Who Am I?

I’m Ryan — a geospatial analyst based in San Diego. I studied geography at UC Santa Barbara with a focus on GIS and remote sensing, and since graduating I’ve been working in the mapping and spatial data world. Lately I’ve been pushing more into spatial data science, Python tooling, and building things for the web.

Outside of my day job, I co-founded Little Hammer Labs — a small shop building custom AI solutions, local LLM deployments, and Python tooling for clients. It’s been a great way to work on practical problems that don’t fit neatly into enterprise software.

This blog is where I’ll be writing about all of that.

Why Write About It

Partly to keep a record for myself. When you’re learning new libraries and techniques across multiple projects, it’s easy to solve the same problem twice. Writing things down forces me to actually understand what I did and why.

Partly because the best technical blogs I’ve read weren’t polished tutorials — they were honest accounts of someone working through a problem. That’s what I’m going for here: practical write-ups of real work, including the parts that didn’t go smoothly.

What to Expect

Posts here will mostly cover geospatial analysis, Python, and web development — the stuff I’m actively working with and learning. I’ve got a few projects in the pipeline that I’ll share as they come together.

Beyond the tech stuff, I’ve been getting more into hiking and trail running this year. I set a goal to hit 1,000 miles between walking, running, and hiking in 2026, and Mt. Whitney is on the list at some point. I’m also hoping to pursue a master’s degree in the near future — more on that when the time comes.

So expect a mix: technical write-ups, outdoor stuff, and whatever else feels worth putting down. If any of that sounds interesting, stick around.