Nathan Pannell smiling on a sailboat off Vancouver Island

I build upbeat apps
that get people into the real world.

I’m in Victoria, building Parkdex.

Parkdex map of parks across Vancouver Island

ParkdexA Pokédex for Vancouver Island parks.

A laptop open to code during a workshop

Building appsHackathons, products, and production software.

Nathan sitting beside a clear mountain lake on Vancouver Island

Vancouver IslandThe place that inspired Parkdex.

Vancouver Island needed a Pokédex.

I made Parkdex to help me visit all 117 provincial parks on Vancouver Island.

The web app maps roughly 200 parks and islands. You can find places, save a wishlist, track visits, and see how much of the island you have explored.

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Parkdex map overview showing Vancouver Island

A park detail view in Parkdex

Vancouver Island completion progress in Parkdex

Parkdex, 2026 · Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Built with good people and a deadline.

From an island-wide park tracker to six-hour hackathon builds.

Parkdex map showing parks across Vancouver Island

ParkdexOngoingA Pokédex for Vancouver Island parks. Built to visit all 117.

Doxxme landing page with a dark globe and yellow product accents

DoxxmeAugust 2026Doxx yourself for money. Two-track hackathon winner.

Commons interface for finding nearby people, events, and communities

CommonsApril 2026Find people worth meeting nearby. Top two at the Claude Hackathon.

Architecture diagram for the Go Fetch distributed search system

Go FetchApril 20, 2026Search your PDF library in plain English. Median search cut to about 57ms.

Cup of Sugar interface for matching surplus food with food-bank needs

Cup of SugarJanuary 31, 2026Match surplus food with food-bank needs. Built at UVicHacks.

Projects, mistakes, and what stuck.

Notes from building, breaking, and taking the long way around.