Donald

Full-stack developer

Projects & case studies

Selected product, platform, and engineering work across AI, SaaS, fintech, and mobile.

A curated set of shipped work across full-stack product engineering, AI workflows, dashboards, and customer-facing platforms.

Open source projects

Public products and packages that ship reusable tools, developer workflows, and open project experience.

Open-source AI workspace

2026.03 - Present

TIA Studio

A desktop-native workspace for AI assistants, teams, channels, and local claws built for local-first operation.

Open SourceAIDesktop

Role: Open-source product engineering across desktop UX, assistant workflows, and channel-connected operations.

Outcome

Made it faster to run local assistant operators from a native desktop workspace.

Key decision: Keep assistants as the core primitive and model claws as assistant-plus-channel pairings so identity, scheduling, and runtime behavior stay simpler to manage.

Stack: Electron, React, TypeScript, Mastra

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Open-source npm package

React Native Draggable Pan Pinch

React NativeTypeScriptGesture Handler

Open-source npm package

2025.03 - Present

React Native Draggable Pan Pinch

A React Native component for draggable, pannable, pinch-to-zoom, and optional rotation gestures.

Open SourceReact Nativenpm

Role: Package author, API design, gesture implementation, documentation, and npm publishing.

Outcome

Created a reusable package for adding mobile direct-manipulation gestures.

Key decision: Expose a small wrapper component with configurable gesture limits, action buttons, and state callbacks instead of forcing consumers into a rigid viewer UI.

Stack: React Native, TypeScript, Gesture Handler, Reanimated

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Featured case studies

Three projects that best reflect how I build product-focused software.

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AI finance automation

2024.03 - 2025.08

Aivoes

Invoice capture, OCR workflows, and accountant dashboards for finance teams.

AIFintechDashboardMobile

Role: Architecture, team leadership, and end-to-end app and dashboard delivery.

Outcome

Streamlined invoice upload, extraction, and review in one workflow.
Improved visibility for multi-client accounting operations.

Key decision: Pair a simple mobile capture flow with a more powerful accountant dashboard so each user gets the right level of complexity.

Stack: Next.js, React Native, GraphQL, Prisma, AWS

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Realtime AI translation

TIA

ReactReact NativeTypeScript

Realtime AI translation

2025.10 - 2025.12

TIA

An on-device translation product built for lower-latency, cross-platform communication with a mobile-first user experience.

AITranslationMobileAndroid

Role: Cross-platform product development, translation integrations, and Android app delivery.

Outcome

Turned realtime translation into a usable product flow instead of a demo feature.
Balanced low-latency behavior with clearer mobile-first UX.

Key decision: Keep the translation experience as close to the device as possible to reduce latency and make realtime use feel believable.

Stack: React, React Native, TypeScript, OpenAI, Android

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Consumer security platform

2023.10 - 2024.03

VirtualShield

Marketing, glossary, and product experience work for a privacy-focused VPN platform.

SecuritySaaSFrontendMarketing

Role: Frontend implementation, responsive UI work, and UX collaboration with design.

Outcome

Made the product's public experience feel more trustworthy and polished.
Improved the structure of content-heavy marketing pages.

Key decision: Use clearer content structure and calmer UI patterns so the product feels trustworthy instead of overwhelming.

Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, CMS, Stripe

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Selected work

Additional shipped work across streaming, fintech, admin, and operational dashboards.

Creator platform

2023.01

Aifa

Artist dashboards and live-streaming experiences for performance-driven communities.

Creator ToolsStreamingDashboard

Role: Frontend ownership, video player delivery, and streaming workflow implementation.

Outcome

Created a more complete workflow for artists managing live performances.

Key decision: Build creator management tools alongside the streaming experience so artists could run the product end to end in one system.

Stack: Next.js, GraphQL, Prisma, AWS

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Fintech trading experience

2021.10 - 2023.09

Centralex

DeFi dashboards and responsive trading interfaces for a licensed crypto platform.

