AI Tools We Built

🧠 AGS (Automated Grading Systems)

AI Type: Vision AI (Laser + Camera Grading)

Overview:
Built a custom vision-based grading system from scratch using CVAT and Icevision to analyze 3D laser profiler scans of trading cards. Later expanded to include instant grading via standard smartphone photos.

Impact:

• Over 300,000 cards graded

• First of its kind laser + camera hybrid grading system

• Reduced grading time from days to seconds

💳 COMC (Check Out My Cards)

AI Type: GPT Qualitative Evaluator

Overview:
Developed a GPT-based system to assess card quality descriptors (e.g., centering, corners, surface) using text prompts and grading rulesets.

Impact:

• Consistent language and evaluation for thousands of listings

• Standardized qualitative data into structured output

📰 Hearst

AI Type: Fine-Tuned Content Generator

Overview:
Trained a custom AI model on Hearst’s internal editorial database to auto-draft news and lifestyle articles with minimal human input.

Impact:

• Streamlined editorial workflows

• Generated first drafts at scale

• Enabled editors to focus on refinement instead of creation

🤖 Guardian Robotics

AI Type: Real-Time 3D Vision AI

Overview:
Designed and deployed a real-time vision system to map 3D spaces using non-symmetrical arrays of cameras. Used for robotics navigation and environmental awareness.

Impact:

• High-speed 3D mapping without LiDAR

• Modular for various robotics applications

• Improved spatial understanding in constrained environments

🎯 Pro Sports Betting AI

AI Type: Predictive Aggregation + Optimization

Overview:

Built a multi-book aggregation platform that pulls odds, bets, and market positions from dozens of betting sites. AI finds inefficiencies and optimal entry points.

Impact:

• Real-time arbitrage alerts

• Better betting strategies

• Enhanced bankroll ROI across markets