Daniel Alan Nelson

Prompt Engineer • LLM Engineer • AI Automation Developer

I design high-impact prompts and build LLM-powered systems that solve real business problems.

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About Me

I specialize in prompt engineering, LLM reasoning, and intelligent automation. My work focuses on building AI systems that combine structured prompting, retrieval-augmented generation, and Python automation to deliver real-world impact. I bring a strong foundation in deep learning, and data engineering.

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Projects

Workforce AI-Web Project

Streak Workforce Project — Written with the help of Claude in PHP, using either MySQL or PostgreSQL, hosted in Hostgator

Skills: PHP, MySQL and Claude

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Personal Olama AI Assistant with Local Memory
(On standalone laptop)

Description: A multi-turn conversational assistant with memory, tool use, and safety layers.

Skills: Python, Docker, System Prompts, Tool Integration, Safety Prompting

Tech: GPT 5.2 Instant, Claude for final editing, Python 3.14, Olama, Visual Studio Code, Git, Docker Desktop, Ubuntu 22.04.5 and The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

LLM-Powered Data Analyst

Description: Upload a CSV and receive automated insights, SQL queries, and charts.

Skills: Python, Pandas, Reasoning, Data Analysis

Tech: Python, Visual Studio, Pandas, Matplot

Automated Workflow Engine (Python + LLM)

Description: LLM-powered automation for summarization, classification, and reporting.

Skills: Python Automation, Applied Prompting

Tech: Python, FastAPI, Visual Studio

Skills

Core Prompt Engineering Skills

Technical Skills

Tools

3-Week AI & Prompt Engineering Curriculum

Week 1 — Prompting Basics + Intro Python

Books

  • The Art of Prompt Engineering with ChatGPT — Nathan Hunter
  • Automate the Boring Stuff with Python — Al Sweigart (Ch. 1–3)

YouTube

  • DeepLearning.AI — ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
  • Programming with Mosh — Python Tutorial for Beginners

Week 2 — Prompt Patterns + Python Fundamentals

Books

  • The Art of Prompt Engineering (Prompt patterns section)
  • Automate the Boring Stuff (Ch. 4–6)

YouTube

  • Prompt Engineering Institute — Prompt Patterns
  • freeCodeCamp — Python for Beginners

Resume

Contact

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