Skills and tools
AI agents · Automation · Consulting
bouw·man
\ˈbau.man\ noun · Dutch, from bouwen, to build
to cultivate, farm, or build.
When I was a kid I wanted to be a ninja, an architect, and a pilot, in that order. So I split my time between Tae Kwon Do, flight simulators, and elaborate Lego builds. The ninja dreams died somewhere along the way, but the Lego passion lives on, just with different bricks.
The projects below are those bricks. Some built for fun, some because they're useful, and some to teach myself something new. Think of it as a running list of side projects, experiments, failures, and lessons learned, kept so I can look back and laugh at all the crazy ideas.
As for the pilot dream, stay tuned.
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About
To build or not to build.
In 2023 I stumbled across ChatGPT and knew it would change how people work. I took a planned sabbatical and dove into AI and automation. I wanted to apply what I learned to real businesses, with real customers and real costs, to see what the tools could do and separate hype from reality. So I built fully automated content pipelines, automated Shopify stores, AI-assisted newsletters, mobile apps and agents.
Most of those projects are retired, and a few stay up as demos. Each one taught me something new: about technology, about business, and maybe most importantly, about myself. The lessons learned are on their own page.
Those lessons feed directly into my two consulting practices: Lumio Consulting, for non-profits and small teams, and Movemnt.AI, for mid-sized organizations looking for someone to own AI.
If something here looks interesting or useful, or if you want to talk about building, don't hesitate to reach out!
