Builder · AI Systems · St. Petersburg, FL

Drey Thomas

I build production AI systems by myself and ship them live. Voice agents, AI clones, full-stack SaaS, automation that keeps running after I walk away.

I run operations at Viral Editz during the day. The rest of the time I'm a self-taught builder who turns ideas into real, deployed products on Claude Code.

What I've shipped

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The short version

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Summary

I'm a builder. I take an idea and ship the whole thing: front end, back end, voice layer, billing, and deploy. Usually by myself, usually on Claude Code. I move fast, I document while I build, and I test my own work before anyone sees it.

I came up running operations. I built Viral Editz's entire VA system from zero, so a new hire is productive on day one. Same instinct shows up in my code. I make systems so airtight they run without me. I've got a security background, so locking down auth and not leaking data are defaults, not afterthoughts.

Experience
Independent Builder, AI Products2024 to now

I design and ship production AI apps end to end: voice assistants, AI clones, full-stack SaaS with billing, and automation pipelines. Five are live (above), plus self-running systems like a multi-source job feed and admin dashboards that ingest their own data.

Viral Editz, Account Manager and Operations Leadongoing

I run 5 creator and brand accounts and an 8 to 10 person VA team. I built the pod system and the onboarding so the system trains the people instead of the people carrying the system. It's going company-wide now.

Stack
TypeScriptNext.jsReactConvexVapi (voice)StripeTailwindPlaywrightPostHogCloudflareVercel
Strengths
AI agents + voiceAutomationFull-stack deliveryShips solo + fastSecurity-consciousDocuments everything
Setup

Remote · contract or freelance · async-friendly · US (Eastern).

Leave-behinds

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Capabilities Sheet

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Proof of Work

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Four shipped systems: Dottie, 1BB, Pocket Drey, and Life Dashboard. Each one breaks down to problem, build, stack, and live link.

Résumé

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The one-screen version. Builder, production AI systems, shipped solo.

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1 · Voice & Conversational AI
Hey, I build production AI systems, and the one I'm proudest of is basically [COMPANY]'s problem already solved. It's called Dottie: an AI that answers a real phone line in a natural voice, books meetings, and texts people back. It remembers the whole conversation the next time they call. Live, on its own number, 24/7. I design the system and ship it. Voice with Vapi, backend and memory with Convex, plus the webhooks and the guardrails so it never spams or loops. I move fast and document everything, so what I build keeps running whether I'm in the room or not. Want to see it? You can literally call it. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas) · chat.dreythomas.com
2 · Automation & Agentic
Hey, automation is basically how I think. I've shipped self-running systems solo: a job feed that updates itself from multiple sources every few hours, admin dashboards that pull data from other systems automatically, and an AI content pipeline that runs on autopilot inside a live SaaS. Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Convex, clean APIs, real-time data. I design the system and ship it, document as I go, and test my own work before anyone sees it. For [COMPANY]'s [ROLE], I'd map your manual steps first and turn the repeatable ones into agents that run without you. Happy to walk through what I've built on a call. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas) · chat.dreythomas.com
3 · Full-Stack & SaaS
Hey, full-stack is my home base. Most recently I shipped a full SaaS end to end: Next.js front end, Convex backend, Stripe billing, a member dashboard, and an AI content pipeline. Solo, live, with real users. Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Convex, Stripe, real-time data, clean APIs. I've got a security background, so auth and data privacy are baked in from day one. I move fast, document as I go, and test before it ships. For [COMPANY]'s [ROLE], I can own a feature end to end and build the whole thing, interface included. Happy to show you the work on a quick call. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas) · chat.dreythomas.com
4 · General AI builder
Hey, I build production AI apps end to end, solo. A few that are live: an AI phone assistant with voice and memory, an AI clone that gives advice in my voice, a SaaS with billing and an automated content pipeline, and a custom AI-music site. Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Convex, Vapi, Stripe. I come from a security background and I document everything, so what I build keeps running without me. For [COMPANY]'s [ROLE], I'd love to help you ship [WHAT]. See the work at contra.com/andre_thomas_sczm465o or talk to my AI clone at chat.dreythomas.com. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas)
5 · AI Architect & Solutions
Hey, I design AI systems end to end, then build them. I've shipped self-running infrastructure solo: a job feed that updates itself from multiple sources, dashboards that pull data across tools automatically, and an AI content pipeline running inside a live SaaS. I've also architected an AI system that automates a complex, rules-heavy decision workflow. Stack: TypeScript, Next.js, Convex, clean APIs, real-time data, plus a security background, so auth and privacy are in the design from the start. For [COMPANY]'s [ROLE], I'd map your data and decision flows first, then design where AI actually fits without breaking what already works. Happy to walk through it. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas) · chat.dreythomas.com
6 · Coaching & AI enablement
Hey, I build production AI apps every day, and I'm just as good at explaining them in plain English as I am at shipping them. Live builds: an AI phone assistant with voice and memory, an AI clone that gives advice in my voice, and a SaaS with an automated content pipeline. For [COMPANY]'s [ROLE], here's my edge. I can take someone who thinks AI is over their head and get them to ship their first real workflow, without talking down to them or burying them in jargon. I show them the thing working, then show them how to run it themselves. See the work at contra.com/andre_thomas_sczm465o or talk to my AI clone at chat.dreythomas.com. Thanks, Drey (Andre Thomas)

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