Software, AI, and the natural world
Still building. Just with better tools.
I'm an experienced software engineer and an independent builder. My background is in web development and data engineering, and these days I'm deep in AI — professionally and on my own time. The rest of it is software, the natural world, and whatever question turns into a project.
Reputation and substance first. Business opportunities second.
What this is
This site is the long version of a résumé: the things I've actually shipped, the questions behind them, and what I learned building them. Some of it is commercial work. Most of it started as an experiment in my own time, and I try to be clear about which is which.
I like tools that explain themselves, software that can be handed over, and writing that admits what it doesn't know. When a project can't support a claim, I'd rather publish the uncertainty than a confident-looking number.
Selected work
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turkeyvulturesoftware.com
Turkey Vulture Software
Independent software engineering: website rescue and development, custom software, AI and business automation, and data and cloud systems.
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worthlookingup.com
Worth Looking Up
A local-first guide to the sky: satellite passes, rocket launch schedules, planets, meteor showers, comets and eclipses.
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roadnaturalist.com
Road Naturalist
A field-research tool for finding roads worth surveying, and for being explicit about what the data cannot tell you.
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fruitingforecast.com
Fruiting Forecast
Mushroom-hunt intelligence: weather history, habitat evidence and access-aware planning, with the safety limits stated up front.
Recent Field Notes
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After 35 Years of Software Development, I'm Having Fun Again
AI hasn't replaced engineering judgment. It has changed what one experienced, curious developer can build—and made the work fun again.
Elsewhere
Earwurmz of Whimsy
Original songs and videos made with AI tools in the loop, on YouTube. Latest: “Turkey Vultures in the Sky”.
Substack
Writing about AI, software, and what the projects turn into. Latest: “10MB to 1T, $5000 to $100, Wow :)”.