# Andres Echeverria (estebanech)

> Software engineering student and independent software developer focused on full-stack systems, applied AI, automation, and developer tools. I build practical software across mobile, web, backend, and local AI environments, with an emphasis on reliability, privacy, and real-world use.

## Profile

- Name: Andres Echeverria Giraldo (estebanech)
- Location: San Jose, California
- Focus: Software engineering, AI engineering, Full-stack product development, Local and agentic AI systems
- Site: https://estebanech.com
- Email: estebanech16@gmail.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/Estebanech1620
- DestinyX GitHub: https://github.com/DestinyX-Studios-LLC
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andresecheverriag

## Pages

- [Home](https://estebanech.com/index.md): machine-readable portfolio summary and primary links
- [About](https://estebanech.com/about.md): experience, education, skills, and philosophy
- [Projects](https://estebanech.com/projects.md): featured project catalog with stack and status

## Case studies

- [LOLE OS](https://estebanech.com/projects/lole-os.md): staff-only internal commerce OS for LOLE Boutique (Next.js, Supabase, Shopify GraphQL, Railway, OpenAI). Completed independent contractor engagement; repository private.
- [Forge](https://estebanech.com/projects/forge.md): privacy-first local AI coding agent for Apple Silicon (Python, Ollama, Qwen, SQLite, LanceDB, MCP, MLX).
- [Saki](https://estebanech.com/projects/saki.md): permission-aware Discord LLM agent with moderation, memory, and music (TypeScript, discord.js, Groq, SQLite, Lavalink).
- [DestinyX Studios](https://estebanech.com/projects/destinyx.md): product company with selective partner engineering — Oppli, Forge, private platforms/agents; long-term agent and model specialization.
- [VidVortex](https://estebanech.com/projects/vidvortex.md): cross-platform media downloader with GitHub Releases packaging.

## Products

- [Oppli](https://www.oppli.app): AI-assisted career intelligence / job-matching platform (React Native, TypeScript, Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, LLM APIs)
- [Oppli Dev Blog](https://www.oppli.app/blog): product engineering notes
- [DestinyX Studios website](https://destinyxstudios.com): studio site
- [DestinyX GitHub](https://github.com/DestinyX-Studios-LLC): studio organization

## Experience

- [DestinyX Studios](https://estebanech.com/projects/destinyx.md): Lead Software Engineer & Founder, 2024 – Present, San Francisco Bay Area
- [LOLE Boutique engagement](https://estebanech.com/projects/lole-os.md): Freelance Software Engineer (Independent Contractor), July 2026, Remote — completed LOLE OS delivery
- Apple: Lab Engineer (ML Platform Technologies), RF Test Engineer (NPI), Lab Lead (EFFA), Mac Genius, Technical Specialist, AppleCare Technical Advisor
- Google CSSI — Jul 2020 – Aug 2020

## Education

- Western Governors University — B.S. Software Engineering (expected Dec 2026)
- Western Governors University — M.S. AI Engineering (expected May 2027)

## Skills

- Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, Bash
- Application Engineering: React, React Native, Next.js, Expo, Node.js, Express, Server Actions, REST APIs, GraphQL, webhooks, OAuth
- AI Systems & Agents: Tool-calling agents, RAG, structured outputs, model routing, Context management, semantic memory, multimodal workflows, OpenAI, Groq, Ollama, Qwen, MCP, Vercel AI SDK
- Data & Persistence: PostgreSQL, Supabase, SQLite, FTS5, LanceDB, Drizzle ORM, pgvector, Redis, BullMQ, Row-Level Security
- Infrastructure & Integrations: Vercel, Railway, Docker, GitHub Actions, EAS Build, Shopify Admin API, Discord Gateway, Lavalink, background workers
- Quality, Security & Operations: CI/CD, automated testing, debugging, observability, Role-based access control, audit logging, feature flags, Software validation, hardware-software integration, Python automation

## Optional

- [Full LLM context](https://estebanech.com/llms-full.txt): concatenated markdown for one-shot ingestion
- [Sitemap](https://estebanech.com/sitemap.xml): crawler URL list
- [Robots](https://estebanech.com/robots.txt): crawl policy including AI bots
- [Well-known llms.txt](https://estebanech.com/.well-known/llms.txt): mirror of this index