About

David Cole

I build high-performance web experiences for local businesses and orchestrate autonomous AI workflows. Founder of Gnomad Studio — local-first websites, multi-tenant CRM, Tauri desktop apps, and agentic tooling for small teams. Based in Oklahoma; working with clients regionally and remotely.

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Résumé

Summary

I build high-performance web experiences for local businesses and orchestrate autonomous AI workflows. Founder of Gnomad Studio — local-first websites, multi-tenant CRM, Tauri desktop apps, and agentic tooling for small teams. Based in Oklahoma; working with clients regionally and remotely.

Experience

Founder & Lead Developer

Gnomad Studio
  • Local-first web design for small businesses — mobile-first, SEO-ready, conversion-focused
  • Gnomad desktop apps: Slate, Webcanvas, and Gnomad assistant (Tauri 2, cross-platform releases)
  • Gnomad CRM: multi-tenant architecture for agency client management
  • Agent swarm operations: Cursor, Antigravity, n8n, MCP, and local orchestration lanes
  • Portfolio and app downloads at davidcole.cloud

Independent Web Designer & Developer

Freelance / Contract

  • Custom sites for home services, nonprofits, retail, and regional operators
  • Local SEO campaigns: citation consistency, schema, and geo-targeted landing pages
  • Firebase and Supabase backends for client portals and intake systems

Client & Strategy

  • Web Design
  • UX Strategy
  • Local SEO
  • Conversion Optimization
  • Client Discovery

Technical

  • Astro
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind
  • Tauri
  • Firebase
  • Supabase
  • MDX
  • Git

Agents & Automation

  • Cursor
  • MCP
  • n8n
  • CrewAI
  • Agent Orchestration
  • Skill Libraries

Education

  • Self-directed — Web Development, AI/Agent Systems, Linux Administration

    Continuous professional development · Ongoing

Speaking & Media

talk

Agent-First Development for Solo Studios

How small agencies can adopt multi-agent workflows without enterprise overhead.

talk

Local-First SEO in 2026

Citation consistency, AI-ready content, and measurable foot-traffic signals for regional businesses.

What clients say

“David delivered a site that actually converts — our intake forms went from ignored to the primary lead channel within the first month.”

Sarah M. Owner · Home Services

Primary lead channel from web intake

“The CRM setup finally gave us clean separation between client accounts. We stopped stepping on each other's data.”

James T. Operations Lead · Multi-location Retail

Multi-tenant client isolation

“Rare to find someone who can talk to business owners and also document the technical architecture clearly enough for our dev team.”

Alex R. Director · Regional Nonprofit

Bridge between stakeholders and engineering

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