$ whoami
Eric Safstrom
Independent software developer in Atlanta. I build systems organizations rely on, and stay with them for years. 25+ years in; still doing it because I like it.
// currently
[contract]
Client work
Most weeks go to long-running contract work for multi-million-dollar clients. Names stay off this page. Everything below is what I build after hours.
[live]
DreamSets → dreamsets.live
Cataloging every Dave Matthews Band live performance I can find on YouTube. Over 3,400 now and counting. The kind of thing nobody asked me to build.
[live]
APNearMe → apnearme.com
A directory of FAA-certified A&P mechanics. Built to help shops and the people in them surface when a pilot asks an AI for a recommendation, not just when they Google. Long-tail indexing is the current puzzle.
[validate]
Pipeline-safety alerts → /pipeline-alerts/
A weekly digest of PHMSA + ASTM updates for gas-distribution operators. Sample alerts going to 50 compliance officers. Finding out what the actual job sounds like.
[open]
Contracts
Full-stack contract work, with a front-end lean. The kind of plumbing that decides whether a product ships.
// past
25+ yrs
Started in manufacturing systems, ran dev teams for a stretch, went independent in 2012 and stayed there.
A lot of building, a lot of staying.
// about
# bio
Atlanta metro, with Oregon, New York, Virginia, and Florida along the way. Three-plus decades of marriage, two grown kids. Full-stack work, mostly in the Microsoft world. Front-end is where I lean. Spend a fair amount of free time on AI right now: how to keep up, how to use it for good. Music's been a constant since long before I built DreamSets.
// contact
$ mail -s