John Pratt

John Pratt30x-Certified Software/AI Consultant

Everyone's pitching you — I help your business do what actually matters.

In a world of constant change, the rare skill isn't knowing, doing or building. It's knowing what's worth doing. That's the part I do, then I help you ship it end to end.

John Pratt, 30x-certified software/AI consultant

Trusted by teams at

6 wks waiting on a "2-week" feature
+3 mos debugging "small" bugs
+9 mos of agency back-and-forth
+4 sprints chasing AI that's still in demo
+∞ "almost ready" updates to your board
=a year for what should've been a quarter ⛈️

↓ There's an easier way

Your software is stuck — or doesn't exist yet.

Maybe you've got a brilliant idea and the dev you hired ghosted after the down-payment. Or you paid an agency six figures and got back code your team can't even read. AI got you 80% of the way there or gave you a shiny prototype, but it's been "almost ready" for months and you'd rather focus on doing what you do best - growing the business and leading your team.

That's where I come in.

I help you get "almost ready" across the finish line.

Certified with 16+ AI, Cloud, Web, and Security technologies

Featured Engagements

Founder/CEO, Lead Software Engineer @ Pratt Solutions

May 2020 - Present

Taking on IT/software engineering consulting projects as my schedule allows while I find my next full-time/long-term role
SignalBoost: gained ~500k views/impressions across social media (TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Google Search) so far via a fully automated pipeline for AI-generated short-form videos, blogs, and photos. Uses Python, TypeScript, Remotion, Claude, Gemini & more. See the case study

Solutions in Action

WRAITH
Download content at scale. Silent. Scalable. Unstoppable.
- Python
- PostgreSQL
- HTTP/REST
- Virtual Machines
- Debian/linux
- systemd
- PyAutoGUI
- video streaming
- Master/Slave Architecture
UnitWolf
The answer's already there.
- React
- TypeScript
- Gatsby
- Vitest
- Cloudflare
- Terraform
(Fortune 500 Client)
Leading key parts of an enterprise-scale legacy modernization engagement for a Fortune 500 client. Modernizing critical databases, backend applications, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps flows, IaC setups & more serving millions of daily transactions.
- Java
- Python
- Oracle DB
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
john-pratt.com v4.0
A revamped version of my portfolio website, hosted on Netlify.
- TypeScript
- gatsby
- GraphQL
- React
- Vitest
- Cloudflare
- Terraform
- Python
(Large Rental Car Company API)
Data Analytics API for cloud-based fleet management platform for Client's ~1M vehicles that integrates real-time telematics, predictive analytics, & custom dashboards to optimize vehicle operations and lifecycle planning for large fleets.
- Python
- AWS
- CloudFormation Templates
- SQL
- Snowflake
- BitBucket
- pytest
NTRS Wealth Enrollments
The primary web interface to enroll new clients into Northern Trust's wealth management service.
- Microsoft Azure
- Terraform
- AWS
- Java
- Kubernetes
- SQL
- OracleDB
- PCF
- Python
- GitHub Actions
- Node.js
(Fortune 500 Loan Platform)
High-throughput mortgage loan automation platform built by a Fortune 500 wholesale mortgage lender, my team & Google Cloud, leveraging Gemini Flash 1.5 to streamline underwriting, accelerate document processing, & power AI-driven borrower support at scale for Client's ~$140B in annual mortage loans.
- Python
- Terraform
- Google Cloud (GCP)
- Gemini
- SQL
- Bash
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- GitHub
(Telecom Platform)
SaaS platform for telecom fraud detection & prevention that fights SIM swapping, Caller/Carrier ID spoofing & more
- Terraform
- AWS
- Python
- GoLang
- Java Springboot
- Kubernetes
- SQL
- GitLab
- AWS CodeDeploy
(Data Analytics Platform)
SaaS platform for counterparty intelligence in high-stakes financial transactions.
- AWS
- Python
- Terraform
- SQL
- GitHub
- Data Analytics
Orbit
An iPad app designed to digitalize operator rounds (data collection) across Duke's 100+ power plants, enhancing the workflows of their ~8.5k plant workers & ~8.6 million customers.
- Terraform
- AWS
- Python
- Node.js
- Azure
- Concourse CI
- Bash
- Postman
Slingshot
As Capital One's first commercial SaaS product, Slingshot empowers organizations to spend wisely, forecast confidently & make smart decisions using Snowflake.
- AWS
- Java
- Docker
- Snowflake
- React
Manage Your Data
This system empowers the firm's ~100 million customers to request a copy or deletion of their data, giving them more control over their personal information.
- AWS
- Python
- Java
- Docker
- Apache Airflow
- Apache Kafka
- Jenkins
- PostgreSQL
- SnowFlake
- React