JAMESLI.WORK

AI-native systems builderBrisbane / Remote

I build AI systems that turn messy operational work into evidence-backed decisions.

Own products, client delivery, and open-source systems across recruitment, tendering, commerce, search, and evidence.

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JLJames LiBrisbane / RemoteAI Solutions ArchitectForward Deployed Builder

A working record, not a capability claim.

01Own ProductOptiTalentEvidence-first recruiting workflows02Client DeliveryTender LubanTender review and commercial bid assembly03Client DeliveryKinmedB2B medical web and programmatic SEO04Client DeliveryMuriersilkD2C commerce and SEO recovery
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Selected work only.

Private records withheld.

Limits stated in public.

What I build

Capability-first systems for work where judgment, evidence, and reliable action matter.

01

AI Decision Systems

Agents, workflows, evaluation, and review gates.

02

Search, Retrieval & Evidence

Hybrid retrieval, citations, provenance, and audit.

03

Forward-Deployed Products

Customer workflow translated into working software.

04

Commerce & Growth Platforms

Web delivery, SEO systems, and edge operations.

Capabilities before interfaces.

Case files / 2025–2026

Selected work

Six systems. Clear ownership. Honest limits.

02Tender LubanClient DeliveryTender review and commercial bid assembly03KinmedClient DeliveryB2B medical web and programmatic SEO04MuriersilkClient DeliveryD2C commerce and SEO recovery05MemtruthOpen SourceEvidence and document runtime06PiveoOpen SourceSelf-hostable AI creative workstation

Experience

2017–2024

Operations Lead

Digital transformation across four operating subsidiaries.

2025

Deliberate transition

From operating business systems to building them.

2025–Present

AI Systems Builder & Client Delivery Lead

Own products, client delivery, and open source.

Paper workflows OA + ERP

Business constraints capability design

AI agents reviewed software

The operating background is the point.

Open source

Small, public contracts that survive review.

MERGEDCloudflare vinext #646cacheForRequest() per-request factory cacheMERGEDCloudflare vinext #1144native App Router route type generationMERGEDpi-agent-flow #28smart mode for single-purpose tasksOPENVespa #37339JSON summary output for inspect profile

PUBLIC PROJECT

Piveo

Self-hostable AI creative workstation

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Merged and open are different claims.

How I work

AI writes most of my implementation. I design the capabilities, constraints, interfaces, and evidence that make it reliable.

PRODUCT

  1. Business domain core
  2. Application capabilities
  3. CLI + MCP + API
  4. Thin GUI validation
  5. Complete product GUI

FRONTEND

  1. Business goal
  2. IA / site tree
  3. Design Read
  4. Desktop + mobile references
  5. Image-to-Code
  6. Browser verification
  7. Shipped page
Desktop reference
Desktop reference from the jamesli.work design process
Mobile reference
Mobile reference from the jamesli.work design process
Browser proof
Browser proof from the jamesli.work design process

TUI is a development observability sidecar.

Education & credentials

2025Master of Science in FinanceAsset ManagementBrest Business School
2021Diploma of BusinessBusiness AdministrationTAFE Queensland

English · Mandarin · Cantonese

About

I spent years operating real businesses before building software for them. That makes me unusually attentive to workflow, adoption, risk, and the difference between a demo and a useful system.

Brisbane / Remote across APAC

Skills

AI Systems & Agents

Workflow discovery, capability boundaries, review gates, evaluation.

Search, Retrieval & Evidence

Hybrid retrieval, citations, provenance, audit, structured outputs.

Product & Platform Engineering

Multi-tenant systems, typed contracts, CLI, MCP, API, web and desktop.

Commerce, Growth & SEO

Programmatic SEO, schema, edge routing, Search Console workflows.

Infrastructure & Delivery

Cloudflare, Docker, deployment, release gates, production verification.

Languages & Frameworks

TypeScript, Python, Java, React, Next.js, Astro, FastAPI, Django, Hono.

Have a hard workflow worth making useful?

I am open to AI solutions, forward-deployed, product, and implementation work from Brisbane or remotely across APAC.

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