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Hendrick Builds .AI

Fourteen years running a real e-commerce business. The lesson I kept relearning: when you need software to actually do what you want, custom code is almost always part of the answer. I build that layer for you — and if you want, I'll teach you how, so you can keep building on your own.

AI-powered workflows Shopify integrations Python automation No-code + code hybrid E-commerce ops
Book a discovery call → See what I've built
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Automation systems built and running every day inside my own business.
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Named AI department agents in production — coordinating real operations.
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Running a real e-commerce business — building apps that automate operations and keep us running lean.
// real proof of work

What I've built — in production, today

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for my own business
instafreshener.com · internal · 05
proj_01

Order Routing & Packing Automation

Full pipeline from order intake to print-ready files — automatically routing, processing artwork, and pushing metadata to fulfillment.

PythonOrder Desk APIShopify
proj_02

AI-Powered Bulk Product Uploader

OpenAI Vision generates titles and descriptions from product images. Duplicate detection, mockup rendering, multi-channel publishing — all automated.

OpenAIPhotoshop APIPython
proj_03

Live Crop & Trace Pipeline

Watchdog service that monitors Dropbox for new art files and automatically resizes, traces, and preps them for production across three product types.

Illustrator JSXDropbox
proj_04

ML Hole-Placement System

Computer vision model trained to predict optimal placement coordinates on product artwork — replacing a manual production step entirely.

MediaPipeYOLOMobileNetV2
proj_05

Custom E-Commerce App · POD Upsell

Post-add-to-cart upsell modal with live PSD mockup rendering — customers preview their image on stickers, magnets, and keychains instantly.

FastAPIPSD TemplatesHetzner VPS
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for other businesses · shipped products
products · clients · 04
proj_06 · flagship

Agent-OS Mastermind

Multi-tenant AI operating system. Ten named department agents — COO, marketing, finance, CX, sales, production, e-commerce — coordinate in a Slack war room with persistent memory, dev-request triage, voice rooms, and the ability to ship their own code patches. Instafreshener runs the reference deployment. Productizing now.

Claude22 MCP serversFastAPISlack Bolt
proj_07

BookedUp — Field Service SaaS

Commercial multi-tenant scheduling, invoicing, and crew-management app for lawn care, mobile detailing, pet grooming, and 25+ service industries. iOS, Android, and web — undercuts Jobber on price by 75%.

FastAPIReactPostgresCapacitorStripe Connect
proj_08

McKenzie & Son Lawn Care App

Single-tenant scheduling, route optimization, mileage logging, and PDF invoicing for a local lawn care business. The working prototype that became BookedUp — still in daily production use.

PythonFlaskcustomtkinterSQLite
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Chorez — Family Chores

Web and mobile family chore app — parents schedule recurring chores, kids check them off, rewards layered on top. Currently piloting with Andrew's family before public launch.

FastAPIReactPostgresCapacitor
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// services I offer you

What you can hire me to build

06 offerings · fixed scopes
01 workflow.automation

Workflow Automation

Eliminate repetitive tasks from your team's day. I connect your tools and build automations that run 24/7 without you.

From $500 most projects $500–$1,500
02 ai.tools

AI-Powered Tools

Custom AI assistants, agents, and tools trained on your business — for customer support, content, ops, or internal use.

From $1,500 scoped by complexity
03 ecom.integration

E-Commerce Integration

Shopify, Order Desk, QuickBooks, and fulfillment platforms — connected and talking to each other the way they should.

From $750 flat or hourly
04 custom.app

Custom App Development

Internal dashboards, customer-facing tools, data pipelines — built to your exact spec, not adapted from a template.

$2,500–$8,000+ scoped upfront
05 automation.audit

Automation Audit

I review your current processes and identify your highest-ROI automation opportunities. Deliverable: a ranked action list.

$399 flat 90-min session + report
06 retainer.monthly

Monthly Retainer

Ongoing development, maintenance, and improvements. Best for businesses that want a technical partner, not a one-time vendor.

$200–$500/mo customized scope
// how it works

Four steps. No surprises.

04 stages · ~2–6 weeks typical
01 01_discovery.sh

Free 30-minute discovery call

We talk through your biggest time-wasters, current tools, and goals. No pitch — just listening.

~ 30 min
02 02_scope.md

Scoped proposal within 48 hours

Clear scope, fixed price (or hourly estimate), and timeline. You know exactly what you're getting before paying anything.

~ 48 hrs
03 03_build.py

Build & test together

I build in short cycles with your feedback. You see progress early and often — no big-reveal surprises.

~ 1–4 wks
04 04_handoff.txt

Handoff + 30 days of support

Documentation, walkthrough, and a month of support included. Everything you need to own and run it yourself.

+ 30 days
// tech I work with

The stack — used in production

$ stack --list
Python FastAPI Shopify API Order Desk QuickBooks OpenAI Claude / Anthropic Adobe Photoshop API Illustrator JSX Dropbox API Zapier / Make Help Scout VS Code MCP Servers Slack API React HTML/CSS/JS
// project intake

Start with a conversation.

2 steps · ~ 90 seconds
Step 1 of 2 · Tell me about your project

What can I build for you?

// reply within 24 hrs · no spam