Tom Sesler
I build what I wish existed, then ship it.
Every project here started with a real problem I experienced firsthand — as a DoorDash driver, a beer merchandiser, or someone who couldn't find the right tool. I designed and built each one from scratch.
New Hampshire / Massachusetts. Open to full-time or remote
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MERCHANDISING SYSTEM
Bloomberg Terminal-inspired mobile app for beer merchandisers. Real-time POS data, auto-orders, shrinkage detection.
Live prototype + Bloomberg Terminal design system
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FIRSTDAY.LIFE
AI-powered goal tracker with iterative weekly sprints. Designed, built, and shipped as a live product.
Live shipped product — design, engineering, AI planning
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DOORDASH DASHER APP UX CRITIQUE
Ethnographic UX research across 1,000+ deliveries with five redesign proposals.
Heuristic evaluation + 5 redesign concepts
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GUITAR PLAYER
A personal fingerpicking trainer. Lights up the next fret, slows tempo to 10%, loops sections. I built it because no practice app showed the fretboard the way I wanted.
Personal tool — Next.js + Zustand, open source
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AUTO-PRESENTER
Desktop app that watches my slides and my script at the same time. Voice tracking advances the slide as I speak. Built because I hated switching between Keynote and a teleprompter while recording pitch videos.
Personal tool — Electron + Claude, open source
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“Tom under-promises and over-delivers.”
“Exactly the kind of driven, analytical thinker any team would be lucky to have.”
Scott Berube
Principal Lecturer of Accounting, UNH
“Strategic thinking with collaboration — he made others better.”
Nikhil Awasty
Assistant Professor, UNH
“Confident in Tom’s bright future — highly recommend.”
Russell Miles
Operations / Supply Chain, UNH
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tom@straydesign.co