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Case studies, AI projects, and woodworking builds in one place.

2024

Case Study

The Knot

Untangling a 10-year old legacy codebase for a fintech giant.

Challenge
Release confidence was near zero and every deploy triggered fire drills.
Decision
Stabilized the platform first with an architectural seam and phased migration plan.
Outcome
Deployment rollback rate dropped from 17% to 3% in one quarter.

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2025

AI Project

Onboarding in 90 Seconds

An AI-guided onboarding flow that cut drop-off in the first session.

Challenge
New users abandoned setup before reaching first value.
Decision
Introduced adaptive prompts based on intent signals from the first three clicks.
Outcome
Activation improved 24% and time-to-first-value fell by 41%.

2023

Case Study

Heirloom

A gardening app that respects the seasons.

Challenge
Users churned because plans were generic and disconnected from local climate.
Decision
Reframed planning around region-aware seasonal windows and lightweight reminders.
Outcome
Week-8 retention improved from 28% to 43%.

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2025

AI Project

Prompt QA Harness

An internal evaluator to regression-test prompts before shipping.

Challenge
Prompt edits shipped without reliable quality checks.
Decision
Built an automated eval suite with golden datasets and failure thresholds.
Outcome
Pre-release prompt regressions dropped by 60% in six weeks.

2024

Woodworking

White Oak Dining Table

A full custom build with hand-cut joinery and a low-sheen oil finish.

Challenge
Needed furniture that fit a narrow room without sacrificing seating.
Decision
Designed a tapered base and slimmer overhang to preserve movement paths.
Outcome
Seated 6 comfortably while recovering ~18 inches of walkway clearance.

2022

Woodworking

Workbench

Physical tools for digital thinking.

Challenge
Off-the-shelf benches lacked rigidity and layout flexibility for mixed projects.
Decision
Built a modular bench with swappable vises and integrated tool channels.
Outcome
Setup time for repeat tasks reduced by roughly 30%.