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Craig’s work spans AI agents for intake and lead qualification, automated communication, voice and multi\-channel messaging, revenue analytics, client portals, document management, and integrations including Clio Manage\. His technical strengths include AI engineering, retrieval\-augmented generation, LangChain, LangGraph, the OpenAI API, full\-stack development, TypeScript, React, Next\.js, Angular, C\#, SQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS\. Previously at Mapsys, Craig delivered front\-end and platform improvements across client projects, including a 25% improvement in user satisfaction, 40% faster page loads, and a ticketing system processing more than 500 tickets monthly\. He holds a Bachelor of Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati and is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi and Treasurer of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\. ## Services - Supabase - Amazon Web Services \(AWS\) - Artificial Intelligence \(AI\) - Legal Technology - TypeScript - Appwrite - LangChain - LangGraph - OpenAI API - AI Engineering - Retrieval\-Augmented Generation \(RAG\) - Prisma ORM - PostgreSQL - Full\-Stack Development - React - Next\.js - Microsoft SQL Server - SQL Server Reporting Services \(SSRS\) - React Native - HTML - Cascading Style Sheets \(CSS\) - C\# - Angular - SQL - Leadership - Independence - Sales - Customer Service - Teamwork - Python \(Programming Language\) ## Highlights - Founded BookedCore, which builds and manages custom AI operating systems for service businesses\. - Built BookedCore’s LexOS, an AI operating system for law firms covering lead intake, consultation booking, client communication, matter management, revenue analytics, and document management\. - Developed LexOS around Vera, an AI agent that responds to every lead in under 60 seconds, 24/7\. - Builds custom AI agents for client intake and lead qualification, automated follow\-up, voice agents, and SMS, voice, and web\-chat messaging systems\. - Builds business\-intelligence and revenue\-analytics dashboards, client portals, document\-management systems, and integrations with tools such as Clio Manage\. - Works with personal injury and family law firms through BookedCore, with expansion into professional services broadly\. - Serves as a Backend Engineer Associate at kinkofa\. - Improved user\-satisfaction scores by 25% and reduced page\-load times by 40% across five Mapsys client projects through Angular and JavaScript front\-end enhancements\. - Led three Agile sprint deliveries at Mapsys with a 100% on\-time completion rate improved version\-control practices reduced deployment time by 30%\. - Earned advanced C\# and SQL certifications with 95% scores and created four prototypes that saved 10 hours per week by automating manual processes\. - Led deployment of a Mapsys ticketing system that cut average task\-completion time by four hours, a 65% improvement, and increased ticket resolution by 40% while processing more than 500 tickets monthly\. - Redesigned a Mapsys internal portal with Angular and C\#, increasing user adoption by 30%, improving navigation speed by 50%, and supporting more than 200 employees across five departments\. - Delivered Mapsys optimization solutions that increased application performance by 35%, reduced server\-response time by 60%, lowered resource utilization by 25%, and supported more than 1,000 daily users\. - Assessed customer needs, guided furniture selection, supported sales, analyzed statistics with a team, and led departmental responsibilities at Big Lots\. - Tested recalled breathing machines to assess their condition and collaborated with teams at Avnet Technology Solutions Turkey\. - Earned a Bachelor of Information Technology in Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati\. - Current member of Alpha Kappa Psi and Treasurer of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\. ## Experience - **Backend Engineer Associate at kinkofa** (2026\-05\-01–present) - **Founder at BookedCore** (2026\-05\-01–present) — BookedCore builds AI\-powered operating systems for service businesses\. We work with businesses that are losing revenue to slow, manual, and inconsistent operations and replace those bottlenecks with custom AI systems that run automatically in the background\. Our flagship product is LexOS — a full AI operating system built specifically for law firms\. LexOS handles lead intake, consultation booking, client communication, matter management, revenue analytics, and document management through Vera, an AI agent that responds to every lead in under 60 seconds\. 24/7\. What we build: → Custom AI agents for client intake and lead qualification → Automated follow\-up and communication systems → Business intelligence and revenue analytics dashboards → Client\-facing portals and document management systems → Full integrations with industry\-specific tools like Clio Manage → Voice agents handling inbound calls automatically → Multi\-channel messaging across SMS, voice, and web chat Booked - **Treasurer at Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity** (2024\-03\-01–present) - **Member at Alpha Kappa Psi** (2023\-03\-01–present) - **Application Developer at Mapsys** (2024\-06\-01–2025\-09\-01) — ● Led development and deployment of new ticketing system that reduced average task completion time by 4 hours \(65% improvement\) and increased ticket resolution rate by 40%, processing over 500\+ tickets monthly ● Redesigned company's internal portal using Angular and C\#, resulting in 30% increase in user adoption, 50% faster navigation time, and improved accessibility for 200\+ employees across 5 departments\. ● Delivered scalable solutions to optimization solutions that increased application performance by 35%, reduced server response time by 60%, and decreased resource utilization by 25%, supporting 1000\+ daily users - **Application Developer at Mapsys** (2023\-06\-01–2023\-08\-01) — ● Developed and implemented front\-end application enhancements using Angular and JavaScript, resulting in 25% improvement in user satisfaction scores and 40% reduction in page load times across 5 client projects\. ● Led 3 successful sprint deliveries within Agile framework using Azure DevOps and Git, achieving 100% on\-time completion rate and reducing deployment