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
Tech Stack (via Claude Code)
Certifications
Anthropic Academy
July 2026AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations; Claude 101
Education
University of Alabama
Fall 2021Finance coursework (one semester)