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
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CampusClaw

Live — campusclaw.ai

An AI academic companion for college students at the University of Oklahoma. Connects to Canvas LMS, Google Calendar, and Gmail to help students manage coursework, deadlines, and schedules.

Next.js TypeScript Supabase Claude API Canvas LMS Vercel

Integrations

  • Canvas LMS — courses, assignments, grades
  • Google Calendar — schedule & events
  • Gmail — email context

Highlights

  • Anthropic Managed Agents with 14 custom tools
  • Encrypted OAuth token storage via pgcrypto
  • Persistent sessions across browser closes
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

CampusClaw

Live — campusclaw.ai

An AI academic companion for University of Oklahoma students, built on Anthropic's Claude Managed Agents. CampusClaw connects to Canvas LMS, Google Calendar, and Gmail to help students manage coursework, track deadlines, and stay organized. The agent uses 14 custom tools to interact with external services, with all OAuth tokens encrypted via pgcrypto and sessions that persist across browser closes.

Next.js TypeScript Supabase Claude API Canvas LMS Google OAuth Vercel Tailwind CSS

Architecture

  • Three-layer: Next.js frontend, Managed Agent, custom tool executor
  • Persistent agent sessions stored in Supabase Postgres
  • Encrypted OAuth tokens — credentials never leave the server

Integrations

  • Canvas LMS — courses, assignments, grades, announcements
  • Google Calendar — schedule management & event creation
  • Gmail — email context for academic communication
  • 14 custom agent tools for third-party API calls
  • Row-level security with Supabase Auth