Daniel Joye is an AI and data developer based in Montgomery, Alabama. He builds production LLM systems, data pipelines, and SaaS platforms, drawing on experience in insurance, healthcare, and labor-union technology.
AI Assisted Data Developer delivering regulated SaaS platforms, ML systems, and LLM-powered products. Scaled an InsurTech SaaS to $1.5M ARR serving Fortune 15 carriers with 10,000+ concurrent users at 99.99% uptime. Contributed to a production LLM-based compliance system for a federally regulated mortgage servicer — supporting architecture, infrastructure hardening, and AWS deployment. Four decades of engineering range applied to disciplined AI-assisted product delivery.
Experience
Independent Projects — Founder & AI Assisted Data Developer
Jan 2025 – Present
Building and shipping production AI and data products as an independent maker. Recent projects: DreadBell.com — AI-assisted platform for Hollywood horror creators, including CRYPT, a real-time horror trend terminal; AdvisorListen.com — Claude-powered market intelligence (Python ETL, PostgreSQL + pgvector, NLP classification, embeddings search) with 100% deliverability across the Alabama DOI Wave 1 rollout; The Bone Man — published oral-history book produced with AI transcription and dialect refinement; UnionVision — trade union ML research; AdvisorAxis — insurance pipeline analytics; GoLocal — SMS member self-service and engagement analytics.
- DreadBell.com — AI-assisted platform for Hollywood horror creators; CRYPT, a real-time horror trend terminal
- AdvisorListen.com — Claude-powered market intelligence: Python ETL, PostgreSQL + pgvector, NLP classification, embeddings search
- 100% deliverability and DMARC-clean inbox placement across major providers in the Alabama DOI Wave 1 rollout
- Protected a solo-operated production pipeline against AI-generated code drift with a 232-test conformance suite, catching LLM and generated-code regressions before deploy
- Avoided an estimated up to $362K in potential CAN-SPAM exposure by catching 7 subscribers wrongly flagged as subscribed during a dry-run ETL migration, reconciling by hand and adding a permanent regression test
- The Bone Man — published oral-history book produced with AI transcription and dialect refinement
- UnionVision, AdvisorAxis, GoLocal — union ML research, insurance pipeline analytics, and member engagement tools
United States Air Force — Computer Science Officer
U.S. Air Force veteran with formal training in computer science and systems thinking. Served as an officer and enlisted member of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, the 'Statue of Liberty Wing.' Operated in environments where reliability, judgment, and clarity are critical, including support operations during Desert Storm.
- Top Secret Security Clearance (held during USAF service)
- Honorable Discharge
- Operated secure communication systems
- 48th Fighter Wing – RAF Lakenheath, England
- Supported Desert Storm operations (1990-1991)
Mindfulware, LLC — Founder & Senior Technical Program Manager
2009–2025
Founded and scaled a 16-person SaaS company serving Fortune 15 insurance carriers including Cigna, growing to $1.5M annual recurring revenue with 10,000+ concurrent users during peak enrollment periods. Led distributed engineering, product, QA, sales, and support teams delivering mission-critical platforms with 99.99% uptime. Company wound down in 2025 following pandemic-driven industry consolidation.
ChartAssist, LLC — Lead Software Engineering Manager
2004–2009
Led development and 7-year production operation of HIPAA-compliant behavioral health EMR platform deployed across 5 mental health facilities in 3 states (Missouri, Florida, South Carolina) including pediatric care settings. Platform served hundreds of clinical users making mission-critical patient care decisions based on multi-disciplinary data visualization across 8 medical disciplines. Managed team of 10 engineers.
- Delivered EMR platform from concept through 7 years of production operation across 5 healthcare facilities serving hundreds of clinical staff
- Coordinated multi-site deployment across 3 states including pediatric behavioral health facility requiring specialized compliance protocols
- Built clinical decision support system with multi-disciplinary graphical representations synthesizing patient data from 8 medical disciplines
- Worked with clinical stakeholders to translate behavioral health workflows into user-centered product features
- Maintained HIPAA compliance across multi-state deployment with regular audits and security protocols
- Increased team productivity 40% and clinician satisfaction 20% through agile process improvements
Case studies
DreadBell.com
AI-assisted platform for Hollywood horror creators
Working directly with Hollywood directors, writers, and producers of horror movies to build an AI-assisted platform for the horror entertainment industry. CRYPT is a horror stock exchange — a real-time terminal tracking what's hot, cooling, and emerging across the genre.
