I build tools that help people respond to disasters.

I volunteer with the American Red Cross, where I build mapping and data tools used during active disaster operations. Real-time shelter monitoring dashboards tracking occupancy across dozens of shelters. Call intake pipelines routing 800-RedCross data by county. Hurricane tracking tools synthesizing NOAA data with AI-generated risk assessments. These tools get built because a response is happening and someone needs to see the data now — not in two weeks after a dev team scopes it.

This site documents what I’ve learned building under that pressure: what the ArcGIS JavaScript SDK makes possible that no-code tools don’t, how to wire AI into operational maps without exposing API keys or PII, and why single HTML files deployed in minutes are more reliable than the enterprise tools they replace. Working examples, not theory.

The views and work documented here are my own. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the American Red Cross.