Jesse Tane
jesse.tane@gmail.com
(971) 645-3402
New York, NY 10001
https://jessetane.com
Versatile engineer and designer proficient across a wide range of disciplines with core expertise in software development and network architecture.
Skills
- Applied AI (Agents, LLMs, function calling/MCP, RAG, ICL, fine-tuning, LORA, Apple MLX, local/mobile deployment with ONNX and MediaPipe, Hugging Face ecosystem)
- Full-stack software development (JavaScript / Node.js, C, C++, Objective C, Swift, Python, PHP, Java, Kotlin, .NET/C#, Bash, Git)
- Web browsers / the DOM (HTTP, HTML, CSS & JavaScript, PWAs)
- Web servers (proxies, gateways, load balancers, TLS termination, static files, caching, CDNs, "serverless" & cloud functions)
- Database schema design & administration (SQL, Document, Search, Graph, Realtime, Blockchain)
- Unix / Linux system administration (RHEL/Rocky, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, BSD)
- Cloud platform administration (Google Cloud, AWS, Azure, DigitalOcean, Netlify, Heroku)
- Containers (systemd-nspawn, LXC, Docker)
- Network engineering (routing, switching, DNS, OSPF, BGP, BFD, VXLAN, EVPN, WireGuard, P2P/NAT traversal/WebRTC, CAN bus, Ansible, Terraform)
- Physical computing & hardware / software integration prototyping (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, circuit / PCB design)
- Wireless / RF deployment (VHF, APRS, AIS, airFiber, airMAX, UniFi, UISP, Mikrotik, line-of-site analysis, spectrum allocation, FCC licensing)
- Instrumentation, metrics & logs (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, VictoriaMetrics, Influx)
- Data visualization & custom dashboards (Grafana)
- High performance distributed file systems/storage (Ceph, Weka)
- Applied cryptography (PKIs, key exchange, hashing, signing, encryption)
- Smart contracts / dApps / DeFi (Ethereum et al, WalletConnect, Uniswap)
- GIS (2D & 3D mapping, coordinate system / datum transformations, RTK surveying, ESRI ecosystem)
- CAD, BIM, parametric modeling (Onshape, SolidWorks, FreeCAD, 3Ds Max, AutoCAD, Rhino)
- Visual design (Figma, Adobe CC, draw.io/diagrams.net)
Experience
Owner, technical lead - 2014-present - New York, NY
- Dozens of responsive/mobile web applications
- Advanced automation for new and existing client systems
- Custom software design, development and consulting for clients including Google, Target and Princeton University
Hillside Technologies Management LLC
Network & infrastructure engineer - 2023-2025 - New York, NY
- Designed and implemented OSPF over WireGuard site-to-site intranet mesh and employee remote access VPN
- Storage cluster architect, full cabinet datacenter build with 500TB disk, 400Gbps ethernet and redundant routers/ISPs
- Modular OpenTelemetry configuration tooling to simplify complex instrumentation of company-wide resources
- Custom Grafana "single pane of glass" logs and metrics dashboards for production trading infrastructure
Network & automation engineer - 2023-2025 - New York, NY / Gerlach, NV
- Redesigned IGP architecture using OSPF
- Implemented BGP based redundancy via diverse upstream ISPs
- Helped architect a highly available and redundant mix of fiber and long-range wireless links
- Distributed metrics and logs collection system with custom Grafana dashboards
- Near 100% uptime delivered to event staff in 2025 despite multiple severe weather events and upstream fiber cuts
Owner, caretaker, captain - 2019-2025 - U.S. East Coast
- Full DIY refit including hull, engine, electronics and spars
- Two offshore voyages from New York to Florida and back
- Raspberry Pi ship's computer for WiFi with LTE uplink
- Bridged NMEA 2000 to UDP and WebSocket for autopilot remote control and monitoring
- Designed custom dashboards for detailed solar / battery / tank level metrics
- Sold for 3x purchase price
Owner - 2018-present - New York, NY
- IPv6 specialist
- Peering & BGP session administration
- Bombay Beach WISP installation serving 100+ users during peak season
Network engineer and open source contributor - 2017-2019 - New York, NY
- Long-range interboro wireless link pioneer
- Mapping/GIS / 3D line-of-sight analysis tooling
- Intramesh peering system architecture
- Hub node design and implementation
- Metrics collection and Grafana based data visualization
- First to advertise an IPv6 default into the mesh
Cofounder - 2010-2012 - San Francisco, CA
- Mobile development
- Built the first hardware channel in collaboration with Belkin's Wemo team
- Designed and built a web-based interactive pitch deck used to close the first round of funding
Interaction designer - 2009-2010 - San Francisco, CA
- Interface prototype development
- Hardware / software integrations
- Built the user interface for Intel's 2010 CES keynote "home energy dashboard" prototype
Toy inventor - 2007-2009 - Palo Alto, CA
- Embedded systems for interactive prototypes
- CAD modeling / CNC machining and cutting
- Developed multiple early apps and games for iOS
Education
2003-2007 - Providence, RI
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Class of 2007
2006 - Barcelona, Catalunya
- 6 month exchange program in industrial, graphic and web design with instruction in Spanish and Catalan
Certifications
- Ham Technician Class License
- USCG Captain 25 Ton Master with Sailing Endorsement
- TSA TWIC
- PADI Freediver