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Product engineering, systems ownership, and production operations.

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AI Product Engineer

Focused on AI-native product direction, delivery, and technical ownership.

Technical Product Lead

Focused on requirements, systems thinking, investigation, and production outcomes.

Complete résumé

Full work history, paid engagements, product evidence, infrastructure, education, credentials, and all 25 measured repositories.

Client capabilities

A concise one-page overview for selected independent product engagements.

Current AI-native product work and strongest prior operating evidence.

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Summary

AI-Native Product Engineer who directs coding agents from ambiguous business problem through requirements, product rules, infrastructure, integrations, investigation, acceptance, deployment, and production operations.

Directed approximately 1.59 million tracked source lines across 25 repositories. AI agents generated the implementation code; ownership centers on product judgment, technical direction, verification, and real-world outcomes.

Capabilities

AI-Native Product Direction

  • Requirements, workflows, product rules, and acceptance criteria
  • Coding-agent task design, review cycles, and implementation direction
  • Architecture and service proposal evaluation
  • Scope, release, rollback, and production-readiness decisions

Production and Investigation

  • Dashboard and log inspection, reproduction, and root-cause direction
  • Beta, deployment, live verification, and incident follow-through
  • Data migration, reconciliation, audit trails, and operator runbooks
  • Client communication and translation of operational needs

Platforms Used in Delivered Systems

  • Next.js, React, TypeScript, Rust, Python, SQL
  • Convex, Postgres, Supabase, Odoo
  • Cloudflare, Vercel, Docker, Linux, GitHub
  • Stripe, Resend, Twilio, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace

Experience

  1. Independent AI-Native Product Engineer

    Self-EmployedHumboldt County, CA / Remote

    2025-10 — Present

    Direct AI coding systems across paid client platforms, production products, released open source, internal tools, and carefully labeled experiments.

    • Directed approximately 1.59 million tracked source lines across 25 repositories; AI agents generated implementation while I owned product direction, infrastructure, investigation, verification, release decisions, and production outcomes.
    • Serve as paid, ongoing product and technical owner for Tides Pilates, operating live booking, membership, package, payment, scheduling, instructor, communication, and administration workflows supporting 70+ client accounts.
    • Directed Phoenix Ceramics' production-verified Odoo migration covering 1,300+ product templates, 2,400+ variants, 2,500+ supplier records, 2,600+ contacts, and 4,000+ stock quants.
    • Deliver two additional paid engagements: an anonymized independent Pilates-practice platform and an anonymized creative-studio web presence.
    • Published TrustForge across 31 crates and ten verified npm packages, reaching 4,298 crates.io downloads and 6.5K+ trailing-year npm downloads as measured July 18, 2026.
    • Operate multi-surface systems across Vercel, Cloudflare, Convex, Postgres, Docker, Stripe, email, DNS, release registries, native applications, and GitHub delivery workflows.
  2. Founder / Owner / IT Solutions Specialist

    Honest Tech Services, LLCEureka, CA

    2021-11 — 2025-08

    Founded and prepared the company in 2021; formal client operations ran from 2022 through August 2025.

    • Formed the LLC, obtained a California reseller permit, secured CAGE and UEI registrations, and established operating policies, bonding, insurance, and compliance practices.
    • Delivered managed IT services covering endpoint and email protection, monitoring, help desk, backup and recovery, and on-site and remote support across 70+ endpoints.
    • Negotiated ISP contracts that produced 4x bandwidth upgrades and more than $6,100 in client savings.
    • Established partnerships with 14+ major brands and reseller relationships across 28+ vendors.
    • Reduced unplanned downtime by approximately 35% through proactive monitoring, patching, backup, and operational follow-through.
    • Established and operated an authorized Samsung and BSH service program; processed 325+ repairs with greater than 95% first-visit completion and 4.8/5 customer satisfaction.
    • Replaced legacy network equipment at an inn with infrastructure designed for 80+ simultaneous clients and installed remotely accessible cameras covering approximately 80% of the property.
    • Installed and diagnosed marine radar, GPS, sonar, AIS, autopilot, satellite connectivity, and onboard networks.
  3. Information Technology Solution Specialist

    Freelance / Self-EmployedHumboldt County, CA

    2017-07 — 2022-11

    Provided on-site technical support to small businesses and home users across Humboldt County.

    • Managed IT infrastructure for several businesses and supported hundreds of home users with day-to-day technology needs.
    • Handled workstation setup, malware cleanup, email configuration, backups, networking, troubleshooting, and user training.

Education

  • Associate Degree for Transfer, Administration of Justice

    College of the RedwoodsEureka, CA

    2026-01 — Expected 2028

Resume | Kody Dennon