Collaborator
Heri AI
heri-ai.workplacewellnessafrica.org
Mental health support system built around emotional safety, guidance, and wellness resources.
- AI behaviour design
- Ethics in health contexts
- UX for vulnerable users
AI Native · Web Developer · AI Tutor · Product Manager
From AI curiosity to code,
one prompt at a time.
Self-taught developer and AI native building real products for real people. Product Manager at Africa Travel Network, collaborator on Heri AI, and stubborn about teaching others to use AI responsibly.
Role
Product Manager
Based
Nairobi, Kenya
Focus
AI · Travel · Product
Status
Open to work
- 07
- live websites deployed
- 10+
- AI tools in rotation
- 04
- paying clients
- 01
- mobile app shipped
Journey
From travel support agent to AI-native builder
Before June 2025
The spark
A travel customer service agent with an IATA-backed diploma in business management. I loved the travel world, but one question kept nagging: why is travel tech so far behind on AI? That question became the obsession.
Late 2023 — Early 2024
The exploration era
Met ChatGPT as it landed in the African market. Burned by early hallucinations, I moved to Claude for research and validation, then went wide: image generation, voice tools, Suno, Producer AI, Blackbox, Perplexity.
I wasn't just consuming AI. I was learning how it learns — reinforcement, pattern matching, agent behaviour.
Mid 2024
From user to builder
Antigravity — one of the first public IDEs with AI agents — is where it clicked. How HTML files relate, how indexing works, how agents chew through repetitive work. My first site was grumpy: buggy, ugly, localhost-only. That frustration taught me deployment.
2025 — 2026
Where I am now
Product Manager at Africa Travel Network, collaborator on Heri AI, seven sites live, four paying clients, and two hours a day still spent learning.
AI Toolkit
What I use, and how I check it
Lovable
●●●●●Code editing, review, and IDE-grade iteration.
ChatGPT
●●●●●Image generation, posters, brainstorming, validation.
Claude
●●●●●Research, screenshot debugging, step-by-step guidance.
Gemini
●●●●●Multimodal experiments and cross-format tasks.
Perplexity
●●●●●Early validation and fact-checking.
Kimi
●●●●●Problem solving through unusual reasoning paths.
GitHub Copilot
●●●●●VS Code integration and failure detection.
DeepSeek
●●●●●Alternative reasoning and validation.
Arena AI
●●●●●Testing one idea across many models.
Suno / Producer AI
●●●●●Generative music.
Blackbox / XL
●●●●●Multi-model integrations and code assistance.
Verification loop
How I keep AI honest
- 01Run the same query across multiple tools.
- 02Check for consistency across the answers.
- 03Cross-reference against plain search.
- 04Test the code myself and learn from the breakage.
Selected work
Products, platforms and one stubborn APK
Product Manager & AI Lead
Africa Travel Network
africatravelnetwork.com
Travel discovery platform dragging a slow-moving sector into modern, AI-assisted product work.
- Product strategy
- AI integration
- Team enablement
Developer & AI Advisor
Workplace Wellness Africa
workplacewellnessafrica.org
Corporate wellness platform and the organisational home of Heri AI.
- Editorial site
- Content architecture
Developer
Black Ink Bookstores
blackinkbookstore.co.ke/wp/
E-commerce and brand presence for an independent Nairobi bookstore.
- Catalogue
- Storefront
Developer
Afrivibe Safaris
afrivibesafaris.com
Safari experiences sold through visuals and storytelling rather than spec sheets.
- Visual storytelling
- Lead capture
Solo Developer
Vyzit
vyzit.co.ke
My first mobile application, built in Android Studio and shipped as a downloadable APK.
- Android Studio
- Mobile deployment
Skills & stack
Modern web work, AI-native workflow
Frontend
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Next.js
Backend & Cloud
- Supabase
- Railway
- Cloudflare Pages
- Workers
- Vercel
Auth & Tools
- Google Auth
- Supabase Auth
- Git & GitHub
- VS Code
- Copilot
- Canva
AI tutor philosophy
“Think of a prompt like a recipe. A vague recipe gives you bad cooking. Clarity is everything.”
I teach with empathy, everyday analogies and hands-on experiments. Start with why, not how — then test, break and fix things instead of fearing mistakes.
- —Start with the why
- —Use everyday analogies
- —Experiment before perfection
- —Teach ethics from day one
Beyond code
The parts that don't fit on a CV
Swimming
When I'm not coding I'm in the pool. It clears my head and keeps me disciplined.
Biggest failure
Trying to share a website that only existed on localhost. It forced me to learn deployment, Git and real hosting.
Proud of
Seven live websites from scratch, and a team that now uses AI thoughtfully instead of blindly.
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