Portfolio

Projects

5 active · 2024 – Present

AI tools, data research, and personal software — built outside office hours. Everything here is something I wanted to exist and couldn't find.

The Oracle screenshot
AI
MLRAG · 2026

The Oracle

What started as an attempt to build a stock-picking model turned into a reminder of who I am as an investor: boring and focused on the long term.Also: pulling in every single Warren Buffett letter was cool.

  • Python
  • Claude
  • DuckDB
  • FastAPI
  • Railway
The Dialogue screenshot
AMA
RAGWriting · 2026

The Dialogue

A retrieval model trained on 640,000 words I've published. You can ask it anything and it will answer with citations to the original pieces. Essentially, a ChatGPT built on top of my writing.

  • Claude
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Qdrant
  • OpenAI
  • Cohere
  • Railway
Chess Bot screenshot
HARDWARE
HardwareAI · 2026 · Phase 2 in progress

Chess Bot

A Raspberry Pi chess companion built with my son so he could play without a screen. Phase 1: the board speaks moves aloud and listens for his response. Phase 2: a motorized board that physically moves the pieces.

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Python
  • Stockfish
  • Espeak
Hot Tub Helper screenshot
AI
AITools · 2026

Hot Tub Helper

Fed it my hot tub specs, the owner's manual, and every chemical my pool store carries. Enter test strip readings; it tells me exactly how much of each chemical to add.

  • Lovable
  • Python
The Designer screenshot
WEB
WebDesign · 2026 · Live

The Designer

A website for my wife's interior design business, Mindy Markowitz Design. Started in Lovable, finished in Claude Code — clean, image-forward, built for clients.

  • Lovable
  • Claude
  • HTML
  • CSS
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In the Lab

Smaller tools, personal utilities, experiments