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Independent developer · Houston

Ian Lehrer

I build developer tools, websites and iPhone apps with an emphasis on design, usability and architecture.

  • 18projects
  • 8live
  • 2on the App Store
  • 5sites shipped
Enter portfolio RouteWarp

About me

Ian Lehrer

Ian Lehrer

Houston, TX

I’m Ian Lehrer, a developer and builder focused on creating thoughtful, useful software across developer tools, websites, iPhone apps, and AI-powered products. My background spans finance, real estate operations, and technology, giving me a practical perspective on how businesses operate and where better software can make a difference. I care deeply about polished design, strong architecture, and building products that solve real problems. My work is driven by curiosity, experimentation, and a constant desire to learn by turning ideas into things people can actually use.

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Projects

  • The RouteWarp workspace on its Edit screen: the sidebar navigation beside a 1440×900 preview of the Cedar Ridge Outdoor Living homepage, a request box below it scoped to the whole five-page site, and a session panel on the right showing Review & Apply and a verified applied snapshot.
    • Developer Tools
    • AI & Software

    RouteWarp

    Trust the model with implementation. Never with verification.

    Skills

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Astro
    • React
    • +16

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Systems Architecture
    • QA
    • +1
    Active2026
  • The VetCaseIQ application, headlined "Literature-backed differentials in minutes." beside a differential framework panel listing hepatic, inflammatory GI and endocrine considerations with confidence levels.
    • AI & Software

    VetCaseIQ

    A second set of eyes for complex veterinary cases.

    Skills

    • Next.js
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • +6

    Role

    • Founder
    • Product Design
    • Systems Architecture
    • +3
    Live2026
  • The Flashbackz app icon: a stack of photo cards inside a looping arrow, in cyan and pink on deep navy.
    • iPhone Apps

    Flashbackz

    Your camera roll remembers everything. Do you?

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +5

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • QA
    • +2
    Live2026
  • The Lily Lane Aesthetics homepage: the site navigation above a full-bleed photograph of clients in the clinic, headlined "Where luxury meets results." with Book Now and Explore Services buttons.
    • Websites

    Lily Lane Aesthetics

    Luxury on the surface, search depth underneath.

    Skills

    • WordPress
    • Elementor
    • PHP
    • Google Drive API
    • +4

    Role

    • Web Design
    • Front-End Development
    • SEO Strategy
    • +2
    Live2026
  • The Webbify Studio homepage, headlined "Houston SEO Company & Web Design Studio for Small Businesses" beside an illustrated browser mockup badged SEO Ready, Fast Loading and Mobile Friendly.
    • Websites

    Webbify Studio

    Websites built as business infrastructure, not digital brochures.

    Skills

    • WordPress
    • Astra
    • Elementor
    • Astro
    • +6

    Role

    • Founder
    • Web Development
    • SEO Strategy
    • +3
    Live2026
  • The Packloom app icon: a gold suitcase outline with a cream tick inside it, on deep navy.
    • iPhone Apps

    Packloom

    A packing list that works on the plane.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo SDK 57
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +4

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • Development Orchestration
    • +1
    Active2026
  • The Quiet Meter app icon: a teal source dot with three sound waves radiating from it on near-black.
    • iPhone Apps

    Quiet Meter

    An estimate, honestly labelled.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo SDK 57
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +4

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • Development Orchestration
    • +1
    Active2026
  • The Sleigh List app icon: a cream gift box with a berry-red ribbon and a gold bow on spruce green.
    • iPhone Apps

    Sleigh List

    Everyone, and what they cost.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo SDK 57
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +4

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • Development Orchestration
    • +1
    Active2026
  • The Bounce Tax app icon: a round red ball with cartoon eyes resting on a platform against a deep navy shaft, with gold coins falling past it.
    • iPhone Apps
    • Games

    Bounce Tax

    Every bounce is taxed. Don't disappear.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo SDK 57
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +8

    Role

    • Game Design
    • Systems Architecture
    • Economy Design
    • +3
    Active2026
  • The How Many Beers app icon: a foaming pint glass in cream on an amber gradient.
    • iPhone Apps

    How Many Beers

    Open. Snap. Confirm. +1.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +5

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • Development Orchestration
    • +1
    Live2026
  • The Fantasy Squared season setup screen, showing the scoring-format tiles and the league settings and simulation panels.
    • Games
    • Websites

    Fantasy Squared

    Play an entire fantasy football season whenever you want.

