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Self-taught · ~12 months · still shipping

I build the software small businesses run on.

I'm Nick — a regular guy who taught himself to design, build, and ship real software in about a year. The proof is right here: my own business runs on the apps I made, live on their own domains right now.

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6/6 ONLINE

  • crm.westernreservehandyman.com

    Business CRM

    live

  • westernreservehandyman.com

    Marketing site

    live

  • tryvelocityvault.com

    Collector platform

    live

  • openclaw · agent operations

    Full-stack + API

    live

  • wrh · kpi tracker

    Field KPI dashboard

    live

  • trueline · cad studio

    Code-checked deck CAD

    beta
10
Apps live
3
Custom domains
~12 mo
Self-taught
The story

A year ago, I had never shipped a line of code.

I'm Nick, and I run a small handyman business here in Northeast Ohio — booking jobs, taking care of customers, and handling all the behind-the-scenes paperwork. I'm not a computer-science guy — I never went to college or spent tens of thousands of dollars learning this. I'm completely self-taught.

About a year ago I got tired of running everything out of text threads and spreadsheets, so I started building the tools I wished I had. I learned by making the real things my business actually needed, leaning on modern tools and AI to move fast — and I kept going until they were solid enough to run on.

Now my whole business runs on software I designed and built — the website, the CRM, the dashboards that track the money. If a regular guy can get here in a year, imagine what the right tool could do for yours.

~/whoami --summary
  • day jobRuns a small handyman business (NE Ohio)
  • trainingSelf-taught — no college, no tuition
  • timeline~12 months, self-taught
  • methodLearn by building real things; AI-assisted
  • shipped10 apps live · 3 custom domains
  • statusMy business runs on it
Featured work

Real software, shipped and running.

Not mockups or tutorials. Every link below opens a live app on a real domain — most of them used in an actual business, today.

westernreservehandyman.com
Western Reserve Handyman marketing website — hero reading 'Dependable home repairs without the runaround' with a request-a-quote call to action.
Western Reserve Handyman CRM lead-intake interface.
Western Reserve Handyman KPI tracker running as a mobile app.
Western Reserve Handyman money tracker — completed job log.
01 — FLAGSHIPLIVE ×4

Western Reserve Handyman

The complete software stack for the handyman business I run — four apps, one operation.

This is my own Northeast-Ohio handyman business. I was losing leads in text threads and flying blind on the numbers, so I built the system that fixed it.

  • Marketing site with a quote form that fires an instant phone alert and forwards the lead to the CRM
  • Secured CRM that collects every request — with photos — in one place via an authenticated intake
  • Mobile KPI tracker that turns 30 seconds of voice or taps into close rate, revenue, and follow-ups
  • Password-protected money ledger: every paid job and total revenue, searchable by customer
Next.jsVite + ReactTypeScriptSupabasePostgreSQLVercel

Why it matters
Not a tutorial app — my own business runs on this. Leads, jobs, and cash all flow through software I designed and shipped.

Marketing siteCRMKPI trackerMoney tracker
openclaw-mission-control-live-nhenryheritage-8825s-projects.vercel.app
OpenClaw Mission Control dashboard showing active agents, a task queue, workflow runs, and estimated spend.
02 — FULL-STACKLIVE ×2

OpenClaw Mission Control

A control panel for a fleet of AI agents — full-stack, with its own API.

The most technically ambitious build: a dashboard to create AI agents, set what they're allowed to do, run workflows, install plugins, and watch their cost and health in one place.

  • Live operations dashboard: active agents, queued tasks, workflow runs, and estimated spend
  • Approval queue and per-agent permissions so sensitive actions get a human sign-off
  • A 25-table PostgreSQL data model (via Prisma) and hand-built session authentication
  • Shipped as two independent deployments — a Next.js frontend and a separate backend service
Next.js 16React 19TypeScriptPrismaPostgreSQLpnpm monorepo

Why it matters
Proof I can go past the front end: a genuine full-stack system with its own REST API, database, auth, and observability — deployed and live.

