stuff I've been working on
A showcase of data-driven solutions that have transformed user experiences and driven measurable business impact.
Prompt2Story ● AI-Powered User Story Generator
From chaos to clarity: instantly turn raw ideas into Agile-ready user stories.
Problem
Product teams waste hours transforming messy meeting notes, feature ideas, and requirements into consistent, actionable user stories with acceptance criteria.
Solution
An AI-powered platform that ingests unstructured input and outputs standardized, ready-to-use user stories. Including acceptance criteria, edge cases, and optional metadata, all aligned with Agile best practices.
My Role
Product concept, UX flows, AI prompt design, platform architecture, QA/testing, go-to-market strategy.
Impact
✓Generated 1,000+ user stories for product teams globally
✓Reduces story creation time by ~87% (15 min → <2 min per story)
✓Launched on Product Hunt with community engagement
✓Free tool serving teams across 20+ countries
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Product HuntThe Absurdity Index ● Data-Driven Social Research
Quantifying modern life's absurdity through systematic data collection and transparent methodology.
Problem
Official statistics often lag reality and miss the psychological toll of modern challenges like healthcare nightmares, housing despair, and AI dependency.
Solution
A research dashboard tracking 8 metrics of modern absurdity through a 40/60 formula combining official data with social sentiment analysis across YouTube, Reddit, and TikTok.
My Role
Research design, methodology development, data collection framework, UX/UI design, brutalist aesthetic, platform deployment. Built with AI-assisted development.
Impact
✓Systematic 3-level crisis categorization across 8 societal metrics
✓Target: 380-480 data points per metric with verifiable URLs
✓Open-source Python collection scripts for reproducibility
✓Brutalist design chosen to mirror the stark, unembellished reality of modern absurdity
Enlighten ● Tao × Neuroscience Mindfulness App
Mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and timeless Taoist wisdom in your pocket.
Problem
Most mindfulness apps expect users to actively seek out content, making it easy to forget or skip entirely. Few combine unpredictable Taoist insights with quick, evidence-based practices for an immediate state shift.
Solution
Enlighten delivers Tao Te Ching passages paired with neuroscience-backed micro-practices at beautifully timed moments. Features include a quote library with filters, favorites, customizable notifications, and minimal, distraction-free UX.
My Role
Product concept, UX design, user flows, high-level technical planning, user story creation, and roadmap development.
Impact (6-Month Targets)
→750-1,500 downloads with organic growth
→4-6% Day 30 retention (indie app benchmark)
→100-200 weekly active users engaging 2-3x per week
→Fast nervous system resets without disrupting routine
Status
Available now on iOS App Store and Google Play.
PomodoroFlow ● Radically Simple Focus Timer
From start to focus in one tap, a minimal 25/5 pomodoro timer with zero clutter.
Problem
Most pomodoro apps are overloaded with customization, making them distracting to set up and easy to abandon. I wanted a timer so simple it fades into the background, yet reliable enough to track focus cycles without breaking flow.
Solution
PomodoroFlow delivers a distraction-free 25-minute focus / 5-minute break cycle with auto-progression, subtle chimes, and gentle haptic feedback. Sessions persist if the app is closed, and local notifications ensure you never miss a switch. Includes a "Fast Mode" for rapid QA and testing.
My Role
Product concept, UX design, feature scoping, technical direction, and platform deployment. Built with AI-assisted development using Expo (React Native).
Impact
✓Live on iOS App Store and Google Play with users across 15+ countries
✓Created seamless, minimal UX that keeps users focused without decision fatigue
✓One-tap launch to focus eliminates setup friction
Nortal ● API-Driven Telecom Solutions for National Retailers
Delivered prepaid activation, number port-in, add-a-line, and billing integrations for T-Mobile's largest retail partners.
Secure Communications Modernization — Faster, Safer, Smarter
Problem
T-Mobile's prepaid services for major retailers like Walmart, Costco, and Best Buy required complex API integrations for activations, number porting, and service extensions. Without streamlined processes, onboarding new customers or adding lines was slow, error-prone, and frustrating.
Solution
As Technical Product Owner, I managed the MAAD Lite prepaid API integration for national retailers, delivered Port-In capabilities for seamless number transfers, launched National Retailer Add-a-Line (AAL) functionality for existing customers, and improved cart, payment, and OTP retry performance for faster transactions.
My Role
Technical Product Owner managing API integrations, stakeholder coordination, performance optimization, and cross-team delivery for enterprise retail partnerships.
Impact
✓Delivered 3 major API integrations on time for T-Mobile's largest retail partners
✓Streamlined prepaid activations across Walmart, Costco, and Best Buy
✓Reduced number porting errors and improved customer onboarding flow
✓Zero critical production bugs across enterprise retail integrations
WindTalker ● Real-Time Monitoring, RF Planning, and Field Deployments
Delivering mission-critical network tools and rapid connectivity solutions for complex, high-stakes environments.
Secure Communications Modernization — Faster, Safer, Smarter
Problem
Fixed wireless networks in remote and tactical contexts require precision planning, real-time health visibility, and the ability to deploy infrastructure quickly — even in humanitarian or emergency situations.
Solution
In dual roles as Product Owner and Business Analyst, I delivered Manager — a real-time network health monitoring platform with uptime alerts and performance analytics, Planner — an RF mapping and network planning tool for rapid, accurate deployment design, and Field Deployments — guided refugee camp mesh network setup and drone integration for public safety operations.
My Role
Product Owner and Business Analyst managing network monitoring platforms, RF planning tools, and field deployment coordination for mission-critical environments.
Impact
Reduced network downtime and improved monitoring accuracy.
