self-taught builder

Hi, I'm Taz.

I build bots, tools, and automations that solve real problems. Not a CS grad — just someone who figured it out by shipping things.

Python Node.js Alpaca API Retell AI GoHighLevel VPS / Linux

Things I've built

Each one started as a real problem I needed to solve. Here's what I shipped.

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Finbot
Trading Bot

Autonomous day trading bot running SPY ORB/VWAP strategy. Fires bracket orders, limits daily risk to 2R, runs every 2 minutes during market hours — no manual input needed. Telegram pings on every trade.

Python Alpaca API systemd TradingView HMAC webhooks
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TazBot
Community / Guides

Based on my own Finbot setup — the full infrastructure to run a 24/7 trading bot for ~$6/mo. You get the exact stack, ready to deploy. Plug in your own strategy and go.

Python Alpaca API 24/7 bots ~$6/mo infra
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HJ Sims RMD Calc
Financial Tool

Full RMD & income projection tool built for financial advisors. IRS Uniform Lifetime Table 2022, projections to age 100, multi-yield analysis (4–9%), reinvest pool modeling, principal breach indicators.

HTML/CSS/JS IRS tables mobile optimized
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JobFlow
SaaS / Automation

Done-for-you CRM + automation suite for home service businesses. Missed call text-back, lead follow-up sequences, appointment reminders, post-job review requests — all wired and ready to clone per client.

GoHighLevel Twilio / SMS Stripe Playwright scraper
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Clyde Dispatch
AI Voice SaaS

AI-powered freight dispatch platform. Voice agent calls brokers, negotiates rates, books loads — fully autonomous. Built on Retell AI + custom Node.js webhook server + GoHighLevel CRM pipeline.

Retell AI Node.js SQLite GoHighLevel Caddy
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Nova
AI Orchestration

Personal AI orchestration layer running on a self-managed VPS. Controls sub-agents (Finbot, Nova-Trainer), handles Gmail + Calendar integrations, queues tasks, and runs a build pipeline — all headless.

Python Telegram systemd Gmail OAuth

The honest version

Background

I didn't go to school for this. I'm a licensed insurance agent (2-15 Life & Health) turned AI builder who got tired of watching the tools I needed not exist — so I started building them myself.

Everything on this page came from figuring it out in real time, breaking things, and shipping anyway.

Philosophy

I build for real problems with real constraints. Most of my infra runs on a $6/mo VPS. Most of my tools were built to solve something I was actually dealing with that week.

I'd rather ship a working thing than perfect a thing that never ships.

What I work with

Python for bots and automation. Node.js for webhook servers. GoHighLevel for CRM/SMS workflows. Retell AI for voice agents. Linux VPS for everything else.

Claude Code is my main collaborator. Most of what's here was built with it.

Right now

Finishing Clyde Dispatch for beta, running Finbot on paper while I tune the strategy, and sharing what I know through TazBot on Whop.

Mostly just building the next thing.