Autonomous systems01 / 06 INTERACTIVE BROWSER DEMONORTHSTAR
Working concept simulatorExplore the relationship between perception, road conditions, and vehicle response in a reproducible 3D driving environment.
INDEPENDENT ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO
Engineering ideas.
Intelligent systems.
Where operational experience meets emerging technology. Exploring AI, autonomy, and assurance through practical, working projects.
BUILT TO BE EXPLORED
Real prototypes. Interactive engineering labs. Visible assumptions & boundaries.
SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE EXPLORERINTERACTIVE / 02
02 / SIMULATE
NORTHSTAR Explore behavior through explicit mathematical assumptions, fixed-timestep physics, and seeded scenarios.
SELECTED WORK / 2026
Ideas, made tangible.
Independent projects at the intersection of
intelligent technology and real-world systems.
06 PROJECTS / ALL DISCIPLINES
Autonomous systems01 / 06 INTERACTIVE BROWSER DEMO
Digital twins & assurance02 / 06 INTERACTIVE BROWSER DEMOPOSEIDON
Working concept demonstratorConnect synthetic underwater telemetry to sensor confidence, diagnostic evidence, hazards, and explainable mission recommendations.
Industrial systems03 / 06 WORKING APP + WORKBENCHDRILL SENTINEL
Working historical-data prototypeReplay real historical drilling measurements, inspect explainable indicators, and connect uncertainty to assurance questions and separate what-if scenarios.
AI-assisted engineering04 / 06 INTERACTIVE GRAPH EXPLORERRIPPLE
Functional local prototypeExplore deterministic graph traversal, cached review findings, and decision traceability in a fictional satellite engineering prototype.
Risk intelligence05 / 06 INTERACTIVE BROWSER DEMOAV / CITY
Working historical dashboardExplore a historical California autonomous-vehicle collision snapshot through geographic filters, source references, and explicit statistical qualifications.
Industrial systems06 / 06 SYSTEMS INTERFACE EXPLORERSYSTEMS STUDY
Documentation study · restrictedA multidisciplinary study spanning mine planning, power, processing, logistics, reliability, critical controls, and investment decision structure.
Working prototypes, with their boundaries made explicit. Each case study includes an Overview Mode and a Technical Deep Dive Mode.
CAPABILITIES & EXPERIENCE
Connecting disciplines.
Seeing the whole system.
Industrial experience informs the questions.
Technical projects make the thinking visible.
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Autonomous systems
Perception, simulation, and system behavior.
Explore the work02
Assurance & risk
Evidence, critical controls, and confidence.
Explore the work03
AI-assisted engineering
Traceability and engineering decision support.
Explore the work04
Industrial systems
Historical operations, evidence, and technical interfaces.
Explore the workSYSTEMS & ENGINEERING METHODOLOGY
Explore My Engineering Approach
How operational risk, systems assurance, and program leadership connect with AI-assisted technical prototyping.
STAGE 01 OF 06 // OPERATIONAL RISK & REAL FAILURE MODES
Problem Identification
Start from an operational question where a misleading dashboard, an unexamined change, or a degraded control could cause a real-world failure.
PORTFOLIO EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE
In DRILL SENTINEL and POSEIDON, the core problem is not drawing telemetry charts—it is preventing operators from mistaking noisy surface signals for verified barrier health.
Inspect DRILL SENTINEL case studyTHE PERSPECTIVE BEHIND THE WORK
Technology is powerful.
Context makes it useful.
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Donald PattonSystems thinker & technology builder
I bring an operational perspective to emerging technology: how systems behave, how they fail, and what it takes to trust them.
My experience in operational risk, safety systems, assurance, and technical program leadership spans energy, mining, automation, aviation, and complex industrial operations.
Today, I’m exploring how that domain experience can combine with AI-assisted development to create useful tools for autonomous systems, engineering decisions, and industrial intelligence.
More about my approachTHE NEXT CONVERSATION
Let’s work on
what comes next.
Technical programs. Systems assurance. Intelligent technology.
Complex problems with a practical purpose.