Find the real problem
I get beneath the request, identify the people and systems involved, and turn fuzzy requirements into a clear technical direction.
DISCOVERYCanton, Georgia · Building useful things
I’m Gary Blanchard—a hands-on solutions architect and developer. I connect the people, data, applications, and APIs involved, then make the whole thing understandable and buildable.
I work best in the space between a business need and the technical system that solves it. That means listening closely, finding the real constraint, mapping the moving parts, and staying hands-on until the idea works.
My background spans web development, integrations, UX, SEO, CRM systems, analytics, and AI. The common thread is translation: I make complex systems make sense—to users, stakeholders, and the developers who have to build and support them.
“I don’t just draw the boxes. I like connecting the wires.”
I get beneath the request, identify the people and systems involved, and turn fuzzy requirements into a clear technical direction.
DISCOVERYWebsites, CRMs, data, APIs, analytics, automation, and AI become one coherent flow instead of a pile of handoffs.
ARCHITECTUREI prototype early. A working endpoint or interface reveals more than a long meeting—and gives the team something concrete to improve.
ENGINEERINGThe best solution keeps helping after launch. I document, standardize, and design for the people who will own it next.
ENABLEMENTA modular personal AI with an avatar, persistent memory, specialized services, and secure control of real-world systems. View the exhibit →
Standardizing connections between websites and varied customer CRM configurations so teams can implement and support them independently.
Exploring structured retrieval, agentic tools, MCP, data pipelines, and assistants that turn private data into useful action.
Designing sensors, climate logic, presence automations, and local controllers—because the best lab is the one you live in.
I’m a former service member, husband, home renovator, voice actor, DJ, home cook, and unapologetic tinkerer. Curiosity doesn’t switch off when the workday ends—it just changes tools.