Founder & CEO · Upforge · Sonor
Ramsey
Deal
I build the websites people find and the software teams run on.
Hi, I'm Ramsey. Since 2017 I've run Upforge, a premium web and app development and AI agency in the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area, and founded Sonor, the AI platform that keeps every site we ship measured and improving long after launch.
- 150+
- Projects shipped
- $50M+
- Client revenue generated
- 9
- Years building
01 What I build
Ideas into
real things.
I build businesses around a simple belief: good design gets people in the door, and good software makes everything after that work better.
Founder & CEO · Since 2017
Upforge
Websites people find. Software teams run on. A small studio bringing design, engineering, and AI together under one roof.
Explore the studio
Founder & CEO · Built in-house
Sonor
Analytics, SEO, CRM, and AI in one place. The platform I built to keep every site we launch measured and improving long after day one.
Meet SonorTwo companies. One connected way of building.
02 Selected work
Built to
make a difference.
A few things I've helped bring into the world. Real businesses, real people, and a lot of attention to the details.
Hospitality · Brand, web & photography
Queen City Riverboats
Bringing a Cincinnati riverfront experience to life online, from the first impression to booking a cruise.
See the project
Engineering · Web & search infrastructure
True Power Systems
One engineering firm. A network of local sites. Every market connects to one lead pipeline.
See the projectAlso on the workbench
More on the studio's work at upforge.io/work
“Working with Upforge has had an immediate and noticeable impact in our business. This has been one of the smartest investments we made since opening our bar 18 months ago. The professionalism, commitment and fast delivery make working with Ramsey a pleasure and I look forward to continuing to expand our reach with Upforge's incredible service”
“From video and photography to redesigning our website, their team nailed it. Our new site is clean, modern, and easy to navigate, and it perfectly captures the experience of cruising on the Ohio River. Ramsey and the crew were organized, creative, and easy to work with every step of the way.”
“I've run about twenty grand of client work through Upforge this year across several of my clients. Every project came back better than I pictured it. I'd put my name behind these guys on anything.”
True Power Systems · Queen City Riverboats · Manhattan Harbour · Gunning Homes · Gilson's · Executive Awards · AREA · 4M Lawn Care
Since 2017, we've never transferred out a domain. I think that says a lot.
03 How I work
Care about
every detail.
The best clients know they could be doing more digitally. They bring the outcomes they want; we bring the how. Here's what that looks like.
Details are the product
Premium isn't a look, it's a standard. Type, spacing, speed, copy: everything gets the same care.
Own the whole stack
Design, code, infrastructure, and AI under one roof. When one team can see the whole system, nothing falls through the cracks.
Launch is the starting line
A website isn't done when it ships. Everything I build is measured, monitored, and improved for as long as it's live.
Emotion closes, not price
Years in sales taught me what actually sells. We never pitch a discount; we solve a problem, and walk a stranger from first click to submitted form like a guided tour.
04 My story
The long
way home.
I grew up taking things apart to see how they worked, and I never really stopped. These days the things are businesses: how they win attention, how they turn it into revenue, and how good software quietly compounds both. It took a few detours to get here.
- 1994
Dressed for the job since kindergarten Taking things apart
Cincinnati, Ohio
Legos, a family PC, and modded games. I’ve been figuring out how things work for as long as I can remember. Long before I was building software, I was looking for something to take apart.
- Navy
Petty Officer Deal, 2013 Seeing the whole system
Charleston → Seattle
Nuclear school taught me to think in systems. Working on an aircraft carrier showed me how much the small details matter. That way of looking at things still shapes everything I build.
- 2017
The first Uptrade Exchange office, 2017 Coming home to build
Cincinnati, Ohio
After B2B sales in LA and Manhattan, I came home to start a business. The first idea changed, the work evolved, and that path became Upforge. More than 150 projects later, I’m still building.
- Now
The whole crew The next chapter
Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky
Growing Upforge, building Sonor, and raising four kids. There’s always something worth figuring out, and plenty of people at home to keep me grounded.
05 Writing
Notes from
the workshop.
Opinions earned the slow way: by shipping.
06 Book a call
Something
on your mind?
Grab 30 minutes with me. Pick a time and you'll get a calendar invite with a Google Meet link. No obligation, no sales pitch. Just a conversation about what you're building.
07 Contact
Let's make
it happen.
I read every message myself. Tell me what you're building, or just reach out directly.