david kalina
Selected work2025
01/02
Eel Data Systems

AI Document Processing Pipeline

AI-powered pipeline for TMS software saving $2k+ a month. Extracts structured data from shipping documents in a non-blocking, asynchronous workflow.

1/50th
Token cost
$20k+
Saved annually
100s
Uses per day
Step 01 / 05 — Upload → auto-filled form
Upload PDF

Operator drops a shipping document into the web app.

Vue
app.cudacartagetms.com
LIVE
Now: Upload PDF
0:00 / 0:00

Full-stack engineer building thoughtful systems across SaaS, logistics, and marketplaces.

Four-plus years of professional experience, with a focus on TypeScript, React, and Node.js — and a growing pull toward cloud infrastructure (AWS, Terraform) and AI-powered tooling. Recently, I've taken an interest in cutting down on unnecessary frameworks, packages, libraries, and abstractions while shipping lean, performant software that's easy to reason about.

  • TYPESCRIPT
  • REACT
  • NEXT.JS
  • VUE
  • NODE
  • BUN
  • GRAPHQL
  • POSTGRES
  • REDIS
  • AWS
  • TERRAFORM
  • DOCKER
  • TAILWIND
  • REACT NATIVE
Core skills

TypeScript, React, Vue Node.js, GraphQL, Postgres

Cloud & AI

AWS, Terraform, Docker Vercel AI SDK, MCP

Based in

Colorado Working Hybrid (MT)

Currently

Open to senior roles & select freelance

Featured — 2025

“Designed an AI-powered document pipeline that reduced shipping-PDF processing costs by 98% — saving $20k+ annually.”

EEL DATA SYSTEMSSEE CASE
Current focus
  • 01AI-powered tooling that amplifies — rather than replaces — human judgment.
  • 02Developing 'anti-doomscroll' mobile software to help people become well-adjusted and more intentional
  • 03Event-driven, non-blocking infrastructure on AWS + Terraform.
  • 04Cross-platform mobile experiences with React Native.

Let's build
something
worth using.

Or — send a note

Prefer email? davidkalina@proton.me