Sam Richard

I scope, architect, and ship AI-powered products. The code is AI-directed. The product decisions are mine.

Master of Engineering Management, Duke University

What I've Built

AEO Analytics Platform

Self-initiated

Self-initiated an in-house answer-engine optimization platform at a Fortune 500 company, replacing a ~$100K/month commercial tool evaluation. Shipped a working MVP, demoed to leadership.

Next.jstRPCPostgreSQLOpenAI APIGeminiPrisma

Prospect Identifier

27 hours

Built for a YC-backed startup. Takes messy public web data, structures it into clean company records via LLM, and enriches with decision-maker contacts. Concept to deployment in 27 hours.

PythonFlaskSQLiteOpenAI APIApollo.ioGmail OAuth

Groundwork

Solo build

Fully offline LLM application running open-source models locally. No paid APIs, no external calls. Deterministic verification ensures nothing surfaces unless mechanically confirmed.

PythonFlaskOllamaSQLitenomic-embed-textpytest