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BUILDER  /  PROVO UT  /  2026
Open to work — freelance, contract, or full-time
BRAYDEN
RICKS.

I take ideas and build them into products. Not just with AI. I understand the stack underneath: the architecture decisions that matter, how systems connect, and how to diagnose what's broken when it counts.

Let's work See the work ↓

Skills

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Drag to reorder — they're weighted by how much I use them.

Projects

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Flip any card for the stack. Try the demos below each one.

Drip+

Building

Mobile IV therapy platform — booking, membership management, and automated intake flow

Tech breakdown

Architecting the full product from scratch: Stripe billing and membership tiers, Google Forms health intake (HIPAA-compliant via Google Workspace BAA), Supabase for client and appointment data, Netlify functions for all backend logic, and GEO-optimized content to surface in AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. The whole thing runs at getdrip.plus — site's mine too.

Supabase Stripe Netlify Google Workspace HIPAA GEO/AEO

What actually happens when a client hits "book"

✓ Booking fully handled — 0 manual steps. All of that fired from one tap.

Insurance Coach

Shipped

Real-time sales objection detection — listens to calls and surfaces rebuttals instantly

Tech breakdown

Electron app with a Python backend (speech.py). Vosk runs offline speech recognition, pyaudiowpatch captures WASAPI loopback audio to hear both sides of the call, and a locally-running Qwen2.5-7B model handles inference. Supabase stores objection categories and rebuttals. Packaged into a Windows installer via PyInstaller + electron-builder.

Electron Python Vosk pyaudiowpatch WASAPI LM Studio Supabase PyInstaller

Type a sales objection — watch it get detected

Objection detected:

Oaken Life

Live

Life insurance lead gen platform — quote estimator, blog, admin panel, CRM integration

Tech breakdown

Full-stack site with Supabase auth and database, Netlify hosting, Google Search Console setup, PageSpeed optimization, automated SMS drip sequence via Ringy CRM, and lead scoring logic.

Supabase Netlify SEO Ringy CRM SMS automation

Estimate a monthly premium

Est. monthly premium $—
Lead score
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// Ringy CRM auto-fires this sequence after form submit

// estimates based on typical final-expense carrier rates. exact rate varies by underwriting.

Why me

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"How are you different from someone who just uses AI to build?" +
The difference is understanding, not output. I know why certain architecture decisions matter, how the pieces connect under the hood, and what to do when something breaks. AI accelerates the build — but you still need someone who understands the system well enough to catch when it's wrong, override it when needed, and fix what it can't explain. That's where I'm different.
"No formal credentials listed — does that matter?" +
Depends who you ask. I got into this out of genuine interest — not because a curriculum required it. The things I've built are real, they're live, and they work. That tends to count for more than where you studied.
"So what can you actually do for me?" +
Automation, full products from scratch, AI wired into real workflows — take your pick. I've done all three and can show you working results. Beyond the deliverable, I bring judgment: knowing which tools fit which problems, how to structure things so they don't fall apart later, and what to do when something breaks on a Friday night. That's the part you don't get from a prompt.
"Where did you learn all this stuff?" +
Mostly self-taught out of curiosity. Since high school I've enjoyed the brainstorming side of building things. My friends were all into building their own PCs and eventually convinced me to build one too, and that started the whole thing. From there it just kept going: new tools, new problems, new rabbit holes. I like pushing what I'm capable of. When AI started getting actually useful, I paid attention, because I actually wanted to understand it. I know which models to reach for, how to wire AI into something real, and where it'll let you down. Knowing how to actually use AI well is a skill on its own, and it's one I have.

Contact

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I'll reply within 24 hours.

Email

braydenricks6@gmail.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brayden-ricks

Phone

239-919-7384
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Okay okay. Just hire him already.

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