// WHO I AM
05 WORDS
Judson Dunne
I love building things.
The full story
Full-stack engineer
- 01
Full-stack engineer
- 02
Entrepreneur
- 03
Executive Director
- 04
Ironman
- 05
Vermonter
// SELECTED WORK
06 TOTAL
My work
My six favorite builds.
- 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
// THE FULL LIST
My projects
// OFF THE CLOCK
What I do when I’m not at a screen
TRIATHLON
Ironman
A 2.4 mile swim, 112 on the bike, then a marathon. Either you did the training or the day says you didn’t.
Ironman, 1 of 7
// RECOGNITION
04
things I’ve won
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.
// ELSEWHERE
All coverageIndependent coverage
// THE STACK
what I build with
Only things I’ve actually shipped something with. Locava alone covers most of this list: app, API, database and infrastructure.
Languages
- Python
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- Kotlin
- SQL
- HTML/CSS
AI & ML
- GenAI workflows
- LLM agents
- On-device ML (ML Kit)
- Vector search / embeddings
- Azure ML
Backend & data
- Node.js
- Express
- REST
- GraphQL (Apollo)
- Firestore
- PostgreSQL
- Firebase
Cloud & infra
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Tasks
- Cloud Build
- GitHub Actions
- Wasabi (S3)
Frontend & mobile
- React
- Next.js
- React Native
- Tailwind
- Kotlin Multiplatform
- Jetpack Compose
Testing & observability
- Jest
- Espresso
- XCTest
- Regression suites
- Telemetry
// CONTACT
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. Vermont born, Lafayette CS ’27.