Issue 001 — Selected work

Samir Patel

Staff Infrastructure Engineer

I build and run cloud-native platforms—Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD—so teams can ship reliably on AWS and GCP. I've led EKS and GKE migrations, tightened observability with Datadog, and paired platform work with backend and automation when the problem calls for it. Based in Austin.

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Shipping tools with editorial craft—maps, HOA portals, B2B catalogs, meal plans, and happy accidents on the open web.

Studio notes

Feature 01 / PrepPear

Recipe extraction & meal planning

Turn noisy recipe pages into a personal library: strip distractions, save what you cook, and let schedules build themselves.

Magically remove ads from any recipe website—then plan the week without another spreadsheet.
  • One-click extract from any recipe URL
  • Saved library with meal planner flows
  • Built for cooks who want the content, not the clutter

Specs

Role
Founder · product & engineering
Stack signals
Next.jsAuthRecipe parsingMeal planning

Launch

In market

Continuously iterating with real customers—no mocks, no vapor.

Open PrepPear
PrepPear marketing and product interface
Live productpreppear.com

Feature 02 / RememberMap

Travel memory, mapped

Plan a trip as a living map: pins, journals, photos, and AI sourced from real forum signal—plus translation, routes, and links you can share without forcing sign-up.

Local knowledge without the digging—pins, voice notes, and AI that reads the travel internet for you.
  • Trips, custom categories, and distance routing
  • AI notes + chat scoped to your destination
  • Read-only sharing for friends and collaborators

Specs

Role
Founder · product & engineering
Stack signals
MapsAI/RAGMediaRealtime sharing

Launch

In market

Continuously iterating with real customers—no mocks, no vapor.

Open RememberMap
RememberMap landing and map experience
Live productremembermap.com

Feature 03 / Bluestem Ridge HOA

HOA community portal

A homeowners association hub: dues, documents, newsletters, photos, and member accounts—built so residents can pay, sign in, and stay informed without chasing email threads.

Dues, documents, and community updates in one portal residents actually use.
  • Secure online dues and member sign-in
  • Documents, newsletters, and photo library in one place
  • Community-focused UX with clear calls to action

Specs

Role
Build · deployment
Stack signals
Next.jsBootstrapAuthPayments

Launch

In market

Continuously iterating with real customers—no mocks, no vapor.

Open Bluestem Ridge HOA
Bluestem Ridge HOA community portal homepage
Live productbluestemridgehoa.org

Feature 04 / Global Fasteners

B2B hardware catalog & inventory

E-commerce for military-spec, electronic, and commercial hardware—deep part taxonomies, RFQ workflows, and dynamic inventory so buyers see what SKUs are actually available without phone tag.

Serious parts, structured data, inventory that stays honest as stock moves.
  • Category-led catalog: AN/MS/NAS, electronics, commercial lines
  • RFQ and account flows tuned for procurement teams
  • Dynamic inventory management tied to live availability

Specs

Role
Engineering · operations tooling
Stack signals
E-commerceCatalog CMSInventoryVMI/RFQ

Launch

In market

Continuously iterating with real customers—no mocks, no vapor.

Open Global Fasteners
Global Fasteners homepage with category sidebar and electronic hardware product grid
Live productglobalfasteners.com