Surge Web Services [ Operating ]
A fleet of local search properties that generate and sell phone calls to service businesses. Runs itself.
Projects
Everything below is something I actually built or co-built. Each entry links to a longer write-up covering what it is, why it exists, and what I learned.
11 projects listed.
Ventures
Surge Events [ Maintained, not taking new customers ]
Automated event calendars for tourism boards and chambers of commerce. Reached $500 MRR; now runs for its existing customers only.
SnackScout [ Live ]
A live-updating calendar of free food events at Penn State, populated automatically.
Mechanical and research
Interior Diameter Laser Cladding Robot [ Delivered ]
Retrofitted a dead plastic injection molding gantry into a 4-axis CNC laser cladding machine.
AI and agents
HiveSense [ Prototype ]
Beehive health monitoring from sound and video, without opening the hive — and an honest account of which models actually work.
CITED [ Hexclave track winner ]
Finds which sources an AI answer engine actually reads for your category, then opens the pull request that fixes your gaps.
SwiperNoSwiping [ Hexclave track winner ]
A Chrome extension that stands between you and the Buy Now button, and makes you justify the purchase to something that knows your finances.
LLM Among Us [ Prototype ]
Among Us where every player is a different language model. Nobody human plays; you just watch.
Client work
AI-Powered Community Events Calendar [ Live ]
A self-maintaining events calendar for Rediscover State College, and the pivot that got me there.
Nittany Laser Technologies Website [ Live ]
Came back two years after my internship to rebuild my old employer's website. First paid web work.
Retail Search Scraper [ Delivered ]
A production Walmart search scraper for Notibuy that gets through the anti-bot layer other scrapers stall on.