I'm James — a full-stack developer and AI engineer based in Tampa. I build production React, Next.js, and on-prem LLM systems for enterprise teams, and teach the craft to the next wave of developers on the side.
Five years of production work across frontend, backend, infra, and AI. A B.S. in Cyber Security, a minor in Data Science, and a weekly class full of future developers. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Local LLM hosting with Ollama and vLLM, Elasticsearch vector search, RAG pipelines, and 14-service Docker stacks — architected and deployed end-to-end for secure enterprise environments.
Weekly cohorts, curriculum input, code reviews, and career-readiness mentorship — JSX, hooks, routing, API integration, deploy.
Cyber-security trained. Role-based access control, JWT, secure coding, accessibility, performance — baked in from day one.
A rolling sample of production deployments — from containerized AI platforms to real-time dashboards to analytics over billion-dollar markets.
A 14-service containerized AI platform with Elasticsearch RAG pipelines and local LLM backends. React 18 SPA fronts FastAPI + Flask microservices with enterprise auth, serving five mission-critical tools across multiple directorates.
A real-time multi-unit command dashboard supporting 12,000+ connected devices over MAVLink / WebSocket with sub-second telemetry. Hierarchical RBAC, automated routing, mission planning — FastAPI + React/TS, deployed on AWS.
Real-time analytics for 1,800+ prediction markets with $2.4B+ in volume. WebSocket streaming, LLM-powered analysis, cross-market arbitrage detection, whale tracking, and a Stripe-based tiered subscription system.
Full-stack vendor management and analytics platform. Secure admin / vendor portals, JWT auth, REST APIs, real-time performance metrics, and accessibility-focused responsive UI.
A rolling archive of side quests, production forks, course material for the React students I mentor, and self-hosted LLM infra. Explore the full catalog on GitHub.
What I reach for, grouped by where it lives in the build. Front to back, edge to model.
A compressed record — the roles, the stack, the outcomes.
Formal training paired with the certifications I hand my students as a roadmap.
Open to full-time, contract, and advisory work — React, Next.js, FastAPI, AI. Based in Tampa, available anywhere.