Cut RF planning time and increased deployment precision.
Provided life-critical communications in crisis and public safety scenarios.
Problem
Military and tactical communication systems required complex manual setup processes that delayed critical operations and created security vulnerabilities in high-stakes environments.
Solution
WindTalker delivers automated secure communication deployment with instant frequency scanning, streamlined configuration workflows, and rapid onboarding protocols designed for mission-critical scenarios.
My Role
Product strategy, UX research with military personnel, secure system architecture, deployment automation design, and field testing coordination.
WindTalker — Personas
Goal: Reliable comms in the field
Pain: Complex setup
Environment: Remote tactical locations
Challenge: Time-critical deployments
Goal: Fast, correct deployment
Pain: Long configuration time
Environment: Field installations
Challenge: Equipment compatibility
Goal: Operational readiness
Pain: Delays due to tech issues
Environment: Command centers
Challenge: Mission-critical timing
WindTalker — Impact Metrics
WindTalker — Before / After
ShainAI ● My RAG-Powered Second Brain
AI-powered knowledge retrieval: instant access to technical details, decision history, and project context from across all my work.
Problem
I generate tons of technical knowledge daily: architecture decisions, code patterns, debugging sessions, feature discussions. When that information lives across ChatGPT conversations, Git repos, note archives, and local files, finding specific details becomes a needle-in-haystack problem. What was that API approach I discussed three months ago? Why did I choose that architecture? What was the solution to that edge case? My brain remembers the concepts, but not all the specifics.
Solution
A privacy-first RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system that ingests, indexes, and semantically searches across all my personal data sources. ShainAI automatically watches my local files, ingests my Git repos on commit, parses my ChatGPT exports, and imports my note archives. It then answers my questions by retrieving relevant context with citations. The system even ingests its own conversations with me, creating a meta-memory loop where my second brain remembers thinking with itself.
My Role
System architecture design (RAG pipeline, vector embeddings, semantic search), AI orchestration and prompt engineering, auto-ingestion system design with real-time file watching and git hooks, UX/UI for conversational interface. Built with AI-assisted development.
Impact
Gives me instant semantic search across my 1,000+ memories (ChatGPT history, Joplin notes, local files, GitHub repos).
Auto-ingestion pipeline watches my files, hooks into my git commits, and parses multiple formats (PDF, Word, images with OCR, .env files, ZIP archives).
Meta capability: Automatically saves its own conversations with me every 5 Q&A exchanges, making past ShainAI discussions searchable.
Built for privacy: 100% local deployment on my machine with no external dependencies and full data ownership.
Tech Stack
• Node.js + Express
• PostgreSQL + pgvector
• Vector similarity search
• Next.js 14 + TypeScript
• React + Tailwind CSS
• Markdown rendering
• OpenAI GPT-4 Turbo
• text-embedding-3-small
• 1536-dim embeddings
• Custom parsers (PDF, Word)
• Tesseract OCR for images
• File watching (chokidar)
Auto-Ingestion Highlights
Real-time file monitoring across Desktop, Downloads, Documents with intelligent filtering
Git integration via post-commit hooks—every commit auto-ingests changed files
Multi-source imports: ChatGPT (343 conversations → 5,037 chunks), Joplin (400 notes → 1,315 chunks), local files (900+ scanned)
Meta-memory: ShainAI auto-saves its own conversations, enabling queries like "What did I ask you about Floatless yesterday?"
ConnectWise Manage ● Product Ownership Across Mobile, Communication, and CRM Platforms
Delivered cross-platform enhancements to improve usability, communication, and data visibility for IT service providers.
Problem
ConnectWise Manage serves thousands of IT professionals worldwide, but some workflows were outdated or inefficient — from mobile field operations to client communication and sales visibility. Users needed a faster, clearer, and more integrated experience across devices and departments.
Solution
As Product Owner for CRM, Service, and System modules, I delivered Mobile App Updates – improved ticket management, remote access, and workflows for technicians on the go, Ticket Notes Redesign – added rich text formatting, inline images, avatars, and issue tags to improve clarity and reduce resolution times, and ConnectWise Now CRM Dashboards – built real-time sales and quote visibility into customizable dashboards, integrating pipeline, forecasting, and compliance metrics.
My Role
Product Owner for CRM, Service, and System modules managing mobile UX improvements, communication redesigns, and data visualization enhancements for enterprise IT service providers.
Impact
Reduced mobile ticket handling time by ~25% and boosted app adoption by 40%.
Improved communication clarity and reduced note review time for technicians and clients.
Enabled instant CRM data access for sales teams, improving forecast accuracy and decision-making speed.



Floatless ● Automated Payment Reconciliation & Dunning Platform
Polite payment reminders, accurate records, and zero manual chasing all in one place.
Problem
Small businesses and agencies waste time manually reconciling payments, chasing overdue invoices, and tracking dunning communications. These tasks are repetitive, error-prone, and often lead to awkward client interactions.
Solution
Floatless automates payment reconciliation by integrating directly with Stripe and QuickBooks, generating polite, on-brand dunning messages, and tracking communication history. The platform also provides subscription metrics, ROI reporting, and payment health summaries, all in a minimalist, easy-to-use dashboard.
My Role
Product concept, UX design, data model design, API integration strategy, workflow automation design, and go-to-market strategy. Built with AI-assisted development.
Impact (Technical Proof of Concept)
✓Full Stripe & QuickBooks integration working in test environment
✓Automated payment matching reduces manual reconciliation by ~80%
✓On-brand dunning message generation with communication history tracking
✓Real-time subscription metrics and payment health dashboard built
Status
Technical proof of concept complete. Core automation working end-to-end.
