Projects
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Project Valence
CompleteCurrent: Complete
An interactive "Periodic Table of Programming Languages" visualization mapping 38 languages on a grid where position encodes properties. Languages are scored across six dimensions (abstraction level, domain breadth, ecosystem maturity, learning curve, industry adoption, momentum) and plotted using Plotly with hover cards showing full profiles. Includes analysis services for grouping by domain/era/paradigm, quadrant analysis, lineage trees, and composite scoring. Exports to interactive HTML, PNG, SVG, CSV, and JSON with full summary statistics. To view the visualization, open this in your browser: F:\code\valence\output\periodic_table.html
Westerville Photo Class
ActiveCurrent: Content & Design Refinement
Single-page marketing site for a 5-week in-person photography course in Uptown Westerville, OH. Features two page variants — a client-faithful version and a StoryBrand (SB7) marketing-optimized layout — with config-driven external links, testimonials, responsive mobile-first design, and WCAG AA accessibility compliance.
Project Pathfinder
ActiveCurrent: Concept & Planning
A fundamentally simplified learning management system designed to be domain-agnostic and highly customizable. Enables structured course creation across any subject (AI for small businesses, photography, etc.) with clean lesson progression and checkpoint tracking. Built as a deliberate counterpoint to bloated LMS platforms, focusing on three core concepts: courses, lessons, and progress. Markdown-based content authoring keeps things portable and simple.
Project Prism
ActiveCurrent: Production — Live & Monitoring
Automated AI news intelligence pipeline running on N8N Cloud. Every Sunday at 8AM ET, a scheduled workflow calls the Claude API with web search to research and synthesize the week's AI developments into a core report (~2,000–3,500 words). That report is then refracted through four audience-calibrated tiers via sequential Haiku 4.5 API calls: Preview (ultra-brief highlights), Beginner (5th–8th grade level), Intermediate (technical professionals), and Advanced (researchers & engineers). The final output is formatted with cost metadata, converted to HTML, and emailed via Gmail. Named for the optical metaphor: one stream of raw information enters, refracts into a spectrum of distinct outputs. Produces the weekly "AI Intelligence Briefing" for Polaris Technology followers. Runtime ~5–10 min, ~$0.60–1.50 per run.
Project Quorum
ActiveCurrent: Phase 1: Data Foundation
Campaign management and voter outreach system for Ryan Grissinger's 2026 Delaware County Commissioner race. Ingests Ohio Board of Elections voter registration data, builds household profiles, scores voters by engagement level, and manages multi-channel outreach (postcards, door knocking, phone banking, texting, email). Includes precinct-level analytics, canvassing route optimization, and GOTV targeting across a 9-month campaign cycle.
AI Manifesto
ActiveCurrent: MVP Development
A comprehensive guide exploring practical AI implementation for modern businesses. Covers AI strategy, tool selection, workflow integration, and measuring ROI.
Santa's Leadgen
ActiveCurrent: Phase 2: Enrichment & Qualification
Automated lead generation system for an independent manufacturer's rep covering OH, IN, MI, and WV in the gift & home decor industry. Uses Google Places API, n8n workflows, and Airtable to discover and qualify independent retailers across 318 counties and 7 business verticals. Discovery phase complete with 17,501 prospects identified, 13,548 qualified (77%), and 9,247 high-priority leads. AI-powered enrichment workflow built and tested — 1,284 records fully enriched with a 62% email hit rate. Currently 476 outreach-ready leads with a conservative projection of ~8,300 after full enrichment batch processing. Next: complete batch enrichment, data quality review, then scale to full outreach.
Project Foghorn
ActiveCurrent: Research & Planning
A progressive web app for voice-based note-taking and task management. Built for hands-free productivity using Web Speech API.
Prompt Engineering Library
CompleteCurrent: Complete
A curated collection of battle-tested prompts for Claude AI. Includes prompts for code review, documentation, testing, and architecture design.