# Bert Mahoney

> AI Systems Architect & Hands-On Designer


## Posts

- [AI Social Video Automation for Multi-Location Brands](https://bertmahoney.com/ai-social-video-automation-multi-location-brands): A project update on building an AI-assisted social video engine with Tyler at TribalCore using Remotion, TypeScript, structured data, and automation for multi-location brand marketing.
- [Building a Private, Local, Zero-Cost, Transcription System on macOS Using AI](https://bertmahoney.com/building-zero-cost-local-transcription-system-macos-ai): How a local macOS transcription pipeline became durable infrastructure by replacing fragile Python ML tooling with native Metal, keeping audio private, and removing subscription costs.
- [Running Local AI on a 2017 iMac: What Actually Happened](https://bertmahoney.com/running-local-ai-on-a-2017-imac-what-actually-happened): If you've been searching for honest, real-world results on running a local AI setup on older hardware, specifically installing Ubuntu on a 2017 iMac and running an open-source AI agent locally, this post is for you.
- [Some investor is going to wake up one day and realize how much world-class talent and untapped market cap have been warming the bench inside the US economy.](https://bertmahoney.com/wut-things-you-dont-know-you-dont-know): And those blind spots?
- [I Built a Private AI Cloud. My Data Is Mine.](https://bertmahoney.com/i-built-a-private-ai-cloud-my-data-is-mine): There's a moment every creative hits when they realize the tool they're using is also using them.
- [From SSH Friction to a Private LLM Cloud: Building a Private, Repeatable Ollama + EC2 Setup](https://bertmahoney.com/from-ssh-friction-to-a-private-llm-cloud-building-a-private-repeatable-ollama-ec2-setup): …quickly turned into a maze of SSH quirks, Docker inconsistencies, networking gotchas, and AWS nuances.
- [Designing AI Systems That Actually Work](https://bertmahoney.com/designing-ai-systems-that-actually-work): I've been designing and deploying custom AI agents, not generic tools, but systems built around how individuals and businesses actually work.
- [You Can’t Recreate an AI "Personality" Without Doing This First](https://bertmahoney.com/you-cant-recreate-an-ai-personality-without-doing-this-first): In my last post, I laid out a core problem: AI identity doesn’t survive a simple export/import. You don’t lose the data. You lose the presence. So the obvious next question is: How do you actually capture that presence in the first place?
- [I’m Starting to Feel Like A "Who in Whoville"](https://bertmahoney.com/im-starting-to-feel-like-a-who-in-whoville): TL;DR Age bias in hiring is real—but mostly invisible The system protects against it in theory, not in practice Younger professionals aren’t paying attention (yet) This isn’t a rant—it’s a warning shot and a wake-up call
- [The Hard Problem No One Is Solving in AI: Identity Continuity](https://bertmahoney.com/the-hard-problem-no-one-is-solving-in-ai-identity-continuity): If you can export the data, you can recreate the experience.
- [From Friction to Flow: How I Automated My Screenshot-to-Notion Workflow with Shell Scripts and AI](https://bertmahoney.com/from-friction-to-flow-how-i-automated-my-screenshot-to-notion-workflow-with-shell-scripts-and-ai): Learn how I built a macOS screen capture to Notion workflow using AI, environment variables, and automation to eliminate friction and reduce steps.
- [Versioned Voice Tuning Log](https://bertmahoney.com/versioned-voice-tuning-log): I built a local voice cloning system that respects privacy and control. It's a work in progress, focusing on tuning speed, pitch, and emotional depth to sound like me.
- [I Finally Built the Transcription Tool I’ve Wanted Since 2008](https://bertmahoney.com/i-finally-built-the-transcription-tool-ive-wanted-since-2008): The author created a local voice transcription and synthesis system, eliminating reliance on cloud services, prioritizing privacy, and enabling seamless conversion between text and audio while maintaining control over their data.
- [Titles in Software Design: Identity Crisis, Problem, or Nonsense?](https://bertmahoney.com/titles-in-software-design-identity-crisis-problem-or-nonsense): The evolution of job titles in the software design industry over 30 years reflects its growth and complexity. While specialized titles like UX and Product Designers have emerged, they can cause confusion and identity crises. Designers should focus on their skills rather than titles, embracing change as the industry evolves.
- [Embracing AI in User Experience and User Interface Design](https://bertmahoney.com/embracing-ai-in-ux-and-ui-design): As an old-school UX and UI designer, incorporating AI into my workflow was a no-brainer, and it has transformed how I approach design and development.
- [Redesigning My Website: A Journey Towards Improvement](https://bertmahoney.com/redesigning-my-website-a-journey-towards-improvement): I was interviewed by an AI tuned for UX design about my recent web design overhaul and here's what AI had to say.
- [The cobbler's children finally have shoes after thirty years.](https://bertmahoney.com/the-cobblers-children-finally-have-shoes-after-thirty-years)
- [WordPress/Thesis Tutorial: Custom Google Search Engine](https://bertmahoney.com/wordpressthesis-tutorial-custom-google-search-engine): One of the things you always want to provide visitors to your website is a good search tool.
- [Thesis Tutorial: Sidebars However You Like Them](https://bertmahoney.com/thesis-tutorial-sidebars-however-you-like-them): One of the things I learned from creating multiple custom page templates within the Thesis framework was how to create and modify sidebars.
- [Thesis Tutorial: Dynamic Image Header with Transparent Logo](https://bertmahoney.com/thesis-tutorial-dynamic-image-header-with-transparent-logo): One of the tools that I use is Chris Pearson's fantastic Thesis WordPress theme framework.
- [Thesis Tutorial: Multiple Custom Page Templates](https://bertmahoney.com/thesis-tutorial-multiple-custom-page-templates): I have been working with Thesis for a little over a month now. Thesis is a relatively new templating platform for WordPress.
- [Day Zero—0](https://bertmahoney.com/day-zero-0): "Start where you are" is a quotation burned into my synapses from Pema Chodron, buddhist nun, and is what I always think when venturing out on some new endeavor and here I am.
- [Start where you are.](https://bertmahoney.com/things-are-underway): The wise words of Buddhist nun Pema Chödron are apt for titling this first post on my new, albeit classic in spirit, weblog.

