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Jace Hite

AI-Native Builder

Two years ago I was assembling websites with a site builder and ChatGPT snippets. Today I design and ship complete AI systems with Claude Code daily — applications for real users, a 49-tool autonomous agent, and a concept case study for AI in education. I learn fast, I build, and I care about putting AI where it helps most.

Experience

AI-Native Builder / Independent

2024 — Present
  • Designed and shipped Brick, an autonomous AI agent on Claude Opus 4.6 — 49 tools, scout/commander/curator architecture, self-authored operational lessons; ran in public, archived 2026
  • Authored "Claude for Homeschool Families" — a beneficial AI deployment case study designed to reduce parent planning time from 8 hours/week to minutes
  • Developed applications using Claude API, Supabase, TypeScript, Next.js, and OAuth2 integrations
  • Use Claude Code daily — parallel sessions for research, building, and shipping

Family Business — Craig Hite LLC (informal, part-time)

2023 — Present
  • Built my dad's equipment-business site end-to-end with Claude Code: product catalog, Stripe checkout, SEO, mobile-first design
  • Only technical person in the business — handle whatever it needs, and keep it running for someone who depends on it

Sales Associate — Tommy Bahama

2021 — 2023
  • Customer-facing role building relationships and consistently exceeding sales targets
  • Learned to read people, adapt quickly, and communicate across different backgrounds

Projects

Holly's Kitchen — Web App

Built a recipe and kitchen management app as a gift for a real non-technical user — designed, built, and shipped end-to-end with Claude Code as an offline-capable PWA, with zero maintenance burden on her.

Claude for Homeschool Families — Concept Case Study

Self-directed concept case study exploring how Claude could reduce homeschool parent planning time. Safety-first: the parent sets every boundary and sees every conversation. Includes pilot program design, safety framework, and cost analysis showing AI tutoring at a fraction of traditional tutoring costs.

Brick — Autonomous AI Agent (built 2025–26, archived)

Scout/commander/curator loop, 49 tools, self-compressing memory, self-authored operational lessons. Rewrote a sprawling v1 into nine files; ran autonomously in public on X (@Brickthee, archived 2026). Source on GitHub.

Skills

Core Skills

Claude CodeClaude APIPrompt EngineeringContext EngineeringAgentic SystemsAI SafetyTechnical DocumentationLarge Language Models (LLMs)

Tech Stack (via Claude Code)

TypeScriptNode.jsNext.js / ReactHTML / CSS / JavaScriptPWASupabaseOAuth2 / API IntegrationTailwind CSSGit / GitHub

Certifications

Anthropic Academy

July 2026

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations; Claude 101

Education

University of Alabama

Fall 2021

Finance coursework (one semester)