Hands-On Software Architect
Enterprise Applications · Integrations · Mobile · Cloud · Applied AI
I bring 28 years of experience turning business needs into enterprise applications, web and mobile products, integrations, cloud-hosted systems, and applied-AI solutions. I stay hands-on through design and delivery so the architecture works in production, not only on paper.
- 28 years
- Designing and delivering software
- 30+ projects
- Independent client projects delivered
- Web + mobile
- Enterprise and field applications
- Architecture + code
- Hands-on from discovery through handoff
Selected results
I've spent my career working where business workflows, architecture decisions, and production delivery meet. These examples show how I contribute when the work has to move from an idea into software people can use and support.
Oil-and-gas ERP delivery
I led a six-person team building and supporting mobile and web-based oil-and-gas ERP software with Ruby on Rails while remaining hands-on with the delivery.
Production onboarding migration
I delivered an EMA onboarding flow with NestJS, Next.js, Prisma, React Query, and AWS-hosted services, then owned the production migration from the legacy path, documentation, runbooks, and operational handoff.
Mobile experience and SDK integration
I delivered the AMC Walking Dead experience through a custom blockchain and JavaScript SDK integration in the Verizon mobile application, including the documented SDK handoff for downstream teams.
More than 30 client projects
Across more than 30 projects as a self-employed Solutions Architect, I worked directly with clients to define workflows, choose practical architecture, build software, and support delivery in oil and gas, travel, and enterprise environments.
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Featured projects
An open-source architecture and production-readiness review platform designed around cited evidence, reproducible scoring, AI safety controls, and human approval. Follow the decisions and implementation as the system is built.
OpenClaw VPS was a managed hosting and control-plane product for private, always-on AI assistants. A user could provision and manage a hosted bot, connect an AI provider, chat through the web or a supported messaging channel, and monitor the service without administering the underlying server. The service is not currently online.
First-person grid-based dungeon crawler in the spirit of Eye of the Beholder. D&D on the surface, cosmic horror underneath.
About
I'm looking for software architecture work where the job does not stop at a diagram. I want to understand how the business operates, make the important tradeoffs clear, and stay close enough to implementation that the architecture works in production and remains understandable after handoff.
I bring 28 years of experience across enterprise web, mobile, cloud, integration, and applied-AI systems. At Key Energy, I led a six-person team building mobile and web-based oil-and-gas ERP software with Ruby on Rails while remaining hands-on. More recently, my work at Servant, Nutrien, TxMQ, and Verizon has covered production migrations, offline-first field workflows, OpenAI research, and reusable SDK integration.
I value architecture that helps teams make better decisions and deliver dependable software—not an approval process that slows them down. Read my résumé and cover letter or Message me.
Fractional consulting
I'm primarily pursuing a full-time architect or principal-level engineering role. For teams that need focused help instead, I also offer practical, hands-on architecture support.
A focused working session for teams facing a hard architecture or delivery decision. We turn business goals, constraints, and risks into a practical technical direction.
$750
Written decision summary · tradeoffs · prioritized next steps
An evidence-based review of system boundaries, delivery risk, security, operability, and recovery. Findings distinguish facts from assumptions and point to concrete next steps.
Starting at $5,000
Cited findings · risk priorities · remediation roadmap · executive readout
Ongoing architecture leadership for teams that need discovery, system design, delivery guidance, mentoring, and hands-on technical support without adding a full-time role.
Starting at $150/hour · 20-hour monthly minimum
Architecture decisions · delivery guidance · reviews · hands-on support
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