Michael Richo

What I do

Generative AI · LoRA / diffusion fine-tuning · AI image & video pipelines (FLUX, Qwen, WAN, Stable Diffusion) · ComfyUI  |  Full-stack · Python · React · scalable backends  |  Cloud · AWS · Cloudflare  |  Games · Unity · Telegram

Selected work (20 projects)

Trism2

Long-awaited sequel to the smash hit game, Trism. Trism2 is a match-three game with the style of an adventure game.

Bug FixAges 12+Third-Party IntegrationAges 18+Cocos2dPerformance Optimization

Game Company website

Design website for a video game company.

Apache HTTP ServerWeb DesignBusiness with 1-9 EmployeesPHPWordPressMySQL

Planetstrike: Arcade

My ongoing indie game project in Unity3d. Planetstrike: Arcade is an arcade-style space shooter taking inspiration from StarFox and classic old-school space shooter games. It will be available on mobile, PC, and Mac.

Personal ComputermacOSC#Ages 12+LinuxAges 18+

AI Art Mobile App

I created the backend and AI infrastructure for a mobile app called Diffuze AI The app allows users to train an artificial intelligence model on their face and then generates a variety of personalized avatars for them to use. I was responsible for building the server-side infrastructure and integrating the AI model into the app. This incl

DjangoArtificial IntelligencePythonTypeScriptPostgreSQLMobile App Development

Multi-restaurant Coffee Delivery App and Backend

I was responsible for the design and management of a full stack coffee delivery app I worked closely with a team of frontend developers to create a responsive and user-friendly interface. On the backend, I designed and implemented an API that integrated with several third-party services and a database to store and retrieve data efficientl

TypeScriptPythonDjangoReactMobile App DevelopmentPostgreSQL

Mobile ScoreKeeper App

Create app from mockup design. Utilize API backend, design components and logic, data structures. Store scorekeeping records for later sync to API, and a live-updating mode.

React NativeReactMobile AppTypeScriptNode.js

Instructional Music Software

When the client wanted their instructional music software, that was previously for Mac and Windows to run on Chromebook, I re-wrote it into a fully JavaScript and CSS implementation. I also coded the backend in Python and Django. It lives on AWS and is one of the most advanced MIDI players on the web.

DjangoDatabase DevelopmentBootstrapAmazon Web ServicesAPIDesktop Application