Vernon O.

Hey, I'm Vernon O. Garra. I'm based in New York, and mobile app development has been my main focus for over fifteen years now. I'm not trying to be another name in your list of contractors, I want to be the technical teammate you wish you'd brought on from day one. If you've got an idea for an AI-powered app but you're not technical, you're in the right place. You don't need to know what an API is or how a vector database works, that's my job, not yours. You bring the idea, I bring the engineering, and I'll walk you through it in plain English, not developer jargon that leaves you more confused than when we started. When I say AI expertise, here's what I actually mean. I use OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini to build the AI in as the actual brain of the app, not some chatbot stuck in the corner. Think smart onboarding that adapts per user, workflows that kill off manual busywork, personalization that makes the app feel like it actually knows the person using it. If your idea has AI in it anywhere, an assistant, automation, content generation, smart recommendations, I've probably built something like it already. Beyond mobile apps, I also build across a few adjacent categories depending on what the project needs, SaaS platforms with subscription billing and multi-tenant architecture, HIPAA-compliant systems for healthcare clients that need to handle sensitive data properly, and contractor or marketplace platforms with more complex backend logic. Whatever category the project falls into, the app itself stays the priority. To build all of this, I use React Native and Flutter when I need cross-platform speed, and Kotlin when a project needs real native access, call and SMS handling, background services, the kind of system-level stuff cross-platform just can't do cleanly. On the backend I work with Node.js, MongoDB, Firebase, Supabase, and AWS, and for AI I bring in OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini depending on what the feature actually calls for. When speed matters early on, I'll use AI tools like Lovable to prototype fast, then rebuild it properly in hand-written, production-grade code once it's time to scale. A few things I've built recently: GateKeeper, an Android call/SMS firewall app with Twilio verification built in, I did that one solo, start to finish, and it's in final delivery now. HLSC Storm Prep Hub, a hurricane-prep contractor marketplace with a three-tier listing system, built on Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, and the Claude API for the smart features. And Zekko Golf, which started as a React web app and I turned it into a real native iOS and Android app using Capacitor. If you're a founder or CEO, technical or not, and you need someone who'll catch problems before they cost you money, and actually treats your product like it matters, that's what you get with me. Tell me your idea, rough edges and all. I'll tell you exactly how we get it built.