Tools for those in controls, built for the field.

Hi, I'm a controls programmer based in the Northeast U.S. This is a side project I'm working on while exploring vibe coding. There's a genuine gap in easy reference websites and educational resources for this trade. This site started as just a way to have some easy reference tools in one place, but has expanded to include much more. Teaching those in the trade has been a passion of mine since I began to grow my own knowledge. With this project I aim to do that with a broader audience. I try to verify the accuracy of everything on this site the best that I can, but if anything is incorrect, please contact me and I will ensure I fix the accuracy issue. If there are any specific tools or topics you want to see covered, I want to hear about it!

The path here was a little roundabout. I started college for electrical engineering, and pretty quickly realized that learning the theory without getting my hands on it didn't sit right — I wanted to be doing the work, not just reading about it. Between electronics, electrical, and mechanical tinkering going back to when I was a kid, controls turned out to be the place where all of that overlapped. I left school to find a controls role, and the field's been the right fit since.

Day-to-day, the work splits between new-construction programming, retro-commissioning on existing systems, and the troubleshooting calls that always seem to pile up alongside. Most of it lands on institutional and education buildings — schools, universities — and light industrial sites. The teaching impulse that ended up shaping this site started kicking in once new hires began showing up on jobs alongside me; walking somebody through their first sequence of operations, or just showing them what a real panel actually looks like behind the door, turned out to be some of the more satisfying parts of the trade.

Bug reports, tool requests, or feedback — get in touch.