KEVIN BADINGER
Technical Architect • Builder • CEO
30 years hands-on, COBOL to AI
My systems aren't revolutionary. They just run for 20 years without failing.
I write code that runs in production. Not managing developers. Not selling slides. Actually building systems that have to work.
From Fortune 500 operations to managing nurse credentialing across the country, I build the infrastructure businesses depend on. Currently making AI that same kind of boring reliable.
What I'm Working On
Colossus
Personal Superintelligence • 2024-present
Think Inside Out, but with expert personalities instead of emotions. Claude debates GPT-4 on your strategic decisions. Gemini challenges assumptions. Perplexity does research. Self-hosted superintelligence that remembers everything and ensures every decision aligns with your actual goals. Built because ChatGPT forgets, and forgetting is expensive.
Python • Mem0 • LiteLLM • Next.js
DecisionForge
Multi-LLM Debate Engine • 2024-present
Six AI models debate complex decisions in structured format. Each argues different perspectives, challenges assumptions, identifies blind spots. Recent decision: Should I spend 20 hours practicing coding tests for premium platforms? Six models unanimously said no—wrong filter for CEO-level positioning, 3% success rate, 16-week timeline. Saved 20 hours and weeks of anxiety.
Multi-model orchestration • Structured debate • Consensus synthesis
This Week Eats
AI Meal Planner • 2024-present
Grocery planning used to take my wife hours of agony. Now: 5 minutes. She glances at last week's list, drops it into ThisWeekEats, and we're ordering. AI learns preferences, handles dietary restrictions, generates shopping lists. Turns decision fatigue into 5-minute routines.
Next.js • Python • OpenAI API • Preference tracking
eRAIL Track & Trace
Technical Architecture • Consulting
Enterprise rail logistics platform tracking thousands of rail cars across all major US carriers. Real-time Union Pacific and BNSF API integration. Geospatial routing using 11GB US rail network data. 95% storage reduction through intelligent deduplication. Sub-3 second performance on 10,000+ point routes.
Next.js • PostgreSQL • Redis • Multi-carrier API integration
Destiny Identifier
Product Strategy • Consulting
Personality and spiritual assessment platform helping people discover their natural design and life direction. Seven-type G-I-F-T framework for understanding personality patterns. Technical strategy and platform development for church and educational markets.
Assessment platform • Educational technology • Market positioning
What I've Built
Before that, I spent two decades architecting production systems still in use today.
Conductor
Healthcare Credentialing Platform • 2005-present • Acquired 2023
Built from scratch as CEO. Scaled to $12M+ annually. Processed 1M+ certifications across 35+ states. Over $100M in exam revenue processed through the system. Automated operations that competitors handled with 20 person teams. 20 years operational.
StarFloors
Senior Living Operations Platform • 2014-present • Fortune 500
Multi-portal system. 85% productivity increase. 10K+ daily transactions. Different industry, same approach—eliminate friction.
About
Still recovering COBOL dev. Started with embedded Smalltalk at Texas Instruments writing firmware for semiconductor tracking. Moved through COM/DCOM in the 90s. Built enterprise systems for 300+ Fortune 1000 companies as Lead Architect.
Ran a healthcare tech company as CEO for 12 years. Built it from scratch in 2005. Scaled to $12M+ annually. Over $100M in exam revenue processed through the system. Wrote all the code myself while managing the business. At peak, managed 588 people—100+ staff and 300-500 traveling nurses. Zero contract losses. Acquired 2023.
The actual story: scaled 5x while competitors hired 50+ people doing manual data entry. I built automation that eliminated the grunt work. Same approach I took 15 years ago putting customer names on NASCAR hoods—find the thing no one else sees, execute before they catch on. That's what I do—find friction killing teams and automate it away so people can focus on work that matters.
Turns out, keeping systems running is just like marathons—and Ironmans: endurance, pacing, and finishing matter most.
Currently: Building Colossus and advising a few select companies on AI implementation and technical architecture. Occasionally available for interesting problems.