Full-lifecycle automation engineering: requirements through production support. Robotic liquid handlers, schedulers, LIMS integration, barcode/data exchange, method development and SAT.
Production AI systems: RAG pipelines, multi-agent architectures, computer vision, predictive analytics. Self-hosted infrastructure on enterprise hardware.
Modern web applications, real-time dashboards, API design, infrastructure automation. Vue, TypeScript, Python/FastAPI, Docker, Proxmox virtualization.
Independent reps, GCs, material suppliers. CRM + market intelligence + supply-chain signals. Data portable, IP owned.
Lab automation in regulated environments. GxP-aware tooling. Tribal knowledge captured before the senior engineer leaves.
Predictive maintenance, quality inspection, production scheduling. The data already exists — we connect it to decisions.
Document intake, case management, OCR pipelines. Privacy-first and self-hosted when compliance requires it.
Capability matrix with phase-by-phase detail is maintained internally at ops.darrenarney.com (Authelia-gated). Reach out for access if you're evaluating a custom engagement.
One engineer, start-to-finish. No account manager layer, no handoffs between "solutions architect" and "implementation specialist." You get the person who writes the code.
Most engagements begin with a small fixed-fee pilot (design review, proof-of-concept, or production-readiness audit) so both sides calibrate before committing to a longer arc.
Working systems beat slide decks. Deliverables land in your environment — not a vendor sandbox — and improve on a weekly cadence against metrics we agree on up front.
Multi-agent AI system with hybrid retrieval (vector + graph). Pattern storage, knowledge capture, autonomous reasoning.
AI-powered sprite generation pipeline. ComfyUI + Ollama with RAG-based style matching and quality scoring.
Modular data prediction platform. Weather adapter live, AI-powered structured predictions, home sensor integration planned.
Audio-to-guitar-tab transcription. Key detection, chord charts, tablature generation from audio files.
Self-hosted AI travel agent. Flight search, hotel booking, expense tracking with Claude MCP integration.
Autonomous overnight experimentation framework. Ran 200+ experiments, found +6.5 composite improvement on DArnometer predictions.
Lab automation, AI engineering, or full-stack work. Local or remote. Pilots welcome.