michaelwynkoop.com

Open to engineering roles · Oregon / remote

Michael Wynkoop

I have fun creating software.

I'm a senior full-stack engineer with ten years building production software. I work with Rails, React, and PostgreSQL, build AI products, and make software you can play with in museums.

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Cartoon illustration of Michael Wynkoop waving
hi, I'm Michael

Things I've built selected work

01 / AI product & developer tools

Make It Real

Describe a website. Then keep making it yours.

I'm building a Rails platform for creating, editing, and hosting websites with AI. The editing agent and MCP server share one tool layer, so people can work in the app or through a connected AI client.

Ruby on Rails · AI agents · MCP

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Inside the architecture

In-app agentMCP client

One shared tool layer

  • Read project files
  • Edit a website
  • Preview the result

Both interfaces use the same project tools.

More about the build

My role: Founder and engineer, building the website creation and hosting platform.

The product: Customers describe a change, review a generated preview, and publish when ready.

The engineering: The same tool layer serves the in-app editing agent and the MCP server, exposing project operations to authorized users.

A broadcast weather exhibit installed inside a news van at the Florida Children's Museum
Florida Children's Museum · exhibit software by Wynkoop Consulting

02 / Software in the physical world

Go ahead. Touch everything.

Interactive software for curious museum visitors.

I built exhibit software for the SPAM Museum and four bilingual English/Spanish applications at the Florida Children's Museum. These interfaces reset between visitors, recover from crashes, and run unattended throughout museum hours.

Touchscreens · Bilingual interfaces · Unattended operation

Try the sound mixer See the museum project
More about the build

My role: Exhibit software design and development through Wynkoop Consulting.

The Florida exhibits: A multitrack sound mixer, listening bench, broadcast weather station, and periscope.

The engineering: Visitor resets and automatic crash recovery are part of the experience, so the applications can operate without an engineer standing beside them.

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Also on my workbench

Wyshlist

A Shopify app built with Remix and React.

Sous

An iOS cooking app with recipe generation, shopping lists, and hands-free voice guidance. Private beta.

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More client work: Wynkoop Consulting / ENV8

And sometimes, just for fun.

michael@env8: ~/for-fun
Oregon Trail A remake built as an invitation to a get-together on the Oregon coast.
Birthday no. 36 An interactive invitation for my 36th birthday.
Love Languages A language-learning dating simulator.

Let's work together.

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