FD FrontDesk24Hospitality, rethought.
An AI front desk and property management platform for hotels, with reviewable workflows from check-in to daily operations.
Rick Hoopes / Developer & founder
Ideas to software.
Built to be used.
I’m Rick, a full-stack developer and founder building practical products for work, family, and everyday life.
The whole picture.
The small details.
From the first idea to the systems that keep it running.
- 01 Product thinking
- 02 Full-stack development
- 03 Applied AI
Independent thinking. Practical execution.Selected work below
01 / Selected work
Different problems.
The same care.
A selection of products I’m building,
from everyday tools to ambitious systems.
Ear to EyeOn the App StoreSpeech, made visible.
A little clarity.
A big difference.
Ear to Eye
02A communication aid that turns speech into focused, readable captions, with a full transcript to revisit or export.
More to explore
Four more perspectives on useful softwareEmail infrastructure
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ARC-Relay
Custom-domain email forwarding and thoughtful automation for the inbox you already use.
Everyday coordination
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Co·oParent
Calmer co-parenting with shared messages, custody calendars, and organized records.
Spatial computing
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SensaVista
Exploring adaptive sensory rehabilitation through spatial computing and headset sensors.
Independent experiments
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Aether Tools
A collection of experimental apps at the intersection of perception, curiosity, and play.
02 / How I work
A founder’s perspective.
An engineer’s follow-through.
I care about the connection between a real problem and the software that solves it. That means thinking through the experience, building the underlying systems, and paying attention to what happens after launch.
My work spans web platforms, native apps, and applied AI. The common thread is simple: make something useful, make it understandable, and keep making it better.
01
Start with the problem.
Understand the people, the context, and what would actually make their day easier.
02
Build the whole thing.
Connect the interface, the application, and the infrastructure into one considered experience.
03
Care beyond launch.
Keep refining the details that make software reliable and useful in everyday life.
03 / Let’s talk
Have something
worth building?
A project, a collaboration, or a good question.
I’d like to hear about it.