Hey.

I’m JP. I build AI agent tooling and internal systems, and the technology that keeps conservation work running. Technical Director at Nuvio. Founder of BioAxis. Co-founder of Rhino Repro.

01 — About

Build things that ship.

I work where engineering meets biology, building practical systems for teams doing precise, hands-on work.

At Nuvio, where I’m Technical Director, I lead agent tooling and internal infrastructure. I run BioAxis, building software for veterinary, agricultural and bioscience teams. As an independent consultant I work with wildlife operators on lab tooling, data systems and field instrumentation.

I co-founded Rhino Repro in 2016 to apply assisted reproductive techniques — oocyte recovery, ICSI, cryopreservation — to South Africa’s most threatened rhino. Genetics tells us what to save; engineering builds the things that let us save it.

02 — Experience

Where I have been.

201620182020202220242026
BioAxis
  • Founder2025 — PresentSoftware for veterinary, agricultural and bioscience teams.
Nuvio Software (Pty) Ltd
2 roles
  • Technical Director2025 — PresentEngineering leadership and architecture direction.
  • Head of Development2023–2025Built and led the engineering function.
Independent · Wildlife industries
  • Engineering Consultant2022 — PresentBespoke tech for conservation operators.
LARC Developments — ThinkTank Team
  • Project Manager2021 — PresentCross-disciplinary delivery.
Rhino Repro
  • Co-Founder2016 — PresentAssisted reproduction for endangered rhino.
University of Pretoria
2 roles
  • BEng Computer Engineering2018–2022Engineering pathway.
  • BSc Genetics, Biochemistry & Physics2016–2018Life sciences foundation.
03 — Selected work

Projects.

Companies I run, a non-profit I co-founded, and the open-source tools and apps I build along the way.

04 — Flagship

Interns.

A crew of AI agents that work for you, run by the Coordinator. They draft; you approve.

  • Zara · OpsWatches the servers; speaks up only when needed.
  • Rowan · Chief of staffPlans your day from your calendar and inbox.
  • Milo · InboxTells you what you owe people and drafts the replies.
  • Iris · ResearchComes back with sourced, readable answers.
  • Nia · MeetingsBriefs you before meetings, asks how they went after.
  • Pia · WritingTurns rough notes into posts in your voice.
  • Rhea · Code reviewPrepares PR reviews you publish with one tap.
  • Coordinator · Runs the officeHires, routes, schedules and keeps the guardrails on.
The starter crew · hovertap to say hi
The Interns app: the crew list, a chat with an intern, the Today tab and a people page.
Crew · Chat · Today · People

Interns — open source, self-hosted, drafts-only.

Interns is a self-hosted crew of persistent AI agents, built on the Claude Agent SDK and run by the Coordinator. Each intern has a name, an animated face, a job, its own memory, tools and a daily budget. You talk to them from a phone app or Discord, and they work on their own too: triaging the inbox, briefing you before meetings, reviewing pull requests, keeping track of who you owe a reply, and giving a morning standup.

Interns draft; you approve. Mail stays in drafts, and a review only publishes when you tap Approve. Open source under MIT.

  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • SQLite
  • Expo PWA
  • Claude Agent SDK
  • Microsoft Graph
  • GitHub App
  • Discord
View on GitHub
05 — Field work

Conservation.

A white rhino in the South African bushveld.
“Bridging assisted reproductive science and engineering to preserve the white & black rhino.
White rhino · Limpopo, ZA · Rhino Repro field work

Rhino Repro — a non-profit where genetics meets engineering.

Rhino Repro applies artificial reproductive techniques — oocyte recovery, ICSI, and cryopreservation — to extend the genetic future of South Africa’s most threatened megafauna. I co-founded the organisation in 2016 and continue to contribute on the engineering side: lab tooling, data, and the small instruments that make remote field work possible.

It’s where both of my degrees meet in the field: the lab work, the data, and the kit that has to survive the bush.

06 — Say hello

Open to a good conversation.

For consulting work, conservation tech collaboration, or a chat about agent tooling — drop a line.

© 2026 Jean-Pierre De La ReyPretoria · ZAjpdelarey.co.za