Observed arrival · 2026-08-27
Pat McGovern Builds Software for Real Places
A personal portfolio of live civic, ecological, and operational software projects, from social-service navigation to bird-movement maps and cautious browser-operating AI agents.
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The portfolio is organized as a sequence of deployed case studies rather than a conventional résumé. NHV Navigator combines a live service database with a seven-step eligibility wizard, voice hotline, and text delivery across three cities; Flockline turns eBird observations into a timeline, watchlist, and weekly regional digest. Portal Operator documents a four-scenario browser-agent test in which the system must refuse unsafe submissions, with each screenshot, action, and outcome recorded.
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