Background

A studio of one.

The person behind the code, and how I work.

Background

Story

I'm a solo founder and full-stack developer running PileUp Digital. I design, build, deploy, and maintain software products end to end — and I handle the business side too: bookkeeping, customer support, billing, and infrastructure.

My flagship product is BugMe, an ADHD-focused productivity app I built from scratch. It runs across web, Android, and iOS with a shared backend, real Stripe billing, AI-powered features, and a 12-tier notification escalation engine. It's live, it has paying users, and I built every layer of it.

Before starting PileUp Digital I worked in IT operations at a car dealership — setting up systems, managing inventory databases, handling hardware and software troubleshooting, running day-to-day tech. That's where I learned to solve real problems under real constraints, not write code in a vacuum.

I'm also a Business Administration student at UNC Charlotte, which means I think about products from both the engineering and the business side. I use AI tooling heavily to move faster, but I understand what it's generating — I don't ship code I can't explain.

Stack

What I reach for.

Languages

  • TypeScript Primary
  • JavaScript Primary
  • Python Backend
  • Swift iOS
  • Kotlin Android
  • Java Plugins

Frontend

  • Next.js 14 App Router
  • React UI
  • SwiftUI iOS
  • Jetpack Compose Android
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Framer Motion Motion

Backend & data

  • Node / Express API
  • FastAPI API
  • PostgreSQL DB
  • Redis Cache
  • Prisma ORM
  • Stripe Payments

AI & ops

  • Claude API LLM
  • OpenAI SDK LLM
  • Docker Runtime
  • Nginx Proxy
  • PM2 Process
  • GitHub Actions CI/CD

What I bring

To a team.

01Ship full products solo

Not just features. Whole apps, end-to-end, from first commit to paying users.

02Own the full stack

Frontend to infra, web to mobile, database to deploy pipeline. One brain, no handoffs.

03Run production systems

VPS, DNS, SSL, monitoring, backups, on-call. The stuff that breaks at 3am.

04Handle business operations

Billing, support tickets, bookkeeping, customer comms. Software is half the job.

05Build cross-platform

Web, Android, iOS — all talking to the same backend, with bearer-token auth and shared state.

06Work with AI effectively

Claude, LLM tooling, prompt engineering — used heavily, but understood. I don't ship code I can't read.