Communications
United States Marine Corps
Built the foundation: disciplined troubleshooting, field communications, and reliable systems under real operational constraints.
Clarksville, Tennessee / Available for work
I build dependable digital systems.
I'm Chad Luman, a full stack developer and military veteran bringing an operator's mindset to useful, maintainable web products.
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Featured build / 04
React / Express / Reservation workflow
North Sky Ballooning
08+
Years in technical operations
500+
Users supported
70+
Systems maintained
$2.6M
Potential savings identified
01 / Field notes
From field systems to product systems.
My path into development was not a straight line through a design agency or coding bootcamp. It came through communications, intelligence, infrastructure, and years of making complicated systems understandable.
Intelligence & IT
Army / Technical Operations
Supported users, networks, servers, and mission workflows while translating technical detail into decisions leaders could use.
Product Development
Full Stack Web
Now applying that systems experience to responsive applications, data-driven workflows, and maintainable software delivery.
02 / Selected work
Built for use, not just display.
A mix of workflow tools, API-driven interfaces, and full-stack product experiments.
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Case study / 01
React / Vite / Tailwind CSS / OpenWeatherMap API
Weather Dashboard
Weather Dashboard is a Vite-powered React project that connects to OpenWeatherMap. It includes reusable search, weather card, and error message components so users can look up weather quickly from a responsive interface.
Build note
Component-based search and result cards
Case study / 02
HTML / CSS / JavaScript
Task Manager
Task Manager focuses on the fundamentals: managing tasks in the browser with direct DOM interactions, clean styling, and a small footprint. It is a practical front-end project for organizing simple daily work.
Build note
No-framework browser implementation
Case study / 03
HTML / CSS / JavaScript / Node.js
MoveLedger
MoveLedger is packaged as a VS Code-ready local web app. It includes app files, a small static server, demo login details, and local browser storage for testing moving and inventory workflows.
Build note
Local static server for development
Case study / 04
React / Vite / Tailwind CSS / Express
North Sky Ballooning
North Sky Ballooning combines a Tailwind and React front end with a lightweight Express backend. Visitors can book a flight through a popup reservation flow while admins review and respond to reservations.
Build note
Popup booking form for flight reservations
03 / Working method
Operator habits, applied to software.
Understand the operation
Start with the real workflow, constraints, and people involved before choosing the interface or stack.
Make complexity legible
Turn technical requirements into clear states, useful feedback, and decisions a user can understand.
Ship for the next person
Build maintainable systems with sensible structure, documented assumptions, and dependable handoffs.
04 / Open channel
Have a useful problem to solve?
I'm open to full-time roles, contract projects, and conversations about web products or technical operations.
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