    Skills

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js 24
    • nflverse
    • Fantasy football ADP and ECR data
    • +5

    Role

    • Game Design
    • Simulation Design
    • Data Architecture
    • +3
    Live2026
    • Developer Tools

    AppStarter

    Build the product, not the boilerplate.

    Skills

    • React Native
    • Expo
    • TypeScript
    • Expo Router
    • +4

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Architecture
    • Development Orchestration
    • +1
    Private2026
  • The Bulletfish app icon on a near-black field: a chrome fish shaped like a bullet, streaking across a wooden chessboard square.
    • AI & Software

    Bulletfish

    Optimizing for the game clock, not just the board.

    Skills

    • C++
    • Stockfish 18
    • UCI
    • NNUE
    • +5

    Role

    • Research Design
    • Experiment Design
    • Architecture
    • +1
    Research2026
  • The Draft Blitz post-draft overview, reading "Job Safe" at 267.2 against a target of 124, with the career value, slot value, board decisions and owner priority breakdown.
    • Games
    • Websites

    Draft Blitz

    Draft real NFL prospects without hindsight.

    Skills

    • Python
    • SQLite
    • SQL
    • NFL.com Draft Tracker data
    • +2

    Role

    • Game Design
    • Data Architecture
    • Research
    • +2
    Live2026
  • A first-person street view in Unemployment Simulator, with the status HUD showing level, job-search state, cash on hand and time until rent is due.
    • Games

    Unemployment Simulator

    A life-sim sandbox where the world gives you problems, not quests.

    Skills

    • Godot 4.7.1
    • GDScript
    • AStar3D
    • SubViewport
    • +1

    Role

    • Game Direction
    • Systems Design
    • QA
    • +2
    Private2026
    • Games

    Living Village

    NPCs who know only what reached them.

    Skills

    • Unreal Engine 5.8.1
    • C++
    • Unreal HTTP
    • Unreal JSON
    • +3

    Role

    • Product Design
    • Systems Architecture
    • Test Design
    • +1
    Prototype2026
  • The VetCaseIQ marketing homepage, headlined "AI-assisted veterinary case reviews, organized for clinician review." beside a sample structured case report listing patient snapshot, case timeline, key abnormalities, differential considerations and follow-up questions.
    • Websites

    VetCaseIQ Website

    Explaining a clinical AI product without overselling it.

    Skills

    • HTML
    • CSS
    • JavaScript
    • Caddy
    • +2

    Role

    • Product Positioning
    • Design Direction
    • Content Strategy
    • +2
    Live2026
    • Websites

    NanoVapor

    Sell the service, not the equipment.

    Role

    • Web Strategy
    • SEO Strategy
    • Information Architecture
    • +1
    Prototype

Experience

  1. Jul 2025 — Present

    Founder & Independent Developer

    Webbify Studio · RouteWarp · VetCaseIQHouston, TX

    Building my own products alongside client websites and freelance development.

  2. Oct 2023 — May 2025

    Financial Operations Analyst, Real Estate

    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSpring, TX

    A $400M facilities budget across 250+ global sites, and the Python automation behind its reporting.

  3. Jun 2022 — Sep 2023

    Financial Operations Analyst, Legal

    Hewlett Packard EnterpriseSpring, TX

    Budget performance, forecasting and cross-functional cost initiatives.

  4. May — Aug 2021

    Valuation Analyst Intern

    Capital InsightSolana Beach, CA

    Valuation models supporting M&A engagements in food and hospitality.

Education

  1. 2019 — 2022

    B.S. Finance, Minor in Economics

    University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR