I build software for physical execution
Geometry pipelines, fabrication automation, configurators, and field verification tools. I turn design intent and as-built reality into decisions crews and machines can act on.
I call these calibrated instruments for physical work. Each turns messy field reality into an executable, verifiable decision.
The hardest part of installing complex assemblies isn’t detecting that something is off. It’s expressing the correction in a format that’s unambiguous, constrained by what’s allowed, and verifiable after adjustment.
Flagship Instrument
Directive Engine
Convert nominal ↔ as-built deltas into installer-ready directive cards (move / rotate / index), with 3D visualization and verification loops.
The geometry-to-directive loop is substrate-agnostic. The same spine retargets from architectural installation to manufacturing and aerospace assembly, anywhere a built part has to match its model.
Instruments I Build
Directive Generation
Actionable correction steps with DOF constraints and tolerance bounds.
3D Visualization
Web-based viewers that make adjustments auditable and field-ready.
Verification Loops
Before/after deviation checks so teams close the gap with confidence.
SurveyLink
Streams total-station data to a web app for real-time field verification and as-built reconciliation. Deployed on-site; peer-reviewed (Taylor & Francis, 2022).
Paper →passthrough
A reverse-problem instrument: carries a morphed mesh back to an analytic CAD surface, isolating parameterization recovery from representation richness. 123 passing tests, public.
Repository → Case Study →Customer-facing Design Platforms
3D selection and quote-entry instruments that turn customer intent into spec-ready configurations without handoffs. Built to collapse the gap from “I want this” to “here’s the exact build + price.”
Case Study →Fabricator API / Feasibility Bumpers
Fabrication-aware bumpers embedded in the designer workflow, flagging infeasible geometry and rerouting choices before downstream rework. Keeps exploration open while enforcing what can actually be built.
Case Study →Calibration Background
RMS < 5mm matters.
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