Portfolio

Ben Grier

Operations at scale.
Now building with AI.

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Fifteen years in operations across three industries: financial ops across a 20-ship fleet at Norwegian Cruise Line, technical operations for 500+ providers at Warner Bros., and business ops at Exodus, a self-custody crypto wallet.

In 2026, I started building with AI. The projects below are what came out of it.

Work
AI automation 2026

The Appraisal App

AI-powered appraisal system for a 30-year independent jewelry firm. Enter gemstone details, mounting specs, and photos. The app generates a complete, professionally formatted PDF appraisal with written descriptions, grading language, and replacement valuations. What once took hours now takes seconds.

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Python · Flask · WeasyPrint · SQLite · Fly.io · Backblaze B2
Kusa card game in session
Live app 2026

Kusa

A fully playable online multiplayer card game: four players, partnership bidding, real-time gameplay over WebSockets. Built from scratch with AI. Bring three friends or join an open table.

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React · boardgame.io · Node/Koa · Docker · Fly.io · Vercel
Brand + web 2026

Keystone Jewelry Appraisals

Full brand and website redesign for a 30-year independent appraisal firm. Replaced a dated DIY site with a refined typographic identity: logo, tagline, business cards, and a four-page website built to match the caliber of the work inside.

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HTML · CSS · Cloudflare Pages
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Data systems 2026

Tour operator database

Designed and built a unified operations platform for a well-known tour company who had no single system linking their tours, departures, operators, customers, bookings, payments, and expenses. First time all operational data lived in one place, with custom views for departure worksheets, room assignments, financial summaries, and health and emergency records.

Docker Compose · NocoDB · PostgreSQL · Caddy · DigitalOcean
TOURS Name Destination OPERATORS Name Contact DEPARTURES ↗ Tour ↗ Operator Date Route CUSTOMERS Name Email Phone BOOKINGS ↗ Departure ↗ Customer Date Status Party size Room type PAYMENTS Amount Date Method EXPENSES Category Amount Date
Hashping website, crypto wallet alert service
Live product 2024–2026

Hashping

A crypto wallet alert service founded after working at Exodus. Monitor up to 10 blockchain addresses and receive instant SMS or WhatsApp notifications the moment a transaction touches your wallet. No login, no app, no friction. The product website was also designed and built with AI.

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Python · Flask · MongoDB · Twilio · DigitalOcean · nginx
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I've also used AI to automate a lot of things I can't publicly show: HR workflows, ops processes, finance tooling. Happy to talk through any of it.