Systems & Tech

AI and mapping (GIS) — how complex systems actually work, and how to build them so they keep working.

AI

LLMs, agents, and the practical edges of what they can actually do.

More than hype — AI is changing how software is built, operated, and used. I focus on practical integration: where LLMs genuinely add leverage, where they fail silently, and how to build guardrails that survive production.

Key principles

  • Treat models as fallible collaborators, not oracles
  • Evals before prompts before models
  • Cost and latency are product decisions, not afterthoughts

Tools & tech

ClaudeAnthropic SDKOpenAI APILangChainLlamaIndex

Mapping (GIS)

Geographic systems — making spatial data legible.

Maps are interfaces to reality. GIS is the intersection of data engineering, cartography, and storytelling.

Tools & tech

PostGISQGISMapboxLeafletGDAL