Choose a lane
Start with the lane that matches why you’re here. Each card routes to a distinct site or note, so the context stays clear and the audience stays separated.
Professional visitors usually start with TAHAI Web Services or LinkedIn. Public-systems visitors usually start with ProSe, FOCAF, or JT for ME.
TAHAI Web Services
Engineering work at tahai.net: audits, rebuilds, Core Web Vitals, WCAG-aligned accessibility, modern deployments, and clean handoffs.
Why I’m Building ProSe
A note from Justin on ProSe Legal Operations Platform, legal operations infrastructure, and making justice more reachable.
For Our Children & Families
Movement work: child-first reform principles focused on delay reduction, procedural fairness, and protecting parent–child relationships.
JT for ME
Campaign site: proposed citizen initiative, sources and references, and a clear “start here” for press and officials.
Quick note on FOCAF naming
The movement is “For Our Children & Families.” The acronym is sometimes used for short, but the movement site includes a clear non-affiliation note to avoid confusion with other organizations using similar initials.
About
This site is intentionally organized into separate lanes so engineering work, civic work, published pieces, and personal builds stay understandable on their own terms.
My work sits at the intersection of web systems, operational clarity, and public-service thinking. I care about durable execution, measurable improvement, and designs that make the next decision easier instead of harder.
I’m an IT & engineering professional based in Maine. I build and rebuild systems meant to last — performance-first, accessibility-first, secure by default — with clean handoffs and no platform lock-in.
External links / selected mentions
A short proof section for published writing and outside image credits. Each entry is labeled by type so authored work and image credits are not blurred together.
We must rebuild confidence in Maine’s public systems
Published letter focused on transparency, procedural benchmarks, measurement, and restoring trust through durable public-system design.
How to prevent Japanese beetle damage in your garden
Garden article using a Japanese beetle image credited to Justin Tahai / Getty Images.
Everything You Need to Know About Japanese Beetles
Slides page including an image credited to iStock.com / Justin Tahai.
More can be added over time. Where a link reflects an image credit rather than an authored piece, it is labeled that way on purpose.
Builder / maker work
Physical builds that show the same habits I bring to systems work: constraint-first thinking, iteration, fit, finish, and pushing toward a durable result.
Included as maker work — separate from the civic lane — because they reflect how I solve problems in the real world.
3D-printed bird feeders
Designed for outdoor use and repeatable manufacturing — simple geometry, practical tolerances, and field testing.
Double Ferris wheel (MAT 220)
A trigonometry-to-physical-build exercise focused on motion, symmetry, and assembly constraints.
Helmet + prop build
Wearable fabrication focused on helmet shape, visor fit, prop finishing, surface prep, and final presentation.
Full armor build
A larger multi-part wearable build where body scaling, mobility, structure, lighting, and visual consistency all have to work together.
Why include builder / maker work on a professional page?
Because the same operating pattern shows up in both worlds: start with constraints, prototype in small steps, correct alignment problems early, and keep iterating until the result is stable, usable, and visually coherent.