Michael Cran · Open for engineering roles
Software and AI engineer building full-stack applications, APIs, AI integrations, and business automation. B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Central Florida; founder and lead engineer at CoreTV.
My work spans applied AI, full-stack and backend development, and cloud operations. These are the core tools from my resume, with public projects below for a closer look.
Agent orchestration, LLM integration, and reusable input-isolation and usage-authorization contracts.
Explore Coretex's agent workspace and Core AI's public TypeScript contracts.
Review projectsInterfaces, REST APIs, relational data, and integrations that connect a product's user experience to its backend.
Review Health Tracker's frontend/backend structure and this portfolio's API routes.
Review projectsCloud services, containerized development, Linux systems, and automated delivery for applications and operational workflows.
See the container setup in Health Tracker, Coretex's development stack, and the portfolio's delivery workflows.
Review projects8 public software projects are gathered here with their implementation notes, screenshots, demos, and source links. Open a project’s notes to review its full write-up.
AI agents · Desktop & backend
Pre-1.0 · Source available
A local-first workspace for AI agents, projects, productivity, personal analytics, and developer operations. Coretex brings the tools used to run work and life into one focused Windows desktop app. It combines agent orchestration, project planning, communication, local infrastructure, and personal tracking behind a responsive React interface.
A local-first workspace bringing AI agents, projects, communication, personal analytics, and developer operations into a Windows desktop application.
Built and maintain the desktop and web workspace, its shared React application layer, and the TypeScript Brain service that connects agent work with integrations and local operations.
A local-first workspace for AI agents, projects, productivity, personal analytics, and developer operations.
| Workspace | Purpose |
|---|---|
| apps/desktop | Electron and Vite Windows desktop app |
| apps/web | Next.js web client |
| shared | Shared React and Untitled UI application layer |
| coretex | TypeScript Brain service, integrations, Prisma, and PostgreSQL |
| combined | Standalone LifeOS web app and its isolated Docker stack |
| scripts | Build, verification, security, and release tooling |
Business technology · Full-stack platform
Live at CoreTV.co
The public CORE Business Technology platform for websites, growth, AI, automation, and workplace technology. CoreTV.co brings services, pricing, estimates, booking, contact, and client access into one responsive product experience. This entry outlines the public platform while linking the reusable Core AI safety contracts repository behind the private product systems.
The public CORE Business Technology platform brings web services, growth, AI, automation, and workplace technology into one responsive experience.
The platform connects service discovery to package pricing, custom estimates, booking, contact, and client access. Its public delivery model documents six reviewable stages: Audit, Proposal, Design, Build, Launch, and Growth.
The public CORE Business Technology platform for websites, growth, AI, automation, and workplace technology.
CoreTV.co brings services, pricing, estimates, booking, contact, and client access into one responsive product experience.
CORE organizes the platform around six stages: Audit, Proposal, Design, Build, Launch, and Growth.
Each stage has a review point, owner, and next decision so the work stays inspectable and accountable.
Live platform: https://coretv.co Public case note: https://coretv.co/work/core-public-platform
The GitHub repository linked here is Core AI: a provider-neutral TypeScript package for input isolation, metered chat, voice, and embedding authorization, and safety contracts.
Product deployments pair these reusable contracts with CORE’s private policies, providers, prompts, and data services; those private implementation details are intentionally not published in this entry.
GitHub contracts: https://github.com/MDCran/core-ai
Full-stack · APIs & data
Live at healthtracker.mdcran.com · Source available
A comprehensive wellness platform to track workouts, nutrition, sleep, vitals, habits, therapeutics, appointments, and body metrics — with AI food analysis, Google Drive storage, and exportable health reports.
A personal health platform for workouts, nutrition, sleep, vitals, habits, therapeutics, appointments, and body metrics, with AI food analysis and exportable reports.
Built the Next.js frontend and Spring Boot backend around a unified dashboard. The application supports Google Drive backups, AI-assisted health insights, PDF reports, CSV exports with date ranges, and containerized deployment.
A full-stack personal health management platform built with Spring Boot and Next.js that consolidates fitness, nutrition, medical, and wellness tracking into a single unified dashboard.
The platform integrates with Google Drive for backups, generates AI-powered health insights across all modules, and supports PDF report exports and CSV data exports with customizable date ranges. The backend runs on Spring Boot with PostgreSQL and Flyway migrations, while the frontend is a Next.js application — both containerized with Docker and deployed on Render.
