05 WORDS
Judson Dunne
I love building things.
06 TOTAL
My work
The most important projects and builds to me. The rest are in the projects section below.
- 06
- projects shipped
- 10k+
- people using them
- 04
- platforms: iOS, Android, web, watch
- Locava
- RidgeSync
- SpaceOna
- Insight Lab
- Misty Mountain Forge
- throttlekit
01 / SOCIAL PLATFORM · iOS & ANDROID
Locava
Locava helps you discover and share the coolest spots around you, from hidden swimming holes to scenic overlooks. Join thousands exploring amazing places.
- 10k+
- organic users, zero paid acquisition
- ~50%
- weekly retention
- 8,000+
- posts created by users
02 / TRIP PLANNER · iOS, WATCH & WEB
RidgeSync
An all-in-one backpacking trip planner. Use RidgeSync to plan mileage and elevation, camping sites and water sources, and much more.
- 3
- platforms: web, iPhone and Apple Watch
- 7
- trail datasets built from raw OpenStreetMap
- 100%
- of a planned trip works with no signal
03 / BUSINESS · BLACKSMITHING
Misty Mountain Forge
The blacksmith shop I built at fourteen and ran for three years, on the Ottauquechee River.
- Age 14
- built the forge myself
- Hundreds
- of pieces forged, listed and shipped
- 3 years
- run as a business
My projects
What I do when I’m not at a screen
TRIATHLON
Ironman
Ironman, 1 of 8
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Achievements
2025
Pre-seed round raised
Locava
Hired and led a team of eight: two full-time engineers and six interns.
2025
1st place, Big Idea Pitch Competition
Dyer Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Lafayette College
$1,500 prize for Locava, with Will Gottfried ’27 and Ethan Melgar ’27.
2024
1st place, Lehigh Valley Hackathon
Lehigh Valley, PA
24 hours, built and shipped on the theme of helping the local community.
2023
Best Visual Design, Rivalry Hackathon
Lafayette College × Lehigh University ACM
With Jack Marich ’27 and Kevin Nusom ’27.
Independent coverage
what I build with
Only things I’ve actually shipped something with. Every entry carries a dot for each project it went into. Pick one to see what it is made of.
48 technologies · 5 projects
Languages
- TypeScript, used on Locava, RidgeSync, throttlekit
- JavaScript, used on Locava, RidgeSync, SpaceOna
- Python, used on Insight Lab
- Kotlin, used on Locava
- Swift, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- SQL, used on RidgeSync, Locava
- HTML/CSS, used on Locava, RidgeSync, SpaceOna
AI & ML
- GenAI workflows, used on Insight Lab, Locava
- LLM agents, used on Insight Lab, Locava
- On-device ML (ML Kit), used on Locava
- Vector search / embeddings, used on Locava
- Azure ML, used on Insight Lab
Backend & data
- Node.js, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- Fastify, used on Locava
- Express, used on Locava
- REST, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- GraphQL (Apollo), used on Locava
- Firestore, used on Locava
- Redis, used on Locava
- PostgreSQL, used on RidgeSync
- Supabase, used on RidgeSync
- Zod, used on Locava
- BigQuery, used on Locava
Cloud & infra
- Google Cloud Run, used on Locava
- Cloud Tasks, used on Locava
- Cloud Build, used on Locava
- GitHub Actions, used on Locava, throttlekit
- Firebase, used on Locava
- Wasabi (S3), used on Locava
Frontend & mobile
- React, used on Locava, RidgeSync, SpaceOna
- Next.js, used on Locava
- React Native, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- Expo Router, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- watchOS, used on RidgeSync
- Vite, used on RidgeSync
- Tailwind, used on RidgeSync, SpaceOna
- TanStack Query, used on RidgeSync
- Design systems, used on Locava, SpaceOna
Maps & geo
- Mapbox GL, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- Valhalla routing, used on RidgeSync
- Turf.js, used on RidgeSync
- PMTiles, used on RidgeSync
- OpenStreetMap pipelines, used on RidgeSync
Testing & observability
- Jest, used on Locava, throttlekit
- Regression suites, used on Locava, RidgeSync
- OpenTelemetry, used on Locava
- PostHog, used on RidgeSync
- Crash & usage telemetry, used on Locava, RidgeSync
let’s build something together
I’m looking for full-stack engineering roles, or anywhere I can bring my experience building and scaling products to a team that wants to put something real in front of real people. I always answer other founders.