Austin Spraggins
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My Journey
From truck driver to Co-Founder & CTO. Here's the path that led me to building production systems at scale.
Early Days
Early Days
The Beginning
Born and raised in the mountains of O'Neals, California, I developed a fascination with technology from a young age. The serene environment sparked my curiosity about how things work in the digital world.
First Career
First Career
Hitting the Road
My first career was as a truck driver, which taught me valuable lessons about responsibility, time management, and the importance of staying focused on long-term goals. These skills would prove invaluable in tech.
Tech Transition
Tech Transition
Discovering My Passion
I transitioned into tech, following my lifelong passion. I began teaching Web Development at Bitwise Industries and Geekwise Academy, igniting a love for sharing knowledge and inspiring others in the field.
2023-Present
2023-Present
Leading at LineCrush
As Co-Founder & CTO at LineCrush Inc, I own every layer of our stack. 2+ years of 12+ hour days building production systems that serve users 24/7.
Today
Today
Family & Future
At 35, I'm a proud father of two wonderful children, Lilly (8) and Julian (13) Spraggins. Based in Fresno, California, combining my passion for technology with the joys of parenthood.
Austin Dillon Spraggins
I'm excited to create a future where my children can see the positive impact of technology and innovation. Every line of code is building toward something meaningful.
Projects
From enterprise SaaS platforms to business automation tools and AI-powered applications
LineCrush
Enterprise-grade sports analytics platform I built almost entirely solo over 2+ years. Real-time AI-powered insights, automated data pipelines, and production infrastructure serving users 24/7.
Featured Projects
SaveALife CPR
Business automation tool that streamlines CPR/First Aid course registration from Bookeo to Canadian Red Cross MyRC portal. Saves hours of manual data entry for training organizations.
Constrong
Modern, responsive single-page website for a professional concrete contractor in Ontario, Canada. Features dark theme, smooth animations, image gallery, and contact forms.
AI Tutor WebApp
An intelligent AI tutor designed for children that guides them to learn without giving direct answers. Encourages critical thinking and self-discovery through Socratic questioning.
More Projects
Win11 PWDump
4Security tool for Windows credential retrieval with GUI
Perplexity MCP Server
3Model Context Protocol server for Perplexity AI integration
Doc Magic
Tool for creating large context documentation in markdown
Shadow Gaming
Gaming content with 10K+ subscribers
Expertise & Impact
Building production systems at scale. From AI-powered analytics to real-time data pipelines.
AI/ML Engineering
Built production AI systems with 4+ LLM providers. Prompt engineering, streaming responses, sentiment analysis, and NLP pipelines processing millions of data points.
Full-Stack Architecture
Designed and built a 353-component React frontend with 45+ Python microservices. End-to-end ownership from database schema to user interface.
System Design
Architected real-time data pipelines, distributed cron jobs, Redis caching layers, and 100+ PostgreSQL tables with complex relationships.
DevOps & Infrastructure
Managing Ubuntu VPS with automated deployments, Vercel edge functions, AWS services, and production monitoring for 24/7 operations.
Technical Leadership
As Co-Founder & CTO, I make all architectural decisions, manage technical strategy, and built LineCrush almost entirely solo over 2+ years.
Data Engineering
Built web scrapers for YouTube, podcasts, news, and social media. Real-time NLP analysis and automated data processing pipelines.
Core Tech Stack
Frontend
Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui
Backend
Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis
AI/ML
OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity, Google Vision
Infrastructure
AWS, Vercel, Ubuntu VPS, Docker
Learning in Public
Notes from the trenches. What I learn building AI-powered systems, leading engineering at LineCrush, and shipping code every day.