Mckay Wrigley
Founder at Takeoff AI
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMckay Wrigley is a founder and software engineer with seven years of experience building AI-powered developer tools and conversational apps from Salt Lake City. As founder of Takeoff AI he focuses on shipping practical AI tools and combines a strong front-end specialization—React/TypeScript UIs, search and chat interfaces—with edge backends and OpenAI integrations. His open-source projects, including paul-graham-gpt, chatbot-ui, and an AI code translator, show a pattern of making models genuinely usable through polished UX, file/code workflows, and thoughtful setup flows. Previously self-employed and at Hivewire, he blends hands-on product development with startup leadership and a knack for smoothing friction points like loading states, presets, and API key experiences. He’s passionate about turning complex model integrations into simple, delightful interfaces that help developers and users get productive fast.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Gilbert, AZ, Gilbert, AZ at Highland High SchoolUniversity of Oklahoma
Github Skills (24)
api-doc10
javascript10
typescript310
ui-d10
openai-api10
css10
typescript10
typescript210
ui-design10
next-js10
javascripts10
api10
front-end-development10
typescript-types10
typescripts10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui
Mar 2023 - Jun 2024
AI chat for any model.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 468 PRs, 604 pushes in 1 year 3 months
Contributions summary:Mckay primarily contributed to the front-end of the application by refactoring the setup page and creating a preset component. They modified the sidebar switcher and made various UI enhancements. They also worked on file-related functionalities within the chat interface, including displaying and managing files. The commits suggest a focus on improving the user interface and user experience of the application.
mckaywrigley/paul-graham-gpt
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
AI search & chat for all of Paul Graham’s essays.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 24 commits, 4 PRs in 15 days
Contributions summary:Mckay primarily worked on developing the front-end of the application. They implemented features such as settings, a search bar, and a UI for displaying search results and answers. The user also integrated an OpenAI API key input and designed the UI for the application. Additionally, the user refactored and improved the loading states and overall application styling.
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