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TashaSkyUp

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2026) on Sunday October 04, 2026 @03:54PM (#49957233)
Location: Trinidad, Colorado, USA

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Docker, Playwright, structured AI output, data extraction and normalization, embeddings, ranked matching, authenticated web applications, Markdown/PDF reports

Résumé/portfolio: https://github.com/TashaSkyUp

Contact: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-upchurch

I build applied-AI products that turn messy source material into grounded decisions and usable outputs. I am looking for contract, fractional, full-time, or credible co-founder opportunities, especially research products, document intelligence, and internal decision workflows.

Recent work includes a Colorado-only funding decision-support MVP: public program sources become normalized records, ranked recommendations, and reviewable Markdown/PDF briefs. The recorded evidence includes 132 records, 750 extracts, a 30-case quality review, and two end-to-end pilot workflows. These are MVP/pilot results, not claims of production adoption.

I also built an invite-only research companion with source-linked interaction and private workspaces, and helped build Saffron Threads (https://saffron-threads.com), with AI-generated fashion models and a client-facing backend for generating and managing product imagery.

For contract work, a useful first engagement is one bounded workflow with clear acceptance criteria, followed by a scoped prototype or build. Happy to discuss the source material, user needs, and intended output through LinkedIn.