# Calvin Knight

> Calvin Knight is an independent software engineer in Perth, Western Australia, building private AI systems, developer tools, web applications and automation for Australian businesses. This is his personal portfolio and resume site.

Calvin's work combines product design, software development and production infrastructure. His experience includes TypeScript, React, Next.js, Bun, Node.js, Python, APIs, data systems, Cloudflare, Docker and self-managed Linux infrastructure, alongside WordPress and e-commerce development.

Career overview:
- Knightware, Software Engineer (2022–present): independent practice building private AI systems, developer tools and production client products across cloud, desktop and local-first environments.
- Aussie Broadband, L1 Customer Support Specialist (2023): residential network, NBN and Wi-Fi troubleshooting, with escalation to L2 support.
- Freelance work through Airtasker, Graphic Designer & Video Editor (2017–2020): more than 50 projects, all rated five stars, spanning video, graphic design and website improvements.
- Lamp Replacements Australia, Warehouse Assistant (2015–2016): warehouse operations and customer service.

Selected work includes JarrahAI (private business AI systems with isolated agents and approval-gated tools), Fan of Sport (a sports travel platform), PictureRestore (AI photo restoration), Netmate (retrieval-assisted network troubleshooting), EXIF & File Tools (client-side image metadata removal), Wagtail (a Windows text-to-speech application) and Splat Archive (interactive 3D Gaussian Splat captures).

The portfolio describes projects Calvin has worked on; inclusion does not imply employment by the project organisation. Project years describe portfolio work, not a guarantee of current product availability. Refer to the linked pages for full descriptions and current details.

Calvin is based in Perth (AWST, UTC+8). For project enquiries, email contact@calvinknight.com.au or use the website's enquiry form.

## Portfolio and resume

- [Home](https://calvinknight.com.au/): Professional introduction, selected work, career history and contact details.
- [Projects](https://calvinknight.com.au/projects): Project descriptions, technologies, screenshots and available external links.
- [Career history](https://calvinknight.com.au/#history): Roles, dates, responsibilities and experience.
- [Resume PDF](https://calvinknight.com.au/resume.pdf): Downloadable resume; redirects to the site's resume delivery subdomain.
- [Contact](https://calvinknight.com.au/#contact): Direct email and project enquiry form.

## Services

- [Services overview](https://calvinknight.com.au/services): Website development, web applications, AI integration and automation.
- [Business websites](https://calvinknight.com.au/website-for-business): Websites for Australian businesses, from discovery and page planning through launch.
- [Custom websites](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/custom-websites): Bespoke interfaces, integrations and production frontend development.
- [WordPress development](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/wordpress-development): Site audits, focused repairs, rebuilds and maintainable editing systems.
- [Shopify and e-commerce](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/shopify-ecommerce): Store planning, theme development and commerce integrations.
- [Web applications](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/web-applications): Custom applications, architecture, permissions and production operations.
- [AI automation](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/ai-automation): Internal tools and business workflows with review controls and evaluation.
- [AI development](https://calvinknight.com.au/services/ai-development): AI products, retrieval, model integration and production safeguards.

## Professional profiles

- [GitHub — CK-XYZ](https://github.com/CK-XYZ): Public code and repositories.
- [LinkedIn — Calvin Knight](https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvinknightx): Professional profile.

## Optional

- [Splat Archive](https://splats.calvinknight.com.au/): Calvin's browser-based 3D capture archive, beginning with South Fremantle Power Station.
- [Wagtail source](https://github.com/CK-XYZ/Wagtail): Public repository for the Windows ElevenLabs text-to-speech application.