A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away (IYKYK), I launched a coding contest, seeking to tap into the new tools that are out there that can turn anyone, including fuzzballs like me, into programmers and software developers. I was supposed to announce the winners at ARMTech, but things got away from me and it didn’t happen. As time wore on, the timeliness of announcing the winners became less and less important and I have kept people waiting long enough. To those of you who submitted entries, I can’t thank you enough. I think this was a really neat idea and I am grateful that you saw it, too. I hope to replicate this again for ARMTech 2027 and I vow to do a better job of announcing the winners in less time than it takes someone to do the Kessel Run.
Before announcing the winners, I want to thank everyone who submitted an entry for the contest. There were three categories: Industry Application, Personal Productivity, and Fun & Games. Those who submitted an entry were:
- Karen Riomondo, InterProse
- Juergen Lunkwitz, Contract Callers
- Noah Jensen, The Computer Manager
- Christian Tarque, Gulf RCM
- Ryan Mack, Divinity Software Group
- Ralph Hall, GVH Consulting/BCA Financial Services
- Chris Taylor, Key 2 Recovery
- Raag Khandelwal, Prodigal
I enlisted the help of several industry experts: Tim Collins, Mike Wright, Sara Woggerman, Chris Ball, Michael Meyer, Kristyn Leffler, Lucas Brown, and Eric Nevels to judge the entries on originality, creativity, and overall quality. Here are the winners in each of the categories:
Industry Application: Prodigal’s Two-Way Texting Agent
The team at Prodigal built a 2-way texting AI agent that can converse with consumers in real time, send payment links, send documents like validation notices through MMS, update CRM platforms with cease communication/opt-out flags, and update the CRM with attorney and insurance information. The tool saves valuable agent bandwidth by automating responses, can keep consumers engaged with instant answers, be available after hours when agents have logged off, and also improve compliance.
Personal Productivity: RobbyMail by Ryan Mack
RobbyMail is an intelligent email automation platform that transforms standard email inboxes into autonomous AI agents. Built on Azure and powered by OpenAI, it allows users to create custom email aliases (bots) under the mailswamp.net domain to handle specific workflows like recruiting, support, or personal admin.
When an email arrives—whether it contains text, attached PDFs/images, or even links to external documents—RobbyMail acts as a smart intermediary. It parses the content, downloads referenced files, and feeds the full context to a Large Language Model. Based on your custom instructions, the bot can autonomously reply with detailed answers, generate HTML dashboards, summarize threads, or filter out noise by deciding which emails are important enough to forward to you.
The platform is built for scalability with a multi-tenant architecture, featuring Stripe integration for subscription management and usage quotas. It effectively turns static mailboxes into proactive assistants that can read, understand, and act on information instantly, saving users hours of manual processing time.
Fun & Games: Pinball by Karen Riomondo & Grid Lands by Juergen Lunkwitz
Karen developed a pinball game for debt collectors. Collect as much $ before the S.O.L. Clock runs out. Stay Compliant: use your knowledge of regulations to collect on all of your assigned accounts. Collect on all and get a fresh batch of accounts! Don’t be S.O.L! Be the top pinballer to achieve S.O.L. fame and fortune!
