I build scalable low-code solutions and AI-driven systems for complex business processes.
Houston, TX
Software engineer by discipline, product thinker by habit. I turn messy
business processes into intuitive apps, automations, and dashboards. I bridge technical design
with hands-on execution, using modern AI tooling and low-code platforms to deliver fast, scalable
solutions; built the way regulated environments need them built: documented, tested, handed off.
End-to-end applications and automations I architect, specify, and operate.
I drive the system design and technical decisions while directing AI coding agents to execute
and debug against my specs. Each project runs in a self-hosted production environment, complete
with automated testing and documentation to ensure long-term stability.
Personal AI
Sage
A privacy-first personal AI assistant featuring persistent memory,
local model inference, and dynamic cloud fallback.
Sage acts as a contextual assistant across my personal notes and
documents, dynamically routing queries between local models and external APIs to keep private
data secure. I defined the functional specs and architecture, directing AI coding tools to
implement the retrieval pipeline, model-fallback logic, and system integrations. Integrated as
my primary voice interface via Home Assistant, it has been running in production since July 2026.
Echo solves cross-media book tracking by converting e-books into audio on
demand while maintaining a single shared bookmark. It reads my active page, generates offline
speech locally, and writes progress back to Kavita to keep reading and listening in sync. I
authored the state-synchronization spec and selected an offline audio architecture following a
spike on cost and latency. Deployed in my self-hosted environment, it serves as my daily reader.
Drift is a personal journaling platform supporting rich text, images,
tagging, and full-text search. For quick capture on the go, a custom API connects to a
smartwatch shortcut so audio notes are transcribed locally, keeping sensitive logs completely
offline. I designed the data model, mobile ingestion endpoint, and security architecture,
including a permissioned API that shares individual entries with Sage only when I allow it.
Built to my specifications, it has been in daily production since launch.
A household meal-planning system with pantry tracking and dynamic LLM
meal orchestration.
Node.js · SQLite · Ollama · Mealie API · Docker
MealPilot automates weekly family meal planning by analyzing pantry
inventory, individual dietary preferences, and portion requirements to generate tailored prep
plans. It features a model-agnostic generation pipeline that can run locally or route to cloud
LLMs, syncing outputs directly with a self-hosted Mealie instance. I designed the planning data
schema, prompt orchestration logic, and spec, directing the build to deliver automated
batch-cook schedules in my self-hosted environment.
An interactive developmental milestone tracker spanning infancy through
adolescence (0–18 years).
HTML5 · CSS3 · JavaScript (client-side) · Clinical data pipeline
Bloom synthesizes developmental guidelines from AAP, CDC, and pediatric
sources into a structured milestone checklist. It tracks physical, emotional, and independence
milestones from ages 0 to 18, offering age-appropriate activity recommendations. I established
the data requirements and clinical source constraints, designed the client-side experience, and
directed the build. This live demo runs entirely in the browser using seeded example data.
MoodLog A private, local-first mood-tracking progressive web app (PWA)
backed by a lightweight REST API.
Loom An interactive-fiction engine using multi-model LLM orchestration,
dynamic context management, and persistent narrative memory.
Client & Enterprise Work
Enterprise solutions I designed, architected, and built by hand within client and employer environments. Details and metrics are sanitized to preserve confidentiality.
Financial services · Power Platform
Implementation Tracking System
Challenge
A growing enterprise implementations team managed client onboarding across fragmented
spreadsheets and email threads, leaving leadership without clear pipeline visibility or
bottleneck tracking.
What I built
Hand-built a relational Power Apps data model from scratch, authored automated Power
Automate workflows, and designed live Power BI executive dashboards tracking cycle times and
program health.
Outcome
Established a single source of truth across the implementations program, completely
replacing manual status reports with real-time operational analytics for leadership.
Banking · API architecture
API Integration & Product Feedback Loop
Challenge
Enterprise banking clients integrating complex treasury APIs faced integration delays,
requiring deep technical alignment across disparate client developer teams and legacy
stacks.
What I did
Provided technical oversight for API integrations (REST/JSON, Apigee, SQL), led
architectural troubleshooting sessions directly with client engineering teams, and analyzed
recurring implementation patterns to author core product enhancement specs.
Outcome
Accelerated time-to-production for client integrations while converting high-frequency
technical friction points into prioritized product features for the internal roadmap.
Manufacturing · Backend engineering
Downtime Tracking & API Optimization
Challenge
A legacy manufacturing downtime-tracking API suffered from frequent database deadlocks and
high network chatter, resulting in corrupted telemetry and unreliable operational metrics.
