Robin Mehdee
I build systems that make complexity feel natural.
I work on technology enablement at Whitestone, where commerce, ERP and automation systems have to fit together. Most of it comes down to connection: getting platforms, data and people moving to the same rhythm, automating what repeats, and simplifying what confuses.
The harder part is rarely the code. It is working out what someone actually needs, then noticing where the current way is quietly costing them time.
I started young, running IRC servers and PHP forums. That became localization work and a Linux distribution built for kids in their own language, then classroom software at Save the Children. Since 2016 I’ve been building commerce systems, custom applications and automations.
Side project
AuraMux
macOS terminalA native macOS terminal, built for running AI coding CLIs across many long-lived sessions.
- A tab per session, restored after a restart
- Notes kept with the project, as Markdown
- Badges showing which session needs input
- Split view, command palette, seven themes
Off the Record
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Sometimes, the harder path leads to the simpler solution
You can have the best tools, the newest platforms, and the smartest AI model, and still build the wrong thing. The real value of technology comes from connecting the dots.
Where time actually goes?
Where do people lose time without realizing it? Not in the big delays. In the small, constant interruptions that blend into the day.
In a world of zeros and ones, we are obsessed with becoming zero
If I had the power, I would use our tech for better things: exploring the deep ocean, reaching for the stars, and saving human lives.
Work
- 2025-now
Whitestone · Manager, Technology Enablement
- 2022-25
ePromos · Web Developer Lead
- 2016-22
Greenlane Holdings · Lead Web Developer, B2C
- 2014-15
Save the Children · Officer, ICT in Education
- 2011-13
Ankur ICT · Program Officer
Along the way I’ve contributed to GNOME, Mozilla, and Canonical.