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Making stuff

3D printers are a miracle. I can sketch something, design it in Fusion, and an hour or two later have a version to test. It normally takes a few revisions, but I can have a physical object that solves a problem in my hands in less time than it takes to order something.

Water Monitor Out in The Wild and what’s Next
Water Monitor Out in The Wild and what’s Next

I wrote a couple weeks ago about getting this app out the door in by the end of June to start a new project in July. It’s Jul 1st and I’m a day late, but the app is approved for beta testing.

Water Monitor Updates
Water Monitor Updates

One week and lots of progress! Been making lots of design fixes, tying up loose ends I overlooked earlier, and simplifying the design.

Volunteer Water Monitor App
Volunteer Water Monitor App

I’m making an app to allow Volunteer Water Monitors to more easily save their readings for one or more locations. Sign up to test it!

Trail Assistant in the GPT store
Trail Assistant in the GPT store
Trail Assistant Next Steps
Trail Assistant Next Steps

What if we were able to take the Trail Assistant GPT experiment past the chat interface? I’m working on a tool that takes the user’s prompt adds in a map, and makes planning a hike (or backpacking trip) way better.

Beta Bot My Second GPT Experiment
Beta Bot My Second GPT Experiment

Beta Bot is a GPT trained on open-sourced climbing info from OpenBeta This presents the opportunity to easily see info across different climbing spots, across states (or countries), and more.

Trail Assistant Updates
Trail Assistant Updates

GPT Trail Assistant has gotten a number of updates including looking for more specific info about campsites.

Creativity and Fishing, a Rick Rubin Analogy
Creativity and Fishing, a Rick Rubin Analogy

In “The Creative Act: A Way of Being” Rick Rubin’s book on creativity, he has a chapter where he compares ideas to seeds and also makes a fishing analogy. Mixed metaphors aside, it stuck with me, partly because I am a designer and a fisherman.

Product Leader, Designer, and all-around Outdoors Person 🏕️

I’ve spent almost two decades working in the product space on mobile, desktop, and even physical products. I know how to work remotely, conduct user research, and help define and build a product quickly and iteratively.

I am especially interested in the intersection of tech and the outdoors. Outside of work, I can be found climbing, hiking, biking, fly fishing, or just being in nature.

Let’s get in touch

hi@abiv.work