What I built
Refactored the API payload logic, optimized underlying SQL queries with resilient retry
handling, and implemented structured logging and monitoring via Graylog.
Outcome
Cut network traffic by 5x, eliminated database deadlocks, and delivered clean, real-time
downtime trend analytics for operations leadership.
Manufacturing · Mobile product ownership
Mobile Showroom Sales Application
Challenge
Sales representatives were forced to abandon prospective buyers mid-consultation on the
showroom floor to manually assemble pricing quotes at fixed desktop terminals, creating
friction and lost sales momentum.
What I did
Owned the mobile product lifecycle as Product Owner. Conducted user research, defined specs
for mobile barcode scanning and real-time quote generation, managed the roadmap and backlog,
and oversaw development through pre-release testing.
Outcome
Took the product from zero to feature-complete and App Store submission readiness,
establishing the core mobile workflows, training materials, and rollout strategy.
Previously
Early production engineering work built across industrial manufacturing
environments. These systems represent my foundation in custom database schema design, workflow
automation, and line-of-business web applications.
Resource & shift management
Line Scheduler React · Node.js · MS SQL
Shift scheduling engine enforcing complex business logic including shift-overlap rules,
skip-days, and holiday adjustments.
Shift Catalog React · Node.js · MS SQL
Interactive drag-and-drop timeline visualizer for defining shift templates, break
intervals, and adjustable time blocks.
Employee Skill & Training Tracker PHP · JS · MS SQL
Workstation qualification engine mapping employee training records against live production
eligibility criteria.
RESTful API pipelines for downtime event logging, telemetry collection in Graylog, and
visual dashboarding.
Method
How I Build: Spec First, Agent Second
I work across two complementary execution modes. On Power Platform, I build by
hand: constructing data models, low-code logic, and analytical dashboards from scratch. In my
self-hosted environment, I lead systems architecturally: defining specifications, structuring domain
logic, and directing AI coding agents to implement and test against those standards. The strategic
value lies in specification quality, prompt precision, and governance.
1 Spec First
Every project starts as a structured specification, stress-tested with the AI itself: using
models to challenge assumptions, surface edge cases, and pressure-test logic. The result is a
solid spec detailing architectural decisions, entity-relationship schemas, and clear definitions
of done.
2 Rapid Spiking
High-risk technical assumptions are validated through small, targeted proof-of-concept
experiments. Unsuccessful spikes are documented immediately to eliminate wrong architectural
paths early.
3 Directed Agentic Build
Agents execute code against the written specification. I conduct behavior-level reviews,
verifying schema integrity, test-suite pass rates, and alignment with the acceptance criteria.
4 Governance & Handoff
Every system ships with zero-context documentation, operational edge-case logs, and automated
test coverage.
A system that depends on a single author is an operational risk. Built with
specifications, automated testing, and clean handoff documentation, it becomes an enterprise asset.
Where I've Been
Career Timeline
2022 – present
PNC — Technology Implementation Specialist
Lead design of enterprise Power Platform applications. Build centralized intake request apps, workflow automations, and Power BI/Automate reporting layers. Guide clients through treasury API integrations.
2020 – 2021
BBVA Open Platform — Technical Account Manager
Technical support for banking-as-a-service APIs. Managed AWS log analysis, Zendesk help center architecture, and technical documentation.
2015 – 2020
Goodman Manufacturing — Software Engineer & Lead Test Engineer
Full-stack web developer (JS, React, Node, PHP, SQL) and QA lead. Built internal tools reducing network deadlocks and cutting traffic by 5x. Managed DevOps deployment pipelines (Docker, Jenkins, Ansible).
2012 – 2015
Epicor Software — Product Owner & QA Engineer
Owned companion products for Eclipse ERP (including a public App Store app). Managed product roadmaps, wrote user stories, and led QA automation initiatives.
2009 – 2012
Early career
Software test engineer and developer intern (IIDEA Solutions, Mexico & B.I.M. Consulting, Germany). BSc in Systems Administration Engineering, UANL.
Outside of building software and managing systems, I'm spending time with my
family and cats. I'm an avid reader (with a heavy soft spot for romance novels lately), and a casual
3D-printing enthusiast. When I'm not running a print or diving into creative tabletop roleplaying,
you can usually find me listening to music or managing the self-hosted server stack that powers my
household.
"I see life as a roller coaster, about which you never get to
read a review. You never know when it is going to speed up or turn, and many times you
don't even see the spins coming. Let's enjoy the ride."
Get in touch
Contact
Always open to discussing system architecture, low-code strategy, or modern AI-assisted engineering
workflows.
