claude API, Swift
  • Shipped MeetingSync, a paid iOS app, to the App Store. Public ML record: Oscar Predictor went 7 for 7 on the 98th Academy Awards
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How I work

Fixed fee

Scope and price in writing. No hourly billing, no open-ended retainers. If scope grows, we write a change order.

50 / 50 payment

Half at kickoff, half at delivery. Stripe invoice. No deposits held in escrow.

You own the code

Source handed off at delivery under your license. I retain case-study rights unless you opt out.

FAQ

What's the stack?
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Supabase, Postgres, Stripe, Anthropic Claude API, FastAPI, Python, SQL, Swift and SwiftUI for iOS. Happy to work in whatever you already have.
Are you available for contract roles?
Yes. Open to contract engagements in AI and data roles through staffing and consulting channels, alongside fixed-fee project work. Remote first, available on short notice.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes. Mutual NDA on request before any scoping conversation. One I've already signed is fine; I can send a standard template if needed.
Remote or on-site?
Remote by default. On-site kickoffs are available within 90 minutes of Columbus, Indiana. Travel beyond that is possible for enterprise pilots at cost.
Will you teach my team after delivery?
Yes. Pilots include a walkthrough call and written runbook. Extended pairing is quoted separately.
Do you have a CS degree?
No degree. Six years at Cummins in engine test and data systems, promoted off the production floor into a technical classification on merit; independent since 2016, shipping production software today. References available on request.

Get in touch

Book a 30-minute call to talk through scope and fit. No pitch, no upsell. If I'm not the right fit I'll say so.

Recruiters and staffing firms: open to contract placements in AI and data roles. Resume (PDF) and LinkedIn are ready for submittals.

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Columbus, Indiana, USA (Indianapolis area) · Remote first · NDAs welcome