Developer & Sr. QA Lead

The Problem

GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy have exploded in popularity, but there was no simple, dedicated tool built specifically for tracking the experience. Generic fitness apps weren't designed for dose schedules, injection logging, or side effect patterns - the things that actually matter for someone on this medication.

The Solution

MetaSyn is a purpose-built tracker for GLP-1 users. It lets people log weekly doses, track weight over time, monitor side effects, and visualize their progress with charts. The goal was to keep it dead simple - no bloat, no account required to get started.

How It Works

• Users log their weekly dose, current weight, and any side effects
• Data is stored locally and visualized in progress charts over time
• Side effect patterns are tracked so users can spot correlations with dosage changes
• Designed mobile-first since most people check health apps on their phone

What I Learned

Building for a specific user with a specific need is much more focused than building a general app. Every feature decision had a clear test: does this help someone on GLP-1 medication? That constraint made the product sharper. I also learned that health data is personal - keeping it local (not server-side) was the right call for trust.

The Problem

Most people sign contracts without fully understanding what they're agreeing to. Legal review is expensive - lawyers charge hundreds per hour - so freelancers and small businesses usually skip it and hope for the best. Hidden auto-renewals, one-sided liability clauses, and vague payment terms get buried in dense legal language by design.

The Solution

BidSniper Pro lets anyone paste or upload a contract and get an instant breakdown of the risks. It identifies problematic clauses, flags financial obligations, and explains each issue in plain English - no legal degree required. The goal was to give non-lawyers the same awareness a lawyer would surface in a first read.

How It Works

• User pastes contract text or uploads a document
• The platform analyzes the content and surfaces specific risk categories
• Results are returned in seconds, organized by severity
• Each flagged item includes a plain-English explanation of why it's a concern

What I Learned

Designing for consistent, structured output is harder than it looks. Getting the platform to return actionable, categorized feedback - not just a wall of text - required significant iteration. I also learned a lot about edge cases: contracts range wildly in format and length, so making the analysis reliable across all of them was the main engineering challenge.

The Problem

3D print farm operators selling on Etsy have no clear picture of what each print actually earns. Material costs, electricity, platform fees, shipping, and failed prints all eat into margins - but most sellers track this in messy spreadsheets or don't track it at all. They can't answer basic questions like "is this printer paying for itself?" or "which jobs are actually profitable?" And with multiple Bambu Lab printers running simultaneously, there's no centralized way to monitor fleet status without checking each machine individually.

The Solution

PrintLedger is a purpose-built SaaS platform that gives print farm operators real-time visibility into profitability and fleet health. Every job gets an automatic cost breakdown - material, electricity, Etsy fees, shipping - so sellers see their true margin instantly. Printers connect via Bambu Cloud or local MQTT for live monitoring, including AMS filament slot status. Etsy orders sync automatically, and each printer tracks its own payoff progress toward ROI.

How It Works

• Printers connect via Bambu Cloud or local MQTT for real-time status, temperatures, and AMS slot tracking
• Each job calculates profit automatically: sale price minus filament cost, electricity (based on printer wattage and duration), platform fees, and shipping
• Etsy integration syncs orders with one click, pulling in fees and shipping costs automatically
• Machine payoff bars track how much each printer has earned back toward its purchase price, with break-even date estimates
• Failed prints are logged as wasted capital so operators see the real cost of failures over time
• Reports break down profit by period, by printer, and by filament usage

What I Learned

Real-time integrations are where the real engineering challenge lives. Getting MQTT connections stable across both Bambu Cloud and local network modes - handling TLS, authentication tokens, and parsing printer telemetry into a usable UI - required significant iteration. Building the Etsy OAuth flow with PKCE and matching synced orders to print jobs taught me a lot about designing around third-party API constraints. On the product side, I learned that niche tools win by going deep: every feature is built around how print farm operators actually think about their business, not generic job tracking.