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JUDSON

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

A working harbor for the things I build — software, automation, hardware, and the occasional experiment that runs aground.

Explore the harbor → Open the logbook
SCROLL TO SET SAIL HARBOR · 7 PROJECTS LOGGED SOG 4.2kt · HDG 284°

Active projects, moored.

Each is a destination — open it to see the build log, stack, and current heading.

Production
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
Book Engine

A markdown-driven publishing pipeline that turns plain text into finished, typeset books.

Active
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
Vacation Rental Booking

Direct-booking site and reservation engine for a coastal rental — no middleman fees.

Active
DATA & ANALYTICS
Bar Rescue Tracker

Tracks every episode, rescue outcome, and which bars are somehow still open today.

Active
SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
The Judson Tribune

A personal newspaper — family news, project logs, and dispatches from the workshop.

Production
HARDWARE & E-INK
Tide Display

An e-ink dashboard showing live tides, weather, and the day ahead at a glance.

Prototype
DATA & ANALYTICS
Life Systems Diary

Personal telemetry — habits, health, and the small systems that run a daily life.

Disciplines I work across.

01
Software Systems

Web apps, engines, and pipelines built to run for years.

3 PROJECTS
02
AI & Automation

Desktop tools and agents built from human specs — domain knowledge in, working software out.

1 IN PRODUCTION
03
Hardware & E-Ink

Physical displays, controllers, and things that beep.

2 PROJECTS
04
Data & Analytics

Trackers, dashboards, and telemetry for messy real life.

2 PROJECTS
05
Simulations & Games

Toy worlds and models — where ideas get to misbehave.

EXPLORING
03 — THE WORKBENCH

Captain's log — works in progress.

LAST ENTRY · 19 JUN 2026
4 EXPERIMENTS UNDER WAY
E1
Tide Display v2
HARDWARE / E-INK
Adding wind and a 7-day forecast band; rewriting the refresh scheduler.
BUILD70%
E2
Work Suite · Tool #4
AI & AUTOMATION · DESKTOP
Scoping the next tool in the suite — a contract-status tracker tied to the shared Dropbox data layer.
SCOPING15%
E3
Life Systems Diary
DATA / PERSONAL
Designing the schema so a year of habits stays queryable and calm.
DESIGN34%
E4
Logbook Agent
AI / AUTOMATION
An agent that reads project markdown and drafts the next dispatch.
SPIKE18%

The trail so far.

2014
First lines of code

Scripts to automate the boring parts. The systems-thinking bug bites.

2017
First production system

Something other people depended on every day. Learned what "reliable" costs.

2020
The home lab

Servers, sensors, and a soldering iron. Software started touching the physical world.

2023
Hardware & e-ink

Tide displays and controllers — engineering you can hold in your hand.

2025
Harbor HQ

Set up shop where the ocean meets the mountains. The workshop found its coast.

…and the world keeps growing.
05 — MAKE CONTACT

Have a problem worth building a system for?

Send a signal. I read everything — collaborations, hardware, half-formed ideas, and the occasional message in a bottle.