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I build and ship production systems end-to-end.

Why this site exists

This site is a working product, not a template. I built it from scratch to demonstrate what I do professionally: take an idea from zero to production, own every layer, and ship with quality. It gives hiring managers a concrete example of my engineering judgment and execution.

What this demonstrates

  • End-to-end ownership — conceived, built, deployed, and maintained solo
  • Full-stack execution — frontend, backend, data, caching, deployment
  • Product judgment — structured for clarity, usability, and audience
  • Accessibility — semantic markup, keyboard navigation, visible focus
  • Production readiness — error handling, caching, deployment, DNS
  • Localization — translated UX, locale routing, search-friendly metadata

Engineering principles

Accessible and keyboard-friendly by default. Lean payloads and measured caching. Postgres as source of truth with a pluggable cache layer. Small surface area — simple, reliable operations.

Under the hood

Next.js 15 (App Router), Tailwind CSS 4, Neon Postgres with Drizzle ORM, Bun-powered API routes, Upstash Redis for caching, deployed on Vercel with direct DNS management.

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View the full résumé or browse the site — from caching to accessibility, everything is intentional.

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