Lighthunter
A pre-production and on-set workspace for cinematographers. I'm the technical cofounder and sole engineer, building the entire product alongside an industry cofounder — from the web app to native iOS and an AI layer.
One Synced Product, Three Surfaces
Solo-built one live, synced product across three surfaces: a web app (Next.js / Supabase), native iPhone and iPad apps (SwiftUI), and a Chrome extension — all sharing the same real-time data.
Physics-Based Lighting Designer
Built a physics-based lighting designer that lets cinematographers plan and visualize lighting setups before they ever step on set.
Claude AI Layer
Layered Claude throughout the product: semantic shot-list search, look-based reference search, an auto-tagged searchable library, and call-sheet / shot-list parsing.
Reflection
Lighthunter is where I get to be the whole engineering team for a real product — web, native, extension, and AI all at once — for users with a craft of their own. Building for cinematographers means the tools have to disappear into their workflow, on set and under pressure, which keeps me obsessing over the details that make software feel effortless.