Writing
Notes and longer articles about technical work and project delivery, listed from newest to oldest. Subscribe with the RSS feed.
2026
Using data to extend expert judgement
Intuition develops through repeated experience and quick feedback. Large systems provide neither, so experts need data and models to see beyond their own part of the system.
Why a public health dashboard took 18 months
Building the 22-page Power BI dashboard took about eight months. Data access, indicator selection, definitions and review accounted for most of the remaining ten.
Using simulation to improve a construction safety plan
An approved traffic plan would queue cyclists beside an active lifting zone. A discrete-event simulation helped the contractor, municipality and safety authority agree on a safer approach.
How an artificial intelligence assistant recommended a compromised website
An artificial intelligence assistant directed me to a compromised conversion site. A fake CAPTCHA then instructed visitors to run malware through the Windows Run dialog.