The application tracks workouts with personal records and exercise history, logs daily nutrition with AI-powered food image analysis, monitors vitals like blood pressure and heart rate, and manages body metrics, sleep patterns, and progress photos over time. It also includes a therapeutics module for medications, supplements, and peptides, a habit tracker with streaks and milestones, a journal with mood scoring, substance use logging, appointment scheduling, and medical document storage.
Full-stack · AI & service integrations
Live at mdcran.com
The current MDCran portfolio website — built with Next.js, Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, and framer-motion.
The application behind this site: a responsive portfolio with managed content, API integrations, streaming AI chat, voice features, and analytics.
Designed, built, and maintain the Next.js application and its content, portfolio, analytics, and integration routes. The project record also documents the visitor experience through screenshots and a terminal-mode demo.
“Hit ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → on your Keyboard!”
Government · Operations platform
U.S. Army Reserve & NSIN collaboration
Internal management and operations platform developed for the U.S. Army Reserve, codename Mercury — streamlining administrative workflows and digital communications.
A secure, mobile-accessible forms and operations platform that replaces manual administrative paperwork and supports readiness workflows for Army Reserve units.
Contributed to the web and mobile application and led a UI/UX overhaul across the React and React Native repositories. The project record describes work with military stakeholders in a multi-team engineering environment.
Contributed to Reserve Mercury, a large-scale mobile and web platform developed in partnership with the U.S. Army Reserve and National Security Innovation Network to modernize military administrative workflows. The system replaces manual paperwork with a secure, device-accessible solution that improves efficiency and supports operational readiness for thousands of soldiers.
Collaborated within a multi-team engineering environment alongside military stakeholders, designers, and backend developers to build production-grade software with real-world impact. This project reflects experience developing secure, scalable systems in a high-trust, enterprise-level environment supporting U.S. Department of Defense operations.
I led a UI/UX overhaul of the web and mobile React Native repositories by introducing ReactNativeReusables to implement shadcn/ui-inspired component architecture for React Native. Integrated advanced animation and interaction frameworks including React Native Reanimated, Moti, Lottie, and React Native Gesture Handler to enhance performance, motion design, and user engagement. Maintained strict adherence to Army Reserve branding and system theme color standards across platforms.
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Web application · Interactive experiences
Live at TheCoreBoys.com · Source available
The public-facing landing page for The Core Boys — a six-person creator group. This is a Next.js 15 / React 19 / Tailwind v4 site with a Three.js hero scene, GSAP-driven manifesto reveal, and a live Twitch status integration.
A public landing page for a six-person creator group, combining a Three.js hero, animated manifesto, member roster, and live Twitch status.
Built the Next.js 15 and React 19 experience, organizing the page into seven sections and connecting the roster to a shared Twitch live-status response.
The public-facing landing page for The Core Boys — a six-person creator group. This is a Next.js 15 / React 19 / Tailwind v4 site with a Three.js hero scene, GSAP-driven manifesto reveal, and a live Twitch status integration.
Tagline: Create. Own. Run. Everything.
The app composes seven sections: HeroCore, Manifesto, Roster, LiveNow, HouseReveal, Crew, and Footer. Supporting modules provide the Three.js scene, UI primitives, Lenis provider, and Twitch Helix integration.
The route at app/api/twitch/live/route.ts acquires a cached app-access token, fetches all six member streams in one Helix request, and returns live entries with cache-control. The client refreshes every 60 seconds and derives per-member live dots from the same payload.
pnpm install pnpm sync-assets pnpm dev pnpm typecheck pnpm lint pnpm build
Enterprise web · Infrastructure
Live at ICESales.com
Website design and development for International Computer Exchange (ICE) — an IBM Business Partner specializing in enterprise infrastructure and disaster recovery.
A website for International Computer Exchange, an IBM Business Partner focused on enterprise infrastructure and disaster recovery.
Designed and developed a public-facing business site that explains the company’s enterprise technology focus and gives prospective customers a clear route to learn about its services.
Web application · Creator tools
Live at LuckyBlockCreator.com
A powerful web-based dashboard that allows server owners to create, customize, and deploy Lucky Block content directly to their Minecraft server.
A web dashboard for Minecraft server owners to create and customize Lucky Block content, then deploy it directly to a server.
Organized the product around the server-owner workflow: configure content, review the result, and move it into deployment from one dashboard. The project page includes interface screenshots and a live product link.
AI integration · Safety contracts
Public TypeScript package
A small provider-neutral package for conversation safety and metered-usage authorization, used at the boundary between applications and private AI services.
Built and maintain reusable input-isolation and authorization contracts for chat, voice, and embedding requests.
Client implementations remain private. The public repositories above provide reviewable examples of my engineering work; my resume covers dates, responsibilities, and qualifications.
Full experience & qualifications