Chris Thackrey

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Personal website and portfolio of Chris Thackrey, a full-stack software engineer specializing in AI-driven applications and modern web technologies.

Chris Thackrey

Recent Work & Experience

Chief Technology Officer
CelaHealthcare Inc.
  • Senior Software Engineer and primary inventor of patented healthcare application technology.
  • Administrative leader for technical team including 3 developers, data engineer, and project manager.
Technical Leadership
Healthcare Technology
Software Engineering
Team Management
Principal Software Architect
Silver Bow Technology Group

San Antonio, TX

  • Lead software engineering team and built the core AI functionality for a "version control for reasoning" dev tool providing AI-driven code-generation, prompt enhancement, architecture strategy, as well as project planning and security features.
TypeScript
Next.js
React
AI
LLMs
Prompt Engineering
Security
Architecture
  • AI development tool that functions both internally for the company and externally for clients as "version control for reasoning".
  • Implemented a monte-carlo algorithm to run large batches of prompt calls in parallel to various large-language AI models (llms), providing more deterministic outcomes by improving reliable code metrics such as compute and readability.
  • Configured OpenAI API and Anthropic API models to match relevant files and open a branch with a deployment in Vercel.
  • Built a monte carlo visualizer with ThreeJS to visualise similar response clusters in 3d space.
TypeScript
Next.js
OpenAI API
Anthropic API
ThreeJS
Monte Carlo Algorithm
Vercel
Freelance / Contract Software Engineering
Self-Employed / Various Clients

Various Engagements

  • Provided full-stack development services for various clients, focusing on AI integration, web application development, and data solutions.
Full-Stack Development
AI Integration
Project Management
Client Communication

Recommendations

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Chris Ivester

Founder at Dialog

Chris is fast, focused, and gets things done—no hand-holding required. He sees the path forward and executes with clarity, precision, and zero drama.…

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Amir Sorhan Karimloo

Co-Founder & CEO at ELU

Having known Chris since our days at Texas A&M, I've had the privilege of watching him evolve from a talented architect into one of the most formidable full-stack engineers I've encountered.…

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Ryan St. Pierre

Mapping Social Networks with Threshold

Chris and I worked together coming implementing RAG systems and learning the fast changing ecosystem of AI tools. He was a pleasure to work with the whole way through.…

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Joe Williamson

Founder at Silver Bow Technology Group

Chris came to our team as part of an outsourced development effort, quickly revealing himself as the kind of coder you can rely on.…

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Eli Wood

Team Captain at BFD

What stands out about Chris is his ability to adapt seamlessly—contributing valuable features in record time, often within mere hours or days across 4 of our projects at Black Flag Design over the past year.…

Let's Connect

I'm currently available for freelance work and full-time opportunities. If you're interested in working together, please get in touch.

Featured Projects

A selection of my recent work. See all my projects on the dedicated projects page.

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Rivendell

An AI development and research tool that functions as 'version control for reasoning', enabling parallel prompt testing and 3-D visualisation of response clusters.

Next.js
TypeScript
Vercel
OpenAI API
Three.js
AI
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AI Analysis Tools For International Wildfire Science and Technology Company

Cloud-based SaaS offering on-demand wildfire spread prediction capabilities to support operational response. (Subject to NDA)

TypeScript
Vite
Vue
Vuetify
Mapbox
Google Maps Platform
Github Actions
Deploy Hooks
Azure DevOps Integration
D3
Uber H3
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Collegiate Pathways

AI-driven college planning application with chatbot assistance to combine together course-catalogue offerings from multiple higher-level learning institutions, including major college curriculums, into a full degree plan that satisfies the requirements for any field of study.

  • Features fully dynamic components generated using custom API calls to AI in real-time.
  • The fully-generated degree plan outline leveraged AI prompted to accommodate remote learning, schedule planning around any on-site learning at multiple locations, and account for pre-requisites that must be taken in sequential order.
TypeScript
Astro
Svelte
OpenAI API
Anthropic SDK
Shadcn-UI
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CRM Management App to Handle Insurance Clients and Leads

Final expense CRM management app and tool for handling clients and leads, currently deployed with more than 200 active users. lineagecrm.com

TypeScript
React Hooks + Context API
TailwindCSS
Google Maps Platform
Next.js
Supabase
Vercel
TDD
Twilio
Nivo Charts
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Killer Sudoku Solver

A web-based solver that can crack any valid Killer Sudoku puzzle with a backtracking algorithm.

JavaScript
Algorithm

Get in Touch

Have a project in mind or want to discuss potential collaborations? Feel free to reach out.

San Antonio, TX

I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.