norman.dev — profile v1 available · est. 2026
Norman Thomas — Engineer / Head of Engineering

Ergo/Papercut/Walko/Next

I design, build, and ship products end to end. These are the latest — more on the way.

Role

Head of Eng.

Discipline

Full-stack

Products

04 · ∞ next

Status

For hire

01 / Profile

I build software that thinks with you — opinionated products that fold AI, device context, and good design into something genuinely useful. Small surface, deep capability. Shipped end to end, by one person who cares about the details.

02 / Products
04 products, more in development
P-01

Building

Ergo

An agentic AI assistant in the palm of your hand.

A personal assistant that doesn't just chat — it acts. Ergo is outfitted with a growing toolkit that reaches into your device and connected data, then gets things done on your behalf. Deeply customizable, so it works the way you do.

F-01

Agentic by design

Plans and executes multi-step tasks with real tools — not just answers, outcomes.

F-02

Device-aware

Taps into on-device capabilities and the data you connect for context that generic assistants can't reach.

F-03

Yours to shape

Customize tools, behavior, and personality so the assistant fits your life instead of the other way around.

F-04

Private & in your pocket

Built mobile-first, so your most capable assistant is always one tap away.

P-02

Live

Papercut

Your physical mailbox, digitized and understood.

Digitize your physical mail and let AI do the reading. Papercut turns the stack on your counter into a searchable dashboard — summaries, extracted actions, and due dates surfaced automatically, so paper stops running your life. Fighting Germany's obsession with paper.

F-01

Summaries & actions

AI reads every letter, gives you the gist, and pulls out what to do — amounts to pay, deadlines, numbers to call.

F-02

Bills & due dates

Keeps track of unpaid bills and when they're due, so nothing slips through and no deadline sneaks up on you.

F-03

Notified, never buried

Push notifications for new mail as it arrives. Junk is silenced automatically — but stays there if you ever need it.

F-04

Find any letter

Categorizes everything — tax-relevant letters always at hand — with multi-facet search from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

P-03

Building

Walko

Personalized tours, built for the day you're actually having.

Walko crafts a tour that fits you — your interests, your time, your circumstances. It accounts for the weather, makes sure you arrive when places are open, and sequences everything into one itinerary built just for you.

F-01

Itineraries that fit you

Tells you what to see based on your interests and the time you actually have — not a generic top-10 list.

F-02

Aware of the real world

Factors in weather and opening hours so you show up when places are open and conditions make sense.

F-03

Smart sequencing

Orders stops into a route that flows, so the day feels effortless instead of scattered.

F-04

Made for the moment

Adapts to your circumstances on the day, building the plan around how you want to spend your time.

P-04

Concept

What Was I Thinking

Catch a thought the instant it strikes.

The ideas that vanish before you can grab them — caught. Press one button on your wrist, speak, and it's captured, transcribed, and filed with related thoughts. A gentle evening reminder helps you build on the ones worth keeping, so your best spontaneous ideas stop slipping away.

F-01

Capture in a blink

One tap on your Apple Watch and the thought is safe — before typing or fumbling for an app can kill it.

F-02

Speak, don't type

Just talk. The app listens, transcribes what you said, and writes it down for you.

F-03

Sorted automatically

Analyzes each thought, categorizes it, and groups it with similar ideas so themes surface on their own.

F-04

Evening nudge

Reminds you in the evening to revisit and elaborate — only if you want to.

03 / Capabilities
  • 01

    0 → 1 products

    From a vague idea to a shipped app in the store. Strategy, design, and engineering under one roof.

  • 02

    AI integration

    Agentic systems, LLM tooling, and AI features that are actually useful — not bolted-on gimmicks.

  • 03

    Mobile & full-stack

    End-to-end builds: native-feeling apps, the APIs behind them, and the cloud they run on.

  • 04

    Engineering leadership

    Head-of-engineering experience: setting technical direction and shipping with small, fast teams.

End of sheet — Norman Thomas © 2026