Live dashboardBackend service
trueline-nhenryheritage-8825s-projects.vercel.app
Trueline landing page — 'Design your deck. Pass your inspection.' — web CAD for decks, sheds, fences and additions.
03 — AI + CADPRIVATE BETA

Trueline

Web CAD for decks, sheds & fences — code-checked as you draw.

For homeowners and contractors planning an outdoor build: sketch it in 2D, walk around it in 3D, and catch code problems while you design — not at the permit counter.

Next.js 16React 19TypeScriptreact-three-fiber
Coming soon
tryvelocityvault.com
Velocity Vault product page reading 'Scan. Comp. Save.' with a valuation walkthrough.
04 — PERSONAL BUILDLIVE

Velocity Vault

Photograph a die-cast car, get a real market value from sold listings.

A collector tool that prices Hot Wheels and die-cast cars against real completed sales — not guesswork — wrapped in a clean product I put on its own domain.

Next.js 15React 19TypeScripteBay API
Visit Velocity Vault
productivity-app.vercel.app
Personal productivity dashboard showing today's tasks with category, time, and priority.
05 — PERSONAL BUILDLIVE

Productivity dashboard

A clean personal command center for the day's tasks.

My most recent build — a focused dashboard for planning the day by priority and time block, kept deliberately simple.

ReactViteTypeScriptVercel
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What I can build for you

Tools that pay for themselves.

Plain-English outcomes, not a feature list. Each one below is something I've already built and shipped — so it's proven, not theoretical.

Custom CRMs

Every lead, customer, and job in one place.

Quote requests — with photos and contact details — land in one secured system that pings you instantly, instead of scattered texts and emails.

Live: Western Reserve Handyman CRM

KPI & money dashboards

Know your numbers at a glance.

Close rate, revenue per hour, cash in — logged in seconds (even by voice, from the field) and rolled into an honest scorecard.

Live: KPI tracker + revenue ledger

Internal tools & field apps

Software your team actually uses.

Apps your crew opens on a phone — log jobs, track your numbers, and keep the day moving in seconds, even offline in the field.

Live: WRH KPI field tracker

Marketing sites that convert

A site that turns visitors into leads.

Fast, modern, and findable — with a quote form that alerts you the moment someone reaches out, so no job slips through.

Live: westernreservehandyman.com

Full-stack apps & automations

When it needs a real backend.

Database, API, authentication, and dashboards — designed and shipped end to end, deployed and monitored in production.

Live: OpenClaw Mission Control

Something else?

If it lives on a screen and would save you time or money, there's a good chance I can build it. Tell me the problem.

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How I work

A clear process and a modern stack.

No mystery, no jargon for its own sake. Here's how a project actually goes — and the tools I use to ship it fast and keep it running.

  1. 01

    Understand the real problem

    I start from the work itself — the leads getting lost, the numbers nobody has time to track — not a feature list.

  2. 02

    Design something calm and usable

    Clear screens a busy owner can use on a phone between jobs. No clutter, no manual required.

  3. 03

    Build it for real

    Real database, real auth, real deploy — on its own domain. Not a demo that falls over.

  4. 04

    Ship, watch, improve

    It goes live, I watch how it's used, and I keep tightening it. The tools above are still running.

Build

Next.jsReactViteTypeScriptTailwind CSS

Data & backend

NodePostgreSQLPrismaSupabaseServerless APIs

Ship

VercelCustom domainsAuthPWACI / auto-deploy

How

AI-assisted developmentResearch firstShip, then iterate
Proof

Don't take my word for it.

No stock photos, no invented numbers. Every domain below is live right now — click any one and check it yourself.

Business websitewesternreservehandyman.com
Live business CRMcrm.westernreservehandyman.com
Product platformtryvelocityvault.com
Contact

Let's build the thing you keep doing by hand.

Tell me the problem in plain words — the spreadsheet you dread, the leads slipping away, the report nobody has time to run. I'll tell you honestly whether software can fix it.

n.henryheritage@gmail.com