- Direct collaboration with Hollywood horror creators
- Trend data and research tools that support horror producers and writers. This is a data product, not film production.
- Live trend terminal tracking horror sub-genres, creators, and releases
- Signals show genre interest. They are not box-office forecasts. Validation against release results is in progress.
Mindfulware
Regulated SaaS, analytics, and member technology
Daniel Joye's software practice, with documented work spanning an enterprise insurance producer platform, AdvisorAxis, UnionVision, and GoLocal.
- $1.5M ARR
- 10,000+ concurrent users
- 99.99% uptime
- 50+ production releases
AdvisorAxis
Insurance pipeline analytics center
Built executive reporting views that surface stuck cases, aging risk, performance, and premium outcomes.
- Forecast accuracy improvement
- Executive-ready pipeline visibility
AdvisorListen
Reddit intelligence for market research and sentiment
Transforms Reddit conversations into actionable intelligence with NLP, sentiment, topic clustering, and alerts.
GoLocal
Member self-service messaging and engagement analytics
Delivered an SMS-based member self-service workflow and paired it with analytics patterns for proactive outreach.
- Nearly 100 monthly active users
- After-hours usage supporting 24/7 access
The Bone Man
Scott B. Smith, Jr. — Oral history preserved through AI
Scott B. Smith, Jr. was a storyteller from the Deep South whose vivid oral histories captured a vanishing world of rural life, civil rights struggles, and Southern folklore. In 2005, Daniel Joye recorded hours of Smith's unscripted narratives. In 2025, those recordings became 'The Bone Man' — a book produced using a technical workflow combining OpenAI Whisper for speech-to-text and a private LLM for contextual refinement of Southern dialects and civil rights–era terminology.
- Published book from raw audio
- AI-driven dialect refinement
- Civil rights oral history preserved
LoisSafe.com
Consumer safety information product
Designed, built, and operates LoisSafe.com, a live consumer-facing safety information product — content, search visibility, and ongoing operation handled end to end as a solo maker.
- Live consumer safety product
- Solo end-to-end product operation
SilverTrustNews.com
News and information product
Designed, built, and operates SilverTrustNews.com, a live news and information product — publishing workflow, search visibility, and ongoing operation handled end to end as a solo maker.
- Live news and information product
- Solo end-to-end product operation
UnionVision
AI and ML-based trade union research platform
Developed AI and machine learning capabilities for trade union research, including member churn prediction, remittance outlier detection, and contractor performance analysis. The platform enables data-driven decision-making for union locals.
- 22% churn reduction through predictive modeling
- Proactive member engagement driven by risk signals
- Contractor reliability scoring for partnership planning
Behavioral Health EMR (Chart Review)
HIPAA-compliant clinical platform across multiple facilities
Led development and operational stability for a behavioral health EMR deployed across five facilities in three states, supporting hundreds of clinical users. The platform provided multi-disciplinary data visualization across psychiatry, nursing, psychology, social work, and more—enabling care teams to coordinate treatment effectively.
- Multi-site deployment across three states
- Visualization across eight medical disciplines
- Productivity and clinician satisfaction improvement
Veteran USAF Computer Science Officer
United States Air Force – 48th Fighter Wing & 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing
U.S. Air Force veteran with formal training in computer science and systems thinking. Served with the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, England—the 'Statue of Liberty Wing.' Also previously assigned to the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing (33 TFW), based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the primary F-15 fighter unit at the base operating F-15C/D Eagle air superiority fighters. Extensive experience operating in environments where reliability, judgment, and clarity are critical, including support operations during Desert Storm.
- Top Secret Clearance (historical, USAF service)
- Honorable Discharge
- Desert Storm Operations Support