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Wayne Ellis — Builder's Sketchbook

I'm a systems engineer learning to build software with AI collaboration. Coding's learning curve always felt too steep; until AI removed that excuse. Now I'm building time-saving tools for rugby coaches and exploring whatever makes me curious.

Featured Projects

Squad Rotation Tool v2.0
Unleashed

Squad Rotation Tool v2.0

Fair game-time allocation for age-grade rugby teams

Age-grade coaches must ensure fair playing time while managing skill levels and player availability

LovableRugbyCoach-ToolsPlayer-Rotation
Rugby Council AI
Unleashed

Rugby Council AI

Multi-model AI collaboration for rugby session planning

Single AI models have blind spots. Each has different strengths in creativity, structure, and analytical thinking. Rugby coaching needs all three.

Multi-AgentLM-StudioOrchestrationRugby-Strategy
Coaching Animator
Active

Coaching Animator

AI-powered coaching animation tool

Building an AI-powered coaching animation tool to help coaches create engaging and effective training sessions.

SVG-AnimationSports-CoachingAI-AssistedUI-UX
Goal Tracker App
Active

Goal Tracker App

Automated momentum tracking for personal goals and project milestones

Goal tracking in Obsidian often feels disconnected from the daily routine. String-based parsing is fragile, and staying in flow requires a mobile-first, offline-capable dashboard that treats your vault as the sole source of truth.

Next.js-16Tailwind-CSS-4Vercel-AI-SDK-6Unified-AST

All Projects

Squad Rotation Tool v2.0

Squad Rotation Tool v2.0

Fair game-time allocation for age-grade rugby teams

LovableRugbyCoach-Tools

Built to help volunteer coaches manage complex rotation requirements

Rugby Session Planner

Rugby Session Planner

AI-powered training session generator for rugby coaches

Claude-APIAI-CoachingRugby

Exploring cost-effective deployment while maintaining quality AI-generated sessions

Reflective Practice Coach

Reflective Practice Coach

Guided reflection tool for coaches and practitioners

Reflective-PracticeStoicismAI-Assisted

Expanding from coaching reflections to broader Stoic philosophical practice

Rugby Council AI

Rugby Council AI

Multi-model AI collaboration for rugby session planning

Multi-AgentLM-StudioOrchestration

Three models independently plan, review each other's work, then a chairman synthesizes the best elements

Battlepoos

Battlepoos

Real-time multiplayer battleship game with a twist

WebSocketsSocket.ioMultiplayer

Full-stack TypeScript game with WebSocket multiplayer, built to explore real-time state synchronization

Pong Redux

Pong Redux

Clone of the classic Pong game using React and Redux

ReactReduxGame-Dev

My first attempt at building a Pong clone was classic 'black box' vibe coding. This time I focused on clean architecture and state management.

DataSphere LMS

DataSphere LMS

Professional learning management system

Next.jsLMSEducation

Comprehensive LMS with course creation, user management, and progress tracking

Coaching Animator

Coaching Animator

AI-powered coaching animation tool

SVG-AnimationSports-CoachingAI-Assisted

AI-powered coaching animation tool

Goal Tracker App

Goal Tracker App

Automated momentum tracking for personal goals and project milestones

Next.js-16Tailwind-CSS-4Vercel-AI-SDK-6

Progress: 80% | Treating your vault as a structured AST for resilient goal tracking

Home Network Monitor

Home Network Monitor

Gaining visibility into the silent devices on your consumer network

Next.js-15Prisma-SQLiteNmap

Design Phase Approved | Visualizing network topology and identifying OUI data without root overhead

Local LLM Bench

Local LLM Bench

Hybrid agentic workflows to bypass API limits and costs

OllamaGemma-4Agentic-Chaining

Early Benchmarking | Chaining local models for routine tasks to maintain an infinite 'vibe coding' flow

LLM Wiki

LLM Wiki

A structured repository for the rapid evolution of Large Language Models

Notebook-LMClaude-APIObsidian-Kraft

Repository Seeding | Synthesizing the 'art of the possible' into a queryable knowledge base