Hudson Valley, NY | scott@hudsonvalleyforestry.com | github.com/sansscott

I design and deploy production systems end-to-end — off-grid mesh networks for field operations, live algorithmic trading infrastructure on prediction markets, and applied AI pipelines with real-world deployment. I operate these systems under actual conditions: crews in dense canopy with no cell coverage, real capital at risk across regulated markets, and 97+ Docker containers running in production on self-managed bare-metal.

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks are the backbone of resilient field operations in contested, degraded, and operationally limited (CDOL) environments. I build and operate open-source MANET infrastructure using the Reticulum Network Stack — a cryptographically addressed, transport-agnostic mesh protocol that operates over LoRa, TCP/IP, serial, and RF links with zero infrastructure dependency. Designed for delay-tolerant networking (DTN) and beyond line-of-sight (BLOS) communications where PACE plan contingencies require self-healing, self-organizing network topologies.

Bridges Reticulum mesh peers into ATAK Cursor-on-Target (CoT) events, making off-grid mesh nodes visible as situational awareness tracks in ATAK, iTAK, WinTAK, and TAK Server in real time. Enables common operating picture (COP) and position location information (PLI) sharing over a zero-infrastructure mesh — no internet, no cell, no server.

Stack: Python · Reticulum RNS · ATAK CoT XML · UDP multicast Topics: manet atak cursor-on-target reticulum tak-server mesh-networking tactical-communications situational-awareness delay-tolerant-networking off-grid

Voice-first tactical comms and live tracking dashboard for ROW/pipeline/forestry field crews operating in remote terrain. Real-time node positions over WebSocket, Mapbox GL 3 terrain rendering, push-to-talk coordination layer. Built for crews who cannot rely on cellular — a practical field operations MANET deployment.

Stack: Node.js · Socket.io · React · Mapbox GL 3 · Zustand · Docker · Cloudflare Zero Trust Topics: manet mesh-networking tactical-communications field-operations real-time push-to-talk

Full Reticulum MANET stack for HVF field operations. Transport node peered to the global RNS backbone via Frankfurt. NomadNet propagation node for store-and-forward messaging. LoRa interface planned for RF link extension. Decentralized network coordination with cryptographic addressing and forward secrecy — no central authority, no single point of failure.

Node identity: af60a4f4863c9bff05a9871359d67e1f

I run systematic strategies across regulated binary event markets and futures. The work sits at the intersection of market microstructure, probabilistic forecasting, and execution infrastructure.

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Approach: I focus on markets where public data creates a systematic edge — weather outcomes, climate indices, macro event correlations. Position sizing follows fractional Kelly criterion. Risk controls include per-market circuit breakers, daily loss limits, and correlation-aware exposure caps.

Infrastructure: Real-time WebSocket feeds across 1,800+ contract tokens. Event-driven execution architecture. Custom risk engine with configurable thresholds per market type. Live P&L tracking against a PostgreSQL backend.

The execution layer is proprietary. The edge is in the data sourcing and market selection, not latency.

Self-hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server infrastructure on TrueNAS — 20 microservices behind nginx exposing 125 tools to Claude Code and Open WebUI. A production agentic AI toolchain with LLM integration across: Home Assistant, Docker, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, Reticulum, APRS, Whisper STT, Odoo CRM, Hummingbot, PDF automation, OSHA regulatory lookup, weather safety, contractor registry, and more.

Stack: Python · FastAPI · nginx · Docker · MCP SDK Topics: mcp model-context-protocol self-hosted ai-tools agentic-ai llm

• upwork-ai-agent — Semantic job scoring + automated proposal drafting via Claude API and Ollama embeddings (RAG pipeline, nomic-embed-text, pgvector)
• obsidian-linker — Semantic auto-tagger for Obsidian using local LLM embeddings (384-dim, Ollama, applied AI on personal knowledge)
• whisper-stt-mcp — Self-hosted Whisper speech-to-text MCP server; OpenAI-compatible API for field meeting transcription
• claude-mattermost-bridge — Async Claude Code ↔ Mattermost bridge for remote AI operations

AI-powered multi-brand contractor registry SaaS. Custom JWT auth + magic-link via Resend. Stripe $19/mo payments. Semantic search with nomic-embed-text (384-dim pgvector embeddings via Ollama). 1,370+ seeded contractors across mulch/ROW verticals. Multi-brand routing (sycamore-mulch.com, sycamore-row.com). Ranked #1 on Google within days of launch — production-deployed, revenue-generating.

Stack: Next.js 14 · TypeScript · PostgreSQL/pgvector · Ollama · Stripe · Resend · Docker

Self-managed bare-metal infrastructure running 97+ Docker containers in production on TrueNAS (node4), with Proxmox cold-standby (node6) and automated failover. All access via Cloudflare Zero Trust — no open ports. This is not hobby infrastructure; it runs HVF business operations, live trading strategies, agentic AI toolchains, and mesh networking nodes 24/7.

• node6-backup-system — Cold-standby DR on Proxmox. Three-layer health monitoring (ICMP + SSH + API), atomic locking, ZFS replication, tunnel token sync, failover/failback with zero external dependencies
• Self-healing network: Cloudflare WARP Zero Trust tunnel, UniFi UDM-SE, auto-failover watchdog scripts, launchd service management
• Observability: InfluxDB time-series + Grafana dashboards across all production services

Licensed amateur radio operator. Operate a Reticulum node peered to the global RNS backbone. Built the ATAK CoT bridge (rns-atak-bridge) for situational awareness integration — open source, publicly available. APRS tracking integrated into production MCP toolchain. Actively building toward LoRa RF link integration for true off-grid MANET capability independent of IP backhaul.

I run Hudson Valley Forestry — commercial mulching and land clearing across NY and CT. The MANET infrastructure, tactical comms, and field operations tooling I build is used in real production environments: crews in remote terrain, equipment on job sites without cellular. The trading systems manage real capital with live market exposure. The AI toolchain handles real business workflows — CRM intake, competitor intelligence, analytics, lead routing.

This is not theoretical.

Languages:    Python · TypeScript · Rust · Shell · SQL · C# (NinjaTrader)
Frontend:     React · Mapbox GL 3 · Socket.io · HTMX · Vite · Next.js 14
Backend:      FastAPI · Flask · Node.js · Express · Next.js API routes
Infra:        TrueNAS · Docker/Compose · Proxmox · Cloudflare Zero Trust · nginx
Data:         PostgreSQL · pgvector · InfluxDB · Redis · Grafana
Networking:   Reticulum · ATAK CoT · UniFi UDM-SE · APRS · Cloudflare WARP
AI/LLM:       Claude API · Ollama · nomic-embed-text · MCP toolchain · Whisper
Trading:      Futures · Binary event markets · Kelly criterion · NinjaTrader · CCXT

Open to applied work in field operations technology, defense infrastructure, prediction markets, distributed systems, and forward-deployed engineering. Reach out: scott@hudsonvalleyforestry.com