Projects
Selected professional and personal projects.
Paperstars
ruby-on-rails, science
Full-stack build of a platform where researchers anonymously rate papers on methodological quality, not prestige or citation counts.
Consul Sensemaker Integration
2025–2026
civic-tech, ruby-on-rails
Integrating Jigsaw’s Sensemaking AI with CONSUL DEMOCRACY for richer analysis of public participation input.
Boolerize
ruby-on-rails, svelte-js, browser-extension
Boolerize is a browser extension that helps recruiters find candidates.
Super Map World
personal, hotwire, ruby-on-rails, d3-js
A personal side project - thousands of free and premium map graphics and tools built with Rails and D3.js.
EBNLab
ruby-on-rails, stimulus-js
A needs-led platform for R&D teams to capture, validate, and prioritise innovation challenges before ideation.
Dionysus
RASA, chatbot
Dionysus was a chatbot designed to help artists better describe and market their performances.
Open Data Training (Ireland)
2019-2025
open-data, civic-tech, training
Open data training for Irish public sector bodies with UrbanTide, commissioned by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
VisBrowser
django, data-visualisation, civic-tech
A crowd-sourced directory of data visualisation tools—filter by platform, skills, data type, and chart style.
Open Community Data Standard
civic-tech, open-data
Technical consultancy on community-services data standards for the Local Digital discovery that led to Open Referral UK.
GigBliss
design-research, arduino, physical-computing
Speculative hairdryers that trade energy on Ethereum - design research for the EU Blockchain4EU programme.
The Ethnobot
design-research, chatbot, ethnography
A chatbot for gathering ethnographic field data in situ—studied at the Royal Highland Show for CHI 2018.
Open Engagement Checklist
personal, open-data, civic-tech
A checklist of best practices for engagement and impact in open data initiatives.
ALISS
2018-2020
civic-tech, django
ALISS is a civic tech project that helps people find local services and information.
OpenActive API Dashboard
open-data, APIs, ruby
Worked on Ruby libraries to support the development of the OpenActive API Dashboard. This dashboard lists all of the datasets and APIs published as part of t...
BitBarista
cryptocurrency, design-research, physical-computing
Cryptocurrency, design research, and physical computing through Design Informatics.
ODI Maturity Assessment Tool
open-data, civic-tech, ruby-on-rails
Interactive assessments against the Open Data Institute’s maturity models, including the Open Data Maturity Model.
Code 4 Europe
2014-2015
civic-tech, open-data
Partook in a collection of projects to support the development of civic tech in Scotland, learning from leading partners across Europe.
Glasgow Future Cities Dashboard
civic-tech, open-data, data-visualisation
Front-end for OPEN Glasgow’s city dashboard—live data from the Future Cities demonstrator.
Cleanweb Scotland
2013-2017
personal, environment, events, community
Meetups for developers and entrepreneurs using the web to tackle sustainability and climate challenges.
Build Great Things
2012-2014
personal, ruby-on-rails, events, training
A series of in-person evening courses on Ruby on Rails for newcomers building their first web application.