Perch

A live 3D map of Austin with real-time weather, traffic, transit, crime, water, and power data. I designed, wrote, and built it end to end, and it was selected for Mapbox BUILD 2026. Its AskPerch assistant answers residents' questions; I wrote its instructions and voice rules, then tested it against a set of questions until the answers held up. The Weekly Brief is a newspaper that Claude writes each week from Perch's data. It has published every week since June 2026, and I revised its rules until it surfaced stories that mattered instead of routine permits.

Fauna Travel

The wildlife travel agency I launched in 2023. In 2026 I rebuilt the site around a simple promise — "Safari Simplified": set-departure safaris with exact, all-in prices and live availability. I designed and built it myself with Claude Code, including Ask Fauna, a Claude-powered assistant. I also built an MCP server and interactive MCP App cards so assistants like Claude can surface real departures, lodges, and seasonality inside a chat, and submitted it to Claude's connector directory in October 2026.

Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

For more than six years I was the Creative Director for a paid travel membership with 15,000 members. I ran the product roadmap between editorial, marketing, and development, and managed a team of six. My biggest project was a full redesign of the website with the design firm Handsome, where I did most of the front-end development myself.

ShoutScience!

While teaching elementary school, I wrote, illustrated, and coded an iPad app about historical scientists. It was downloaded more than 160,000 times and featured on the App Store home page for 14 weeks.

Creator | Perch

• Design, write, and build a live 3D civic dashboard for Austin end to end with Claude Code; selected to present at Mapbox BUILD 2026.
• Write the system instructions, voice rules, and test sets for its AI features, then grade and revise the output until it holds a consistent civic voice.

Product Developer and Travel Designer | Stealth AI Travel Startup

• Design and develop custom software products with Claude Code and GitHub.
• Build a progressive web app and its backend, with reusable design-system components.
• Run usability testing and screen-reader accessibility audits, shipping fixes through pull requests.
• Create custom workflow solutions and train teams on their implementation.
• QA software rollout and manage bug fixes through Linear.
• Engage high-net-worth clients to plan luxury vacations with an international team.

Travel Advisor, Designer, and Writer | Fauna Travel

• Design and code a custom WordPress theme for faunatravel.com by hand.
• Rebuild the site as a booking platform with Claude Code — a live-pricing booking flow, an itinerary builder, and an AI assistant, plus an MCP server for AI agents.
• Write and produce all content and marketing materials for faunatravel.com.
• Scored and corrected AI-generated output for Fora, my host agency, as it trained its travel-advisor assistant on safari travel — judging accuracy, quality, and usefulness.
• Plan luxury vacations to the world's most spectacular wildlife destinations.

Writer and Photographer | Freelance

• Research, report, and write feature articles for flagship Texas publications, including Texas Highways and Texas Parks & Wildlife Magazine.
• Write marketing copy for high-end retail catalogs.
• Photograph subjects and locations for editorial use.
• Meet consistent monthly deadlines and fact-check all content to publication standards.
• Adapt writing style and tone to match editorial voice.

Digital Content & Marketing Consultant | Independent

• Consulted with travel businesses on content strategy, web copy, and brand positioning.
• Wrote and managed social media content for a nonprofit client, keeping voice consistent across recurring campaigns.

Creative Director and Travel Writer | Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report

• Art direct all content for HideawayReport.com and monthly print publications for on-time delivery to affluent and engaged members.
• Facilitate the product road-map between editorial, marketing, and dev teams to ensure resources were being directed appropriately.
• Develop UX for all digital products, including overseeing the 2019 agency redesign that optimized the customer experience for both utility and conversion.
• Produce photo shoots and audio recording sessions for use in editorial and marketing materials.
• Organize brand guidelines and project documentation to ensure a clean and consistent product.
• Write and produce multimedia travel content, along with the associated content strategy, to engage members.
• Manage a team of designers, photo editors, and developers, along with an annual department budget to get everything done.

Technical Director and Teacher | The Khabele School

• Design, build, and maintain khabele.org and manage mission-critical school learning management systems.
• Lead students in both indoor and outdoor classroom environments.
• Developed curriculum and educational materials for diverse student populations.
• Built relationships with parents, faculty, and community stakeholders.

Designer and Content Producer | Kinky Friedman for Governor Campaign

• Produced blog content covering campaign events and policy positions.
• Photographed speeches and campaign events.
• Managed rapid-turnaround content production in a fast-paced political environment.
• Designed and built the Kinky Friedman website, which garnered over 500k unique visitors.

Graphic & Web Designer | Freelance

• Designed and built websites for nonprofits and political campaigns on Movable Type and WordPress, including custom theme design and implementation.
• Created logos and brand identities for small organizations.
• Produced digital marketing materials and photography for client campaigns.