Building AI‑First
Products.
I ship the tools I wish existed — for content, for developers, for the work of shipping itself.
BlackOps Center, VitalWall, and VoiceCommit are live experiments in what AI‑native software looks like in production — built and operated with the same patterns I apply to everything.
Front-end architect · 30+ years building at scale · shipping AI-first products
psst — try ⌘ A for Asteroids or ⌘ ⇧ L for Lunar Lander
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Applied AI in Production
These products are how I test and refine AI-driven development in real systems. Each one is built and operated with the same AI-driven patterns I apply to everything I build.
BlackOps Center
Content intelligence platform
AI-powered content intelligence platform. Multi-tenant SaaS with agent-driven content generation, strategic communications, and enterprise-grade tenant isolation.
VitalWall
Used by 500+ websites
Real-time website analytics and visitor tracking platform that boosts engagement through intelligent social proof.
VoiceCommit
Zero to GitHub in 60 seconds
Voice-first developer tool that turns spoken ideas into GitHub Issues, PRs, and updates. An experiment in removing friction between thinking and shipping.
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Sorties: Fire Real Actions Straight From Your AI Chat
Set up an action once. Fire it by name from anywhere, even your phone.
Sorties turn one chat message into a real action. Fix a bug, message your team, fire a Zapier automation. Set it up once, fire it by name from anywhere.
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My MCP Went Down Today. I Don't Want To Care About Infrastructure.
But the infrastructure doesn't care what I want.
Google Cloud blocked Railway's account. BlackOps MCP went dark. I don't want to care about infrastructure, but the infrastructure doesn't care what I want.
Claude Code Is Not Your Project Manager. The Artifacts Are.
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A markdown file got me started. Infrastructure is what it became. The year-later upgrade: Claude manages a living knowledge base, files its own bugs, and pitches its own features. One pattern, three implementations.