Hi, I'm Robert

I kept handing off work to developers and getting back something that missed the point. So I learned to code.

TL;DR

I ran a design agency called Fieldtrip (+ more) for almost a decade. Brand identity, creative direction, the whole thing. 10 years of design got me good at making things that look right. It didn't get me things that shipped.

So I learned to code. Four years later I've shipped a cross-platform app to the App Store, fine-tuned language models, and open-sourced an AI research tool. I went deep because surface-level wasn't going to cut it.

Projects

Rhema

Full-Stack Platform · Web & iOS

Full-stack Bible study platform for web and iOS from one codebase. The AI study canvas turns any verse into timelines, genealogies, maps, and cross-reference graphs.

Next.js · Expo · TypeScript · tRPC · Neon Postgres · OpenAI · Clerk · Stripe · RevenueCat · Cloudflare R2

Memorwise

Open-Source AI Tool

Local-first alternative to NotebookLM. Ingest PDFs, video, audio, URLs — ask questions, get cited answers. Everything stays on your machine.

Next.js · React 19 · SQLite · LanceDB · Ollama · Zustand · Tailwind

svvarm

Claude Code PluginGithub

AI-generated interfaces all look the same. This is a design director plugin for Claude Code, built from studying how senior designers make decisions. Every design choice in one context window.

Claude Code · Markdown · Python · OKLCH · WCAG AA · Open Source

Fieldtrip

Design Business

The design agency I ran before I learned to code. Monthly subscription for unlimited design — websites, brand identity, logos, video. No project-by-project pricing.

Brand Strategy · Visual Design · Web Design · Subscription Model

GemmaBible:E4B

Machine Learning · Fine-Tuned LLMOllamaHuggingFace

Gemma 4 E4B refined for Bible, theology, and church history. Trained explicitly against fabrication: it won’t invent verses, Greek, or scholar quotes.

Python · Unsloth · QLoRA · Gemma 4 · HuggingFace · Weights & Biases

Stack

Next.js · React · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Expo · Node.js · tRPC · Postgres · LLM Integration

Experience

Founder & Developer

· Rhema
2026 – Present

Full-stack Bible study platform. Web and iOS from one codebase, with an AI-powered study canvas.

Founder

· Fieldtrip
2015 – Present

Subscription design agency. Flat monthly pricing instead of per-project estimates.

Strategy & Partnerships

· Children's Cup
2023 – 2026

Strategy and partnerships for a nonprofit operating community hubs across six countries.

Creative + Next Gen

· Our Savior's Church
2020 – 2024

Creative direction for a 15,000-member church across 7 locations in South Louisiana.

Consultant

· Ejento
2020 (COVID)

Technical recruiting at a VC-backed firm placing candidates into venture-backed startups.

Consultant

· Freenome
2020 (COVID)

ML Platform work at an AI genomics startup focused on early cancer detection.

Technical Recruiter & PM

· Tempo Automation
2018 – 2020

Two jobs in one: lead recruiter during a hiring surge, then technical PM on the production floor.

Get in Touch

Looking for a dev role where I can build real products and go deep on AI. If that sounds like your team, send me a message.