Owen Whitaker

Building thoughtful software at the intersection of faith, entrepreneurship, and engineering.
About
Computer Science student at the University of Oklahoma. Founder of Supgrades LLC, building privacy-first iOS apps and AI agent infrastructure. Leads worship at the OU Baptist Collegiate Ministry. Driven by intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, and faith.
Selected Work
PrayingForYou

PrayingForYou

Live on App Store
★★★★★ 5.0 · 11 ratings

An iOS app helping Christians organize and follow through on prayer commitments. Privacy-first — all data stays on device, no account required.

Swift SwiftUI SwiftData WidgetKit UserNotifications

Key Features

  • All data stored locally on device
  • Serverless sharing via deep links
  • Home screen widgets with WidgetKit
  • Smart reminder scheduling & recurrence
  • Prayer folders & organization
  • Onboarding flow & archived prayers
Prayer list Prayer detail Reminders
Selected Work
02

Lux

Active Development

AI agent tools for the OpenClaw framework — semantic memory with biologically-inspired decay and real-time monitoring dashboards.

Node.js TypeScript LanceDB Transformers.js WebSocket React Express

Components

  • brAIn — semantic memory with vector search
  • Agent Dashboard — real-time WebSocket monitoring
  • LOAD — lightweight agent overview

Highlights

  • Local-first, no API keys required
  • Hybrid retrieval: semantic + knowledge graph
  • Obsidian-compatible markdown storage
Business

Supgrades, LLC

CEO & Founder — Since 2020

Innovative add-on products designed in CAD and manufactured on one of Oklahoma's largest 3D printer farms. Sold across major channels including Amazon.

49+
Printers
5+
Years
Education

University of Oklahoma

B.S. Computer Science 2024 – Present
Edmond Memorial HS — Valedictorian 4.714 GPA · 35 ACT
Francis Tuttle Engineering Academy Engineering Student of the Year
Skills
AI & Intelligent Systems
Vector Databases
LanceDB
Semantic Search
Embeddings
Transformers.js
Knowledge Graphs
Agent Architecture
Claude Code
Prompt Engineering
Skills
iOS & Apple Platforms
Swift
SwiftUI
SwiftData
WidgetKit
UserNotifications
Skills
Web & Backend
TypeScript
Node.js
React
Express
WebSocket
Cloudflare Workers
Ethos
Local-first, privacy-respecting software & intelligent systems.
— Design philosophy
Email
owenwhitaker@gmail.com
GitHub
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LinkedIn
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PrayingForYou

PrayingForYou

Live on App Store
★★★★★ 5.0 · 11 ratings

An iOS app helping Christians organize and follow through on prayer commitments. Privacy-first by design — all data stays on your device, no account required. Share prayers with others through serverless deep links, stay on track with smart reminders, and keep everything organized with folders and archives.

Swift SwiftUI SwiftData WidgetKit UserNotifications

Key Features

  • Privacy-first — all data stored locally on device
  • Serverless sharing via deep links
  • Home screen widgets with WidgetKit
  • Smart reminder scheduling & recurrence
  • Prayer folders & organization
  • Onboarding flow & archived prayers
Prayer list Prayer detail Reminders
View on App Store
Supgrades

Supgrades, LLC

CEO & Founder — Since September 2020

Launched in 2020 with the ambition to revolutionize people's everyday lives with innovative, add-on products. Leveraging CAD design and a robust 3D printer farm of 49+ printers — one of the largest in Oklahoma — we shape ideas into tangible enhancements. Products are sold across major sales channels including Amazon.

CAD Design 3D Printing Amazon FBA Product Design E-commerce Manufacturing

Highlights

  • 49+ printer farm — one of the largest in Oklahoma
  • Products sold on Amazon and other major channels
  • End-to-end from CAD design to manufacturing to fulfillment
  • Founded at age 15, running for 5+ years
  • Innovative add-on products for everyday life

Skills Applied

  • CAD modeling and industrial design
  • Supply chain and inventory management
  • E-commerce operations and marketing
  • Business strategy and customer development

Lux

Active Development

A suite of AI agent tools for the OpenClaw framework. Lux provides semantic memory augmentation with biologically-inspired decay, knowledge graph integration, and real-time monitoring dashboards. Everything runs locally — no API keys required. Memory is stored as Obsidian-compatible markdown for full portability.

Node.js TypeScript LanceDB Transformers.js WebSocket React Express

Components

  • brAIn — semantic memory with vector search & knowledge graphs
  • Agent Dashboard — real-time WebSocket monitoring
  • LOAD — lightweight agent overview dashboard

Highlights

  • Local-first — no API keys required
  • Biologically-inspired memory decay
  • Hybrid retrieval: semantic + knowledge graph
  • Obsidian-compatible markdown storage
  • Real-time dashboards via WebSocket