FintechDashboardDeFi

Role: Dashboard delivery, custom DeFi page implementation, and product UI collaboration.

Outcome

Expanded the trading product with more capable dashboard experiences.

Key decision: Break dense DeFi functionality into responsive dashboard patterns that stayed legible without oversimplifying the product.

Stack: React, Next.js, GraphQL, Prisma

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Donation operations tooling

2021.01 - 2021.09

Givelify

Admin systems for teams managing donations, donors, and platform operations.

Internal ToolsAdminOperations

Role: Admin panel development, dashboard improvements, and ongoing feature work.

Outcome

Made back-office donation workflows easier to manage.

Key decision: Prioritize operational clarity over visual complexity so internal teams could move faster on sensitive workflows.

Stack: React, Redux, TypeScript, Material UI

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Operational intelligence

2020.08 - 2021.01

Pano

Wildfire monitoring dashboards with custom panoramic playback and map-driven awareness.

AIOperationsDashboard

Role: Frontend build from scratch, custom canvas player delivery, and UI component work.

Outcome

Helped responders interpret panoramic data more effectively.

Key decision: Build a custom panoramic viewing experience instead of forcing the product into generic video-player patterns.

Stack: React, TypeScript, Material UI, MobX

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Earlier & additional projects

Broader experience across internal tools, marketplaces, mobile apps, and operations products.

Design systems collaboration

2022.07

Design Technologies EOOD

Shared component and design-system work that improved UI consistency and made product delivery more repeatable.

Role: Frontend development, reusable component work, and design-system implementation.

Outcome: Improved consistency across shared UI patterns and made future feature work easier to ship.

Stack: React, Storybook, Reusable UI

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Mobile music experience

2020.07

Lyra

A music player app built around simple playback, lightweight navigation, and a calmer mobile listening flow.

Role: Mobile UI development and playback-focused product implementation.

Outcome: Turned a basic player concept into a more complete, user-friendly listening experience.

Stack: React Native, Video.js, Mobile UI

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Real estate marketplace

2020.05 - 2020.08

JRB Real Estate

A rental platform that improved listing discovery and made property browsing clearer across desktop and mobile.

Role: Frontend product development, responsive listing flows, and backend support for search and dashboard features.

Outcome: Made property discovery more structured, accessible, and easier to use across devices.

Stack: React, Node.js, React Native

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Factory operations tooling

2020.01 - 2020.05

KnoLabel

An internal app for daily factory work management, built to make operational tasks clearer and easier to complete.

Role: Product implementation for worker-facing workflows and daily operations tooling.

Outcome: Helped teams organize task management more clearly and reduced friction in day-to-day factory workflows.

Stack: React Native, BirdFlight, Workflow UI

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Marketplace platform

2019.03 - 2020.01

AgriDealer

Seed trading, booking, and order management for farmers and dealers.

Role: Frontend feature delivery, backend API work, and codebase refactoring.

Outcome: Improved maintainability and added new commerce functionality for both buyers and dealers.

Stack: React, Node.js, PostgreSQL

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AI safety monitoring

2018.06 - 2019.05

Viact

Construction monitoring products combining live streams, alerts, and mobile experiences.

Role: Team leadership, full-stack engineering, and mobile plus web product delivery.

Outcome: Helped teams monitor sites more efficiently with realtime alerts and AI-assisted workflows.

Stack: React, React Native, NestJS

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What I work on

Products that combine technical depth with product clarity.

I tend to do my best work on AI products, dashboards, SaaS platforms, web and mobile apps, and internal tools where usability matters as much as architecture.

AI-native workflowsSaaS platformsFull-stack deliveryDashboards and internal toolsWeb + mobile products

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If you're building an AI product, dashboard, platform, or customer-facing app and want someone who can move from product thinking to reliable delivery, I'd be glad to connect.

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