Hello! I'm Rebecca, an Oregon-based software engineer.
I'm all about building applications with the user in mind, following web standards, and developing modular code. I have over ten years of experience designing, developing, supporting, and managing web projects.
Learn more about me below
Skills
Front-end Development
A web experience should be seamless across devices and platforms. I have experience designing and developing responsive web experiences that work well across platforms.
- Typescript
- Javascript
- React
- NextJS
- Vue
- HTML5
- CSS3
Back-end Development
Websites need to load quickly and allow for smooth interactions between the user and the system. I have experience developing real-time interactive applications.
- NodeJS
- MongoDB
- AWS
- Terraform
- PostgreSQL
- Java
AI & Machine Learning
AI is transforming how we build software. I have experience building AI agents, integrating LLM APIs, and designing effective prompts for production applications.
LLM Prompting
AI Agents
Mastra
OpenAI API
Anthropic API
Gemini API
Projects
JSON Tools
An AI tool that translates and tone-matches i18n JSON files so dev teams can ship localized copy faster
Music Vibe Explorer
An AI-assisted UI that helps users define, test, and refine Sudowrite plugins. Increased new plugin creation by over 260% in month following launch.
Accessible Plugin Generator
An AI-assisted UI that helps users define, test, and refine Sudowrite plugins. Increased new plugin creation by over 260% in month following launch.
Recent Blog Posts
How I Gave My AI Assistant a Radio
Building a bridge between Meshtastic LoRa mesh radios and OpenClaw to give an AI assistant off-grid communication over radio waves.
Retrieval Is Not One Thing
How BM25, vector search, and LLM analysis each solve a different retrieval problem — and how to orchestrate them with SQLite FTS5, LanceDB, and Gemini.
Why Agentic Chats Need a Verification Step
How to catch hallucinations before they reach users by adding a verification layer to agentic systems, including cheap heuristics and semantic checks.
When to Build an API vs an MCP
A practical guide to choosing between traditional APIs and MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools when building AI-powered applications, covering agent usability, observability, developer experience, and interoperability.
From Bluesky
Here are the things I've been excited about lately.