Systems Architect • SIGINT-Inspired Geospatial & Wireless Intelligence Systems
I design and maintain the ShadowCheck Geospatial Signal Intelligence Platform. My work focuses on the intersection of wireless RF analysis, forensic-grade data processing, and hardened AWS infrastructure. I prioritize system reproducibility, data integrity, and modular architecture over monolithic design.
ShadowCheck is not a collection of isolated projects; it is a unified, layered system designed with strict unidirectional data flow. It ensures forensic-grade data integrity from field capture through to analytical visualization.
- WiGLE: External bootstrap dataset utilized strictly for cold-start validation, not a system dependency.
- ShadowCheckMobile: First-party Android RF collection system designed for sovereign, high-fidelity signal capture.
- dbcoopers-briefcase: AWS S3-based infrastructure pipeline handling the staging, validation, and secure transport of raw field telemetry into processing environments.
- ShadowCheck Core Engine: The primary analytical engine responsible for signal ingestion, enrichment, emitter classification (differentiating transient vs. persistent), and geospatial normalization into PostGIS.
- ShadowCheckWeb: The primary operational control plane. A React and Mapbox-driven interface providing real-time and historical geospatial intelligence visualization.
- Structure first, then scale: Prevent technical debt through rigorous architectural foundations.
- Modularity over monoliths: Distributed, decoupled, and observable components.
- Forensic mindset: Data is evidence; ensure it is traceable and untampered.
- Signal over noise: Aggressive filtering to surface high-value intelligence.
- Automation with intent: Purpose-driven orchestration of system lifecycles.
📡 Specialized Domains (Click to expand)
- Wireless / RF Analysis: Wi-Fi, BLE, and spectrum behavior characterization.
- Geospatial Systems: PostGIS optimization and strict coordinate integrity.
- AWS Cloud Infrastructure: Hardened IAM, S3 pipelines, and EC2 Graviton deployment.
- Android Systems: Sideloading, telemetry control, and edge-capture optimization.
- Energetics & Propulsion: Research into APCP burn dynamics and propulsion patents.
🛡️ Security & Infrastructure (Click to expand)
- DNS Hardening: Privacy-first resolution via Unbound and dnscrypt-proxy.
- Enforcement: Strict DNSSEC validation and UFW-managed firewall policies.
- Least Privilege: Mandatory non-root execution environments and minimal attack surfaces.
- Multi-agent AI: Leveraging Claude, GPT, and Gemini for accelerated logic auditing.
- CLI-First: Terminal-driven engineering and operational administration.
- Execution Framework: Modular Python structures for reproducible research.
- Versioned Iteration: Strict, version-controlled reproducibility across all pipelines.
- Location: Flint, Michigan
- Experience: 30+ years in systems engineering and architecture.
- Background: Management Information Systems (MIS).
- ShadowCheck modular refactoring: Transitioning into a highly componentized architecture.
- AWS ingestion pipeline hardening: Securing the data transport layer for increased volume.
- Signal classification improvements: Enhancing algorithms for precision geospatial enrichment.
- Sovereign Collection: Accelerating the migration from WiGLE dependencies to ShadowCheckMobile.
"Build systems that explain themselves. Trust data you can trace. Eliminate noise until only signal remains."