Justin Tahai
Independent technical portfolio · September 2026

Justin
Tahai

IT Engineer · Web Developer · Builder
I build the systems behind the experience: public web, operational software, and the decisions that make each one hold up in real use.

Explore the workTalk about a project

Experience. Clear routes, readable content, and responsive interfaces give useful work a place to land.

Selected work

Built around the real constraint.

Eight public work records. Each links to its own context, evidence, and boundaries.

01 · Service platform

TAHAI Web Services

A clear public service surface for web, IT, and operational systems work.

#information architecture#static delivery#accessibility
02 · Ecosystem navigation

TAHAI Portal

A navigable map of related tools, knowledge, and product contexts.

#responsive systems#motion fallback#content modeling
03 · Company platform

MAINELY CODE LLC

The company/product context for a family of software and technical initiatives.

#product language#system design#content contracts
04 · Technical direction

Northstar

A focused public experience for a distinct Mainely Code initiative.

#product identity#routing#documentation
05 · Product experience

Project Sasquatch

A product surface with its own application, product, and access context.

#trust boundaries#public/private split#product status
06 · Engineering publication

Static-first systems

A growing set of practical notes on stable public systems and the choices behind them.

#technical writing#maintenance#delivery
07 · Separate context

Civic information systems

Public-interest information with an emphasis on readable routes, source context, and durable publishing.

#public information#provenance#accessibility
08 · This portfolio

Living Blueprint

A static portfolio that demonstrates the design and systems principles it explains.

#Astro#GitHub Pages#progressive enhancement
Living system map

Work has context.

This is an explanatory map of public work, not a live operations console.

Service platform

TAHAI Web Services

A clear public service surface for web, IT, and operational systems work.

Open the evidence record →

Systems notes

Field notes for durable delivery.

Read all notes →

Static-first is a maintenance strategy

Why public content benefits from a smaller, more explicit runtime surface.

Responsive layouts need constraints, not rescue rules

How long labels, short viewports, and real zoom levels reveal the actual design.

Motion earns its place when it can stop

Background media, reduced motion, and the static state that must stand on its own.

A domain, a deployment, and a source tree must agree

A practical way to prevent one public URL from hiding several conflicting truths.

Clear boundaries

One person. Distinct contexts.

The portfolio is personal. Business and civic work retain their own purpose and ownership.