Nia Daughtry
  • Software Engineer II
  • Cloud & AI

I build cloud systems, AI tools, and open-source software.

By day I move enterprise applications to AWS and build the data pipelines behind ML and AI models. On my own time I make small, useful things, and I help small businesses do the same.

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5+
Years of enterprise engineering
12
Critical applications modernized
200+
AWS resources managed in Terraform

01

Selected work

№ 01 · Open source · MIT

Lamplight Audio

Turn an EPUB into an audiobook in your phone's browser. Chapters are narrated by AI, cached, and offered as streaming or MP3 downloads. Author's notes are stripped before narration.

  • Three TTS providers (OpenAI, Kokoro, ElevenLabs) with per-chapter voices and a monthly budget cap
  • Background narration queue, lock-screen controls, sleep timer
  • HTTP Range streaming for iOS Safari
  • Self-host with Docker, or deploy to Vercel with Cloudflare R2
  • Next.js 15
  • TypeScript
  • OpenAI TTS
  • Cloudflare R2
  • Docker
  • Playwright
View on GitHub
Lamplight Audio: lamplight player screen
Plate 01 — The player at phone size, with chapter narration and the sleep timer.

№ 02 · Product

NIA OS

The operations platform behind NIA Activewear: seven linked modules covering CRM, funding and product pipelines, manufacturing, and the content calendar.

  • React
  • Vite
  • Supabase
  • Vercel
View on GitHub

№ 03 · AI tool

Activewear Manufacturer Agent

An agent that writes its own search queries, scrapes manufacturer sites, and scores each one from 0 to 100 against custom criteria. Ships as a CLI and a web app.

  • Python
  • Claude API
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
View on GitHub

Client websites

Four small businesses

  1. Coated by Kathy: homepage
    Plate A — Coated by Kathy homepage, desktop.

    Coated by Kathy

    Booking site for a nail studio, with two build-time themes and WCAG-AA contrast. (coatedbykathy.com)

    • Astro
    • Cloudflare Pages
  2. Deyon Accounting: homepage
    Plate B — Deyon Accounting homepage, desktop.

    Deyon Accounting

    Multi-page site for a tax firm: booking, lead forms, a chat widget and invoice payments. (deyonaccounting.bookedsolidhtx.com)

    • Astro
    • TypeScript
  3. Eli's Plumbing: homepage
    Plate C — Eli's Plumbing homepage, desktop.

    Eli's Plumbing

    A quote wizard, a 60-second booking widget, and a reviews carousel.

    • Astro
    • Vanilla JS
  4. ASRC Safety: homepage
    Plate D — ASRC Safety homepage, desktop.

    ASRC Safety

    Marketing site built to be fast, and easy for the client to keep updated. (asrc-safety.pages.dev)

    • Astro
    • Cloudflare Pages

02

About

Startups first, then five years inside the enterprise.

I studied Management Information Systems at UT Austin's McCombs School of Business, then built my own startups before spending five years in enterprise cloud and data engineering.

Credentials

  • BBA in MIS, UT Austin
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Top 25 Under 25 Innovators & Founders, Austin Inno

Skills

Cloud & infrastructure
AWS, Terraform, CI/CD
AI & data
Databricks, ETL, LLM agents
Web
Next.js, React, Astro, TypeScript
Databases
PostgreSQL, Supabase
Delivery
Jira, Confluence, project management

03

Consulting

Booked Solid HTX, a studio of Daughtry Capital LLC.

Websites that book jobs, and software that saves hours.

  1. 01

    Websites that book jobs

    For Houston small businesses: fast, accessible sites with booking, quotes and payments built in.

  2. 02

    AI agents & automation

    Agents and workflows that take a repetitive task off your plate.

  3. 03

    Cloud & technical advising

    Straight answers on architecture, cost and what to build next.

  1. Step 1

    A free 15-minute intro call

  2. Step 2

    A proposal with scope, price and timeline

  3. Step 3

    Build and review

  4. Step 4

    Launch and handoff

Book a free intro call

04

Contact

Pick any open time on my calendar.

Tell me what you're working on.

Book a free 15-minute call on my Google Calendar and add a line about your project when you pick a time. You'll get an invite with a video link.

Book a time with me

or find me on LinkedIn