jjd.io - Personal Website Project

Project Overview

This is Justin Donaldson’s personal website built with Quarto, showcasing professional background, blog posts, CV, and project portfolio.

Site Structure

  • Technology: Quarto static site generator
  • Domain: jjd.io
  • Hosting: GitHub Pages (via CNAME file)
  • Theme: Sandstone theme with custom CSS

Key Files

  • _quarto.yml: Main configuration file
  • index.qmd: About/homepage content
  • cv.qmd: Curriculum Vitae page
  • blog.qmd: Blog listing page
  • posts/: Blog post content (mix of .qmd and .ipynb files)
  • images/: Site images and photos
  • style.css: Custom styling

Content Guidelines

  • Tone: Professional but approachable, academic background with industry focus
  • Focus: AI/ML, data science, visualization, human-computer interaction
  • Updates: Keep current role (Curvo Labs) prominent, past roles in chronological order
  • Blog topics: Technical posts about AI/ML, data science tutorials, industry insights

Image Management

  • Team photos should include proper attribution
  • Professional headshots and company logos in /images/
  • Blog post images in /posts/images/

Development Notes

  • Uses Quarto’s freeze feature for computational content
  • Jupyter notebooks (.ipynb) and Quarto markdown (.qmd) supported
  • Site builds to _site/ directory
  • Google Analytics tracking enabled

Deployment

  • GitHub Actions: Automated deployment via .github/workflows/main.yml
  • Trigger: Pushes to main branch automatically deploy
  • Process: Quarto render → GitHub Pages publish to gh-pages branch
  • Features:
    • TinyTeX for LaTeX/PDF support
    • WeasyPrint for PDF CV generation
    • Ready for Python/R/Julia dependencies if needed
  • Domain: Deploys to jjd.io via CNAME file

Maintenance Tasks

  • Update CV with new roles, publications, patents
  • Add new blog posts in /posts/
  • Update team photos and professional images
  • Keep bibliography files current in /bibliographies/

Current Status

  • Role: Chief Data Scientist at Curvo Labs (2024-present)
  • Previous: Hushh.ai CTO, Salesforce Principal Data Scientist/Engineer
  • Recent additions: Curvo Labs team photo, role updates completed

Dependencies

  • Quarto
  • Python (for Jupyter notebooks)
  • R (for some content)
  • Polars preferred for data analysis examples

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