Hey 👋, I'm Jack Mkimbo!
I'm a Founder & Senior AI Software Engineer based in Roanoke, VA. I specialize in bridging modern web architectures with advanced LLM integrations, self-hosted DevOps pipelines, and autonomous agentic workflows.
I take ambiguous product visions and engineer them into resilient, production-ready systems. Currently, I am the Founder and Lead Engineer at Patofy, building the automation layer for East African SMEs.
- 🤖 Agentic AI & LLMs: Building stateful, multi-turn AI agents using Voiceflow, Gemini, Claude, and the WhatsApp Business API.
- 🛠 Web Architecture: Architecting robust, multi-tenant applications using Next.js 15 & Payload CMS v3 (Monorepo).
- ☁️ DevOps & Infrastructure: Managing 0-to-1 production deployments on self-hosted Hetzner VPS instances, orchestrated via Dokploy with Cloudflare proxying.
- 📫 Reach me at: jackmkimbo@gmail.com or via my Portfolio.
| Project | Role | Architecture & Tech Stack | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patofy | Founder & Lead Engineer | Next.js 15, Payload CMS, Voiceflow, WhatsApp API, Hetzner, Dokploy, Cloudflare | 🚀 Live |
| Panda FPL | Creator & Lead Dev | WhatsApp Cloud API, Gemini AI, Claude API, Next.js, RAG | 🚀 Live |
| Beauttah PMS | Lead Dev | Next.js, Payload CMS, MongoDB, Safaricom Daraja API | 🟢 Live |
| Missing Link Kenya | Creator | Next.js 15, PWA, Google Maps API, Geospatial Tracking | 🟢 Live |
⚙️ Development Environment & Gear
- OS: Windows 11 LTSC (Optimized for stable, high-performance development)
- Hardware: HP G4 SFF
- Browser: Firefox Developer Edition, Google Chrome
- Code Editor: VSCode Insiders
- Terminal / Environment: WSL2 Ubuntu / Git Bash