I build data systems, workflow automation, and the WordPress sites and code underneath them. Twenty years from cable to code: the web apps, CRM, reporting, and integration code businesses run on, and the field work that proves it holds up outside a demo, from point-of-sale counters to ski-lift fiber.
The bar I hold: simple beats clever, every extra dependency is one more thing that breaks, and if you can't see it, you can't fix it.
A WordPress block theme and two companion plugins, all published on the WordPress.org directory. They ship clean: buildless, GPL, no coding-standards errors on the automated scan. That is the standard I hold on client work.
- blockwright: developer-focused block theme;
theme.jsonas the single source of truth. On WordPress.org - blockwright-blocks: blocks, a curated icon collection, and dynamic content bindings. On WordPress.org
- blockwright-workbench: developer tools for block themes, in one admin-bar menu, disabled by default outside development. On WordPress.org
A Python CLI and web tool that scans a website for real, externally visible failures and reports them in plain language, ranked by how confidently each was verified. It confirms broken images, dead links, SSL certificate failures, mobile-layout breakage, redirect and 404 failures, and broken revenue paths (donation, booking, contact) in a real browser. Deterministic code decides every finding; an LLM only writes the final report, so the tool cannot invent a problem.
- audit.markrussell.io: the live public beta (v0.9.0). Enter a URL, get an instant report.
- auditor: Python 3.11+, Playwright, deployed non-root on Google Cloud Run, with GitHub Actions CI (ruff and pytest on Python 3.11 and 3.12), SSRF egress hardening, and IP-free analytics. Source-available under PolyForm Noncommercial.
Full-stack system for processing Campbell Scientific weather-station data and streaming real-time updates through a React interface.
React markdown editor with live preview, GitHub-flavored Markdown, syntax highlighting, and file export. Live demo
Norse-themed JavaScript calculator with custom graphics, animated controls, keyboard support, and sound effects. Live demo
Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. markrussell.io