I build AI tools that actually work.
And I make them feel like something.
Staff engineer. 15 years. Engineering rigor, artist’s finish.
Built systems at Atlassian · Cars.com · Dept. of Energy · Northwestern Mutual · AmFam
You’ve got manual work that should be automated yesterday.
Data trapped in disconnected tools. AI that hallucinates instead of delivering. An agency that charges $20k to ship a chatbot that doesn’t work.
You need an engineer, not a slide deck.
Three ways to work together.
The Intensive
$750 / 48hr turnaround
Two-hour deep-dive into your operations. You walk away with a written AI roadmap you own.
Learn moreThe Build
From $2,500 / 1–3 weeks
One problem, one deliverable. Fixed price, no hourly surprises.
The Retainer
Ask me about it
Ongoing ops layer. Cancel anytime. Your AI systems stay running and improving.
Shipped code. Real results.
WindWatts
Wind turbine production mapping for the National Lab of the Rockies. Geospatial data visualization, full frontend.
View project →AI Dealer Tools
Rewrote consumer-facing dealership chat and garage tools with LLM integration at Cars.com.
View project →Open Brain
Semantic memory layer for AI agents. Postgres + pgvector + MCP. Capture a thought, it gets embedded, classified, and filed. Ask in natural language, it understands what you meant.
View on GitHub →MediaScribe
CLI media processing pipeline with MCP server bridge. 258+ tests. Piped scripting for agent workflows.
View on GitHub →
I’m Shawn — staff engineer, veteran, and the person who got tired of watching businesses get overcharged for mediocre tech work.
I’ve shipped AI tools for government labs, Fortune 500 companies, and startups. Now I do it on my own terms — smaller teams, faster timelines, and no middlemen between you and the person actually writing the code.
Based in Southern California. Dog dad. Zelda fan. Manual transmission enthusiast. The kind of engineer who never stopped being a creative.
15 years experience · U.S. Veteran · Atlassian · Cars.com · Dept. of Energy · Northwestern Mutual · AmFam