Four projects show the range: collect data in the field, make a large dataset understandable, turn old spreadsheets into a dependable database, or build a web experience people remember.
EcoPlot Mobile is an offline-first field app for vegetation and ecological monitoring. Crews follow the right protocol on a phone or tablet, then sync to a private hosted database when a connection returns.
What it proves: a complex field method can become a focused tool that works where the work happens.
Make roughly 178,000 capture records feel explorable.
The tracker turns public NEON small-mammal box-trapping records into a national site map, species summaries, individual capture histories, home-range views, and detection-corrected population estimates.
What it proves: research-grade detail can stay honest without making the interface hard to use.
Start with a place, then move from the national view to the animal.
03 · Clean + automate
VGS Batch Importer · ETL and quality assurance
Stop bad spreadsheet rows before they reach the database.
This R-based pipeline reads historical vegetation datasheets, validates species and site information, and imports accepted records into SQLite. It supports point ground cover, line intercept, and nested-frequency protocols.
What it proves: data cleanup can become a repeatable system instead of a recurring emergency.
Problems are surfaced before import, while they are still fixable.
04 · Create an experience
Old Pueblo · Interactive scroll-film
Turn a familiar drive into a cinematic journey.
Old Pueblo is a scroll-controlled flight through a Sonoran Desert Saturday—from saguaros and monsoon weather to Kitt Peak darkness and Arizona Stadium under the lights.
What it proves: motion can carry a story when every interaction belongs to the journey.
Roughly 250,000 USDA PLANTS records ask which state flora best fits Arrakis, Middle-earth, and Isla Nublar—with a fair-share view that controls for size.
A custom one-page site with a retro broadcast theme, cassette-style audio controls, live-tracking display, and small details designed to reward exploration.