About

 

I got here the long way. Out of high school I taught myself electronics and went to work — cable TV, communications, satellite systems, computer servicing, marine electronics. At 30 I went back to school, studied civil engineering at UBC, and spent four summers as an intern with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Salmonid Enhancement Program — working on fish ladders, spawning channels, and hatcheries along the BC coast. Grizzly country. Genuinely.

After graduating I worked in site civil engineering in the Vancouver area, then moved to New Jersey where I’ve spent the last decade-plus in water resources — flood protection levees, bridge hydraulics, interior drainage, and Stream Encroachment permitting.

Outside of work I build things: a drone assembled from individual components, Home Assistant automations, electronics projects, web tools. I have a 3-year-old who currently occupies most of my remaining free time, which is a pretty good excuse for the drone hanging on the wall.

This site is where I tinker in public. Right now I’m interested in maps and data — finding interesting patterns about places, people, and organizations and making them visible. I’m not entirely sure where that leads, and that’s kind of the point.

I also hike when I can, and I’m working on a plan to spend winters somewhere warmer and drier than New Jersey.

If something here is interesting or useful to you, that’s great. If you want to get in touch, the Contact page works.