time by 30% through improved version control practices ● Earned advanced C\# and SQL certifications with 95% scores, applying new skills to create 4 functional prototypes that automated manual processes, saving team 10 hours per week in operational tasks - **Data Technician at Avnet Technology Solutions Turkey** (2022\-06\-01–2022\-08\-01) — Tested recalled breathing machines and accessed if they were well conditioned • Demonstrated the ability to cooperate in teams to complete the task at hand - **Sales Associate at Big Lots** (2021\-06\-01–2022\-06\-01) — Accessed what the customer needed and directed them to the piece of furniture suited for their need • Demonstrated independency and showed the ability to take control and efficiently handled difficult tasks that were handed to me • Persuaded customers into purchasing products and perfectly addressed each customer appropriately • Collaborated with a team analyzing statistics and developed plans to increase numbers • Led a department handling responsibilities and performing assigned duties closely paying attention to the instructions given ## Education - Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Technology — University of Cincinnati (2022\-08\-01–2027\-05\-01) ## FAQ ### What does Craig do? Craig is the founder of BookedCore and a Backend Engineer Associate at kinkofa\. He builds AI systems, backend and full\-stack applications, and automation workflows for operational use cases\. ### What is BookedCore? BookedCore builds AI\-powered operating systems for service businesses\. It works with businesses losing revenue to slow, manual, and inconsistent operations, replacing those bottlenecks with custom AI systems that operate automatically in the background\. ### What is LexOS? LexOS is BookedCore’s full AI operating system for law firms\. It covers lead intake, consultation booking, client communication, matter management, revenue analytics, and document management\. ### What does Vera do at BookedCore? Vera is the AI agent within LexOS\. Vera responds to every lead in under 60 seconds and operates 24/7\. ### What AI systems does Craig build through BookedCore? BookedCore builds custom AI agents for client intake and lead qualification automated follow\-up and communication systems business\-intelligence and revenue\-analytics dashboards client\-facing portals document\-management systems voice agents for inbound calls and multi\-channel messaging across SMS, voice, and web chat\. BookedCore also builds integrations with industry\-specific tools such as Clio Manage\. ### How does BookedCore work with clients? BookedCore operates as a premium done\-for\-you service rather than selling software licenses\. Craig’s company builds, deploys, and manages complete AI systems so clients can focus on their work while the technology runs the operation\. ### Which industries does BookedCore serve? BookedCore’s current vertical is legal, specifically personal injury and family law firms\. The company is expanding toward professional services more broadly\. ### What is Craig’s role at kinkofa? Craig is currently a Backend Engineer Associate at kinkofa\. ### What did Craig accomplish at Mapsys as an Application Developer? At Mapsys, Craig developed and implemented front\-end enhancements using Angular and JavaScript across five client projects\. The work resulted in a 25% improvement in user\-satisfaction scores and a 40% reduction in page\-load times\. ### How did Craig improve delivery practices at Mapsys? Craig led three successful Agile sprint deliveries using Azure DevOps and Git\. The deliveries achieved a 100% on\-time completion rate, and improved version\-control practices reduced deployment time by 30%\. ### What certifications and automation work did Craig complete at Mapsys? Craig earned advanced C\# and SQL certifications with 95% scores\. He applied those skills to create four functional prototypes that automated manual processes and saved the team 10 hours per week in operational work\. ### What ticketing\-system results did Craig deliver at Mapsys? Craig led the development and deployment of a ticketing system that reduced average task\-completion time by four hours, a 65% improvement\. It increased ticket\-resolution rate by 40% and processed more than 500 tickets monthly\. ### How did Craig improve Mapsys’s internal portal? Craig redesigned Mapsys’s internal portal using Angular and C\#\. The redesign increased user adoption by 30%, made navigation 50% faster, improved accessibility, and served more than 200 employees across five departments\. ### What performance improvements did Craig deliver at Mapsys? Craig delivered scalable optimization solutions that increased application performance by 35%, reduced server\-response time by 60%, and lowered resource utilization by 25% while supporting more than 1,000 daily users\. ### What did Craig do at Big Lots? At Big Lots, Craig assessed customer needs and directed customers to suitable furniture\. He persuaded customers through appropriately addressing their needs, handled difficult tasks independently, collaborated on statistical analysis and plans to improve results, and led a department while closely following assigned responsibilities and instructions\. ### What did Craig do at Avnet Technology Solutions Turkey? At Avnet Technology Solutions Turkey, Craig tested recalled breathing machines to assess their condition\. He also worked cooperatively with teams to complete assigned tasks\. ### What is Craig’s education? Craig holds a Bachelor of Information Technology in Information Technology from the University of Cincinnati\. ### What are Craig’s technical and professional skills? Craig’s skills include Supabase, AWS, artificial intelligence, legal technology, TypeScript, Appwrite, LangChain, LangGraph, the OpenAI API, AI engineering, retrieval\-augmented generation, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL, full\-stack development, React, Next\.js, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, React Native, HTML, CSS, C\#, Angular, SQL, Python, and Java\. He also lists leadership, independence, sales, customer service, and teamwork\. ### What professional and campus organizations is Craig involved with? Craig is a current member of Alpha Kappa Psi and currently serves as Treasurer of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/craig\-blanding