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Austin Johnson

Austin Johnson

AI Software EngineerEnrolled AgentWedding OfficiantAgTech Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur, Technologist, and Relentless Simplifier

About Me

I'm a technologist and finance professional based in Dallas, TX. With over two decades of entrepreneurial, small business, and consulting experience, I've helped teams unlock their potential by understanding, automating - and most importantly - simplifying how they create value.

After founding my first e-commerce company shortly after college, I grew it into an industry leader - reaching over $1.5M in ARR and serving more than 50,000 customers while still in my 20s. That journey solidified my drive to pursue tech-forward solutions and sparked a lifelong curiosity about human behavior - from employees and partners to clients and customers.

Following that success, I built HatcheryBrain, a leading AgTech platform that manages inventory and production for the sustainable agriculture sector. The platform has powered $50M+ in lifetime transactions for hundreds of thousands of customers.

Now, as an Enrolled Agent licensed to practice before the IRS, I combine my expertise in technology with a keep understanding of finance through AI-first fractional CFO and tax advisory services — helping driven teams achieve clarity and control over their financial performance.

A lifelong autodidact and avid traveler, I've spent several years exploring Latin America as a digital nomad with my wife. I'm passionate about reading, fitness, and meaningful conversation - and can often be found walking, thinking, or occasionally officiating a wedding ceremony.

Skills & Expertise

Favored Technologies and Tools

Next.jsTypeScriptShadcnTailwindPythonFlaskCursorClaudePandasPostgresSupabaseVercelShipStation

Financial and Tax Services

Personal ReturnsBusiness ReturnsCapital Gains AnalysisTax PlanningPortfolio ConstructionHealth Savings Accounts (HSAs)Insurance PlanningIndividual Retirement Accounts (IRAs)Roth ConversionsInvestment AnalysisAccounting DesignBookkeeping Automation1031 ExchangesRetirement Planning

Hobbies and Interests

ReadingWeightliftingWalkingTravelSpeaking SpanishBiblical StudiesTriviaHistoryInvestingAnthropologyEconomicsFantasy FootballFantasy Basketball
Featured Projects
HatcheryBrain

HatcheryBrain

An API-first platform built for an industry leading partner in the sustainable agriculture sector. This app plans a hatchery's production schedule, literally counting chickens before they hatch. Inventory is communicated in real-time to a variety of wholesale and retail sales channels, and bookings are managed on a comprehensive platform.

Nest.jsHerokuPostgreSQLAWSShipStation APIRESTful API

apiv2.hatcherybrain.com/documentation

ShipStation Order Splitter

ShipStation Order Splitter

A demonstration of automatically splitting orders in ShipStation using a custom Node.js application and the ShipStation API. This app shows how to use a custom app to solve a common feature request on a widely used order management platform.

Node.jsExpressShipStation APIWebhooksYouTube

youtube.com/watch?v=I-rpgSMXKuw

Jsonify

Jsonify

One of the earliest AI-powered tools for converting PDF documents into structured JSON data. This was a proof of concept submitted in the Foundation Capital AI Hackathon in 2022 - showcasing an early example of prompt engineering and AI-powered data extraction.

OpenAINext.jsTypeScriptTailwindLLMs

jsonify.org

USPS API Tools

USPS API Tools

Python Flask application providing CLI tools for interacting with USPS APIs. Features include package tracking, shipping zone calculations, and Network Distribution Center (NDC) lookups. This is a public app to demonstrate many of the features I've used with the USPS API to automate various logistics and reporting needs.

PythonFlaskCLIUSPS API

github.com/AustonianAI/usps-api-tools

ChickensForBackyards.com

ChickensForBackyards.com

A modern headless Shopify app that utilizes Next.js to deliver a fully custom shopping experience. By controlling all aspects of the UI/UX, driven by Shopify's powerful GraphQL API and content management system, this app demonstrates a highly niched and nuanced e-commerce experience.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwindGraphQLShopifyShadcn

chickensforbackyards.com

LoL Keepers

LoL Keepers

Analytics platform to evaluate keeper decisions for my fantasy football league (League of Legends). Compares projected player values against keeper costs to help make data-driven roster decisions. It features a sum of years' digits algorithm to weight draft picks and determine a keeper's asset value.

PythonDjangoAlgorithmsFantasy Football

lol-keepers.vercel.app

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