## Pages

- [No Access](https://bertmahoney.com/no-access)
- [Personal AI Agent Migration: Private ChatGPT & Claude Archive Extraction](https://bertmahoney.com/personal-ai-agent-migration): Private AI migration for personal ChatGPT and Claude users who want to preserve meaningful conversations, protect sensitive memories, and keep their AI relationship under their own control.
- [AI Agent Brain Transplants](https://bertmahoney.com/private-ai-agent-migration): Private AI migration service for serious ChatGPT and Claude users who want to preserve their agent history, protect intellectual property, and move sensitive AI work into a secure environment.
- [Your business is already hiding 10–20 hours a week. The AI you're paying for is where they went.](https://bertmahoney.com/make-ai-work-for-you): No new tools. No theory. Just the system you're missing.
- [Find 10–20 Hours/Week Hidden in Your Business Using AI You Already Have.](https://bertmahoney.com/find-10-20-hours-week-hidden-in-your-business-using-ai-you-already-have): Replaces weeks of trial-and-error and wasted spending.
- [Weblog — Bert Mahoney](https://bertmahoney.com/weblog-bert-mahoney)
- [I am Bert.—First Offer Page](https://bertmahoney.com/ai-systems-workflow-design-implementation): Most teams are experimenting with AI.
- [AI Systems Designer + Hands-On Builder](https://bertmahoney.com/): Mara, my AI agent, can answer questions about my background, skills, and abilities. She knows how I work because I created her.
- [Bert Mahoney — Weblog, stories, ideas, experiences.](https://bertmahoney.com/weblog)
- [About Bert](https://bertmahoney.com/about-bert-mahoney-ai-systems-designer-technologist): I specialize in modernizing complex software through thoughtful UX, collaborative systems thinking, and the rare ability to translate between teams, tools, and needs.
- [Résumé / Curriculum Vitae](https://bertmahoney.com/bert-mahoneys-resume-cv): As an AI systems designer and product thinker, I specialize in designing and building AI-powered, responsive software systems from 0→1.
- [Bert Mahoney: 404 Error, yo!](https://bertmahoney.com/404-yo)
- [Security](https://bertmahoney.com/bertmahoney-privacy-and-cookie-policy): Our website address is: http://bertmahoney.com.
- [colophon](https://bertmahoney.com/colophon): The first mention is to all the people I was lucky enough to work with during my years of pushing pixels and the early days of digital tinkering.

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