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Strategic projects · Technical operations

Johnny McConkie

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I build software end to end and handle the business side around it: customers, sales, and operations.

Provo, UtahLinkedIn TODO: LinkedIn URL
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01

Selected work

5 projects
01FEATUREDLive, in production

BookKeeper AI

AI-assisted bookkeeping platform + LLM research

Built and operated

An AI-assisted bookkeeping platform I built and run. It is live and used by an accounting client.

  • CSV bank-transaction import.
  • LLM transaction categorization with fallback logic.
  • Excel export.
RESEARCH

Directed research study with BYU Prof. Mark Keith testing which input dimensions an LLM needs to accurately categorize business transactions, evaluated against the IRS Schedule C taxonomy.

TODO: add status or findings when available

Next.jsPostgreSQLRailway
02FOUNDERWound down

Voley

Communications platform for insurance agencies

Founder · Feb 2025 – TODO: end date

Client SMS/MMS/VoIP, internal team messaging, and compliance for insurance agencies, integrated directly with HawkSoft’s agency management system.

  • Led product and engineering end to end; ran in production with agency teams.
  • Secured 17 LOIs and converted 2 to paying customers.
  • Wound down after carrier A2P 10DLC registration blocked the ability to scale SMS.
Lesson

TODO: one sentence in my words

HawkSoft APISMS/MMSVoIPCompliance

HawkSoft API partnership — PR Newswire TODO: PR Newswire link

03CO-FOUNDERFounded via Crocker Innovation Fellowship

AttendEase

Intelligent camera system for schools

Technical Co-Founder · Jan 2025 – TODO: end date

Facial recognition that automates school attendance and security tracking. Founded through BYU’s Crocker Innovation Fellowship.

  • Led the web app, mobile app, and database architecture.
  • Supported sales and outreach with educators and administrators.
Web appMobile appDatabase architecture
04BUILT, NOT LAUNCHEDBuilt, not launched

Contractor CRM

Lead-to-review pipeline for concrete contractors

Solo build

Meta webhook lead intake, pipeline board, AI-drafted follow-up messages delivered in a daily digest, and a post-job review flow.

  • Designed around a hard constraint: no programmatic SMS, to avoid the A2P 10DLC issues that ended Voley.
  • Built largely with autonomous overnight Claude Code runs.
Next.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRailway
05OPERATIONSUtah contractor

Big Star Concrete & Design

Sales, estimating, marketing, and client communication

TODO: my title · TODO: dates

I run sales, estimating, marketing, and client communication for a Utah contractor.

  • Built the Meta lead-ad funnel and lead-intake automation (Zapier SMS + email alerts).
Meta AdsZapierLead automation
02

Earlier experience

2023 – 2025

Automation Engineer · EXO. Solutions

Dec 2024 – Sep 2025

AI automation for service businesses across lead gen, engagement, and retention.

Project Manager · Premium Surface Solutions

Apr – Sep 2024

Ran sales and projects end to end; improved the on-site sales process, raising close efficiency ~40%.

Sales Representative · Sunrun

Apr – Sep 2023

Closed $1.2M in residential solar contracts (36 systems); consistently top 5 in the office.

03

Skills

Build · Evaluate · Sell
ENGINEERING
  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Railway
  • API integrations
AI
  • LLM application development
  • LLM evaluation
  • AI automation
BUSINESS
  • Sales
  • Customer discovery
  • Project management
  • Meta ads
04

Education & honors

B.S. Information Systems

Brigham Young University

Graduating December 2026

Languages
  • English
  • Spanish TODO: proficiency
Honors
  • BYU Crocker Innovation Fellow
  • BYU Sloan Speech Showcase finalist (2022)
  • Eagle Scout
Freelance work

Forge Development

I build, host, and maintain websites for local businesses.

TODO: client links if desired

05

Contact

Let’s talk.

I’m looking for a strategic projects or technical operations role where building and owning the outcome are the same job.

Download Resume (PDF)TODO: email addressTODO: LinkedIn URL

Plain resume — everything above, without the animation

Johnny McConkie

TODO: paste your new LinkedIn headline

I build software end to end and handle the business side around it: customers, sales, and operations.

Provo, UtahEmail: TODO: email addressLinkedIn: TODO: LinkedIn URLDownload Resume (PDF)

Selected work

BookKeeper AI — Built and operated

An AI-assisted bookkeeping platform I built and run. It is live and used by an accounting client.

  • CSV bank-transaction import.
  • LLM transaction categorization with fallback logic.
  • Excel export.
  • Directed research study with BYU Prof. Mark Keith testing which input dimensions an LLM needs to accurately categorize business transactions, evaluated against the IRS Schedule C taxonomy. TODO: add status or findings when available

Stack: Next.js, PostgreSQL, Railway

Voley — Founder · Feb 2025 – TODO: end date

Client SMS/MMS/VoIP, internal team messaging, and compliance for insurance agencies, integrated directly with HawkSoft’s agency management system.

  • Led product and engineering end to end; ran in production with agency teams.
  • Secured 17 LOIs and converted 2 to paying customers.
  • Wound down after carrier A2P 10DLC registration blocked the ability to scale SMS.
  • Lesson: TODO: one sentence in my words
  • HawkSoft API partnership — PR Newswire TODO: PR Newswire link

Stack: HawkSoft API, SMS/MMS, VoIP, Compliance

AttendEase — Technical Co-Founder · Jan 2025 – TODO: end date

Facial recognition that automates school attendance and security tracking. Founded through BYU’s Crocker Innovation Fellowship.

  • Led the web app, mobile app, and database architecture.
  • Supported sales and outreach with educators and administrators.

Stack: Web app, Mobile app, Database architecture

Contractor CRM — Solo build

Meta webhook lead intake, pipeline board, AI-drafted follow-up messages delivered in a daily digest, and a post-job review flow.

  • Designed around a hard constraint: no programmatic SMS, to avoid the A2P 10DLC issues that ended Voley.
  • Built largely with autonomous overnight Claude Code runs.

Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Railway

Big Star Concrete & Design — TODO: my title · TODO: dates

I run sales, estimating, marketing, and client communication for a Utah contractor.

  • Built the Meta lead-ad funnel and lead-intake automation (Zapier SMS + email alerts).

Stack: Meta Ads, Zapier, Lead automation

Earlier experience

Automation Engineer, EXO. Solutions Dec 2024 – Sep 2025

AI automation for service businesses across lead gen, engagement, and retention.

Project Manager, Premium Surface Solutions Apr – Sep 2024

Ran sales and projects end to end; improved the on-site sales process, raising close efficiency ~40%.

Sales Representative, Sunrun Apr – Sep 2023

Closed $1.2M in residential solar contracts (36 systems); consistently top 5 in the office.

Skills

ENGINEERING: Next.js, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Railway, API integrations

AI: LLM application development, LLM evaluation, AI automation

BUSINESS: Sales, Customer discovery, Project management, Meta ads

Education & honors

B.S. Information Systems, Brigham Young University Graduating December 2026

  • BYU Crocker Innovation Fellow
  • BYU Sloan Speech Showcase finalist (2022)
  • Eagle Scout
  • Languages: English , Spanish TODO: proficiency

Freelance work

Forge Development

I build, host, and maintain websites for local businesses. TODO: client links if desired