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Ahmad

I build backend-heavy products where distributed systems, AI orchestration, and product judgment all have to hold together.

Right now that looks like duSraBheja and dataGenie, plus client work that had to survive real users and real operations.

Last brain refresh: 2026-05-11 12:39 PM EDT
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6+
Years building software
4
Flagship case studies
2
Client demos live
1
Brain refreshing the surface daily
Open Brain

The site can explain me in my own language.

The public clone knows the approved work history, flagship projects, and current builder arc. It is there to answer fit and product questions quickly, not to restate the whole portfolio.

Projects I've actually shipped

duSraBheja, dataGenie, Balkan Barbershop, Kaffa, and why each one exists.

How I think about AI systems

When I use agents, when I do not, and how I keep LLM-heavy systems honest.

Why I left Amazon

The shift from scale-for-scale's-sake toward work I actually care about.

What my life looks like outside work

Jersey City, Annie, Oscar and Iris, anime, Indian comedy, and music rabbit holes.

Latest Work

Latest brain updates

duSraBheja

Canonical project snapshot

The problem: I have notes in Discord, bookmarks in the browser, PDFs on my desktop, voice memos on my phone, ideas in random text files. When I need to find something I captured three weeks ago, I can't. Every knowledge management tool I tried required manual organization - and I don't do manual organization consistently. duSraBheja is m…

Curated baseline
dataGenie

Canonical project snapshot

dataGenie started from a real frustration: every time a non-technical teammate needed data from a CSV, they'd either ask an engineer to write a query or struggle with Excel pivot tables. I wanted to build something where you could just ask "what were the top 5 products by revenue last quarter?" and get back a proper answer with a chart.…

Curated baseline
Balkan Barbershop

Payment Integration & SMS Stack Iterations (Nov 25-Dec 9, 2025) - 14 days

Commits: 76-119 Theme: Monetization and multi-channel notifications Stripe Payment Integration (Major effort, Nov 25-Dec 5): - Nov 25 (12:08:01): Step 1 - Client utility + databas…

Historical phase
Kaffa Espresso Bar

Initial Static Site

Commit 1: Initial commit — Kaffa Espresso Bar static website - Date: Feb 11, 10:25 AM EST - Files: index.html (278 lines), styles.css (624 lines), README.md (164 lines) - Scope: C…

Feb 11, 2026
Flagship Work

Four projects I can defend in detail.

01
Private Brain, Public Surface

duSraBheja

The problem: I have notes in Discord, bookmarks in the browser, PDFs on my desktop, voice memos on my phone, ideas in random text files. When I need to find something I captured three weeks ago, I can't. Every knowledge management tool I tried required manual organization - and I don't do manual organization consistently. duSraBheja is m…

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  • I capture ideas, notes, and references constantly - across Discord, conversations, PDFs, voice memos - but they end up scattered and unfindable. duSraBheja solves this: 5 specialized AI agents (classifier, librarian, retriever, clarifier, storyteller) automatically categorize, embed, and merge everything into canonical knowledge notes with semantic search.
  • Built an MCP server (FastMCP) that exposes the brain as 6 tools so any MCP-compatible AI agent (Claude Code, Codex) can read from and write to my knowledge base. This turns a personal note system into an AI-accessible memory layer - when I'm coding, the AI can pull relevant context without me copy-pasting anything.
  • Multi-agent system design (specialized agents with different models for different tasks)
Latest Work

Latest work on this project

Curated baseline

Canonical project snapshot

The problem: I have notes in Discord, bookmarks in the browser, PDFs on my desktop, voice memos on my phone, ideas in random text files. When I need to find something I captured three weeks ago, I can't. Every knowledge management tool I tried required manual organization - and I don't do manual organization consistently. duSraBheja is m…

Curated baseline
02
Conversational Analytics

dataGenie

dataGenie started from a real frustration: every time a non-technical teammate needed data from a CSV, they'd either ask an engineer to write a query or struggle with Excel pivot tables. I wanted to build something where you could just ask "what were the top 5 products by revenue last quarter?" and get back a proper answer with a chart.…

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  • Non-technical users shouldn't need to write SQL to explore their own data. dataGenie lets you upload a CSV, ask questions in plain English, and get back query results, charts, and written explanations - making data analysis as easy as having a conversation.
  • Designed a hybrid query architecture that routes simple questions directly to SQL and sends complex, multi-step questions through an agentic ReAct loop that decomposes them into sub-tasks. This was the hardest design decision - a single path either over-engineered simple queries or couldn't handle complex ones.
  • Can design multi-agent/agentic architectures from scratch
Latest Work

Latest work on this project

Curated baseline

Canonical project snapshot

dataGenie started from a real frustration: every time a non-technical teammate needed data from a CSV, they'd either ask an engineer to write a query or struggle with Excel pivot tables. I wanted to build something where you could just ask "what were the top 5 products by revenue last quarter?" and get back a proper answer with a chart.…

Curated baseline
03
Full Booking Platform

Balkan Barbershop

Production website for a local barbershop in Jersey City. Designed a portrait-driven editorial layout with Framer Motion animations, team portraits, and neighborhood backgrounds. Managed the full project lifecycle from design through deployment and ongoing maintenance. What this demonstrates: Frontend design sense, Framer Motion animatio…

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  • Second freelance client - built a portrait-driven editorial layout with Framer Motion animations that matched the barbershop's aesthetic. Managed design, development, and deployment. Live at balkan.thisisrikisart.com.
  • React 18.2.0 with Context API for auth state
  • React Router DOM 7.9.5
Latest Work

Latest work on this project

Historical phase

Payment Integration & SMS Stack Iterations (Nov 25-Dec 9, 2025) - 14 days

Commits: 76-119 Theme: Monetization and multi-channel notifications Stripe Payment Integration (Major effort, Nov 25-Dec 5): - Nov 25 (12:08:01): Step 1 - Client utility + databas…

Historical phase
04
Small-Business Brand + Deployment

Kaffa Espresso Bar

Freelance web project for Kaffa Espresso Bar in Jersey City. Managed the entire lifecycle: client meetings to understand their brand, design, development, domain setup, HTTPS via certbot, SEO configuration, and deployment. The site serves as the shop's primary online presence. What this demonstrates: I can work directly with non-technica…

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  • Freelance project for a Jersey City coffee shop - handled the full lifecycle from client meetings through deployment. Single-page site with full-bleed photography, menu, and Instagram integration. Set up custom domain, HTTPS via certbot, and SEO. The site is the shop's primary online presence and live at kaffaespressobar.com.
  • HTML5
  • CSS3 (Grid
Latest Work

Latest work on this project

Feb 11, 2026

Initial Static Site

Commit 1: Initial commit — Kaffa Espresso Bar static website - Date: Feb 11, 10:25 AM EST - Files: index.html (278 lines), styles.css (624 lines), README.md (164 lines) - Scope: C…

Feb 11, 2026
Client Demo Proof

Balkan and Kaffa are real client surfaces, not fake portfolio screens.

Live demo

Balkan Barbershop

Live demo

Kaffa Espresso Bar

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Life Moments
Feb 12-18Actively building Balkan Barbers website (searched for scheduling software, visited Balkan Barber Maps listing)
Feb 14Cooking chicken stroganoff (Valentine's Day with Annie!)
Feb 18-24Deep into Claude Code ecosystem (massive AI content consumption)
Feb 24Started building duSraBheja project (searched for Google AI Studio, Gemini API)
Mar 4-5Active job search sprint (5+ AI company career pages in one day)
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