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Remember when I was excited about [self-hosted CI on Fly.io](/2026/01/31/self-hosted-ci-flyio.html)? That lasted about 24 hours. The setup worked. The runner registered, jobs ran, tests passed. But th...
Eric Brookfield
Engineering Director & Product Designer
This is a living view of what I'm working on, what tools I use, and what I'm thinking about. Scrub through time to explore my history.
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Tools
Ruby on Rails active
My go-to for web apps. Fast to build, joy to maintain.
Astro active
Perfect for content sites. This site runs on it.
Vue.js active
Preferred frontend framework for complex UIs.
Cursor exploring
AI-first editor. Seeing how it changes my workflow.
VS Code dormant
Projects
Patient Data Platform active
Rails 8 system managing sensitive patient records with automated pharmacy data imports.
ericbrookfield.com active
This personal site. Now becoming a temporal exploration.
Podcast RAG System paused
Semantic search across 470+ podcast episodes using ChromaDB and Claude.
Territory Management System active
Comprehensive platform managing 375+ sales territories across multiple therapeutic divisions. Automated transfer scheduling, coverage analytics, and change audit trails.
R&D Pipeline Visualizer completed
Interactive Vue/TypeScript dashboard tracking drug development from preclinical through approval. Embeddable widget with multiple visualization modes.
Clinical Trial Platform completed
Multi-tenant Rails application for clinical trial respondent management. Timestamped verification codes, admin dashboards, comprehensive E2E tests.
Multi-Market Brand Sites active
12+ regulatory-compliant pharmaceutical websites across US, Canada, Germany, and Austria. HLS video streaming, localization, and CRM integrations.
Call Recording Analytics completed
Node.js system for bulk retrieval and organization of Twilio call recordings. SQLite-backed querying with Excel report generation.
VennDgram paused
Interactive Venn diagram editor with daily puzzle challenges. Create, share, and solve visual logic puzzles.
Interests
AI-Assisted Development deep
Design Engineering deep
Core Expertise
Skills
15+ years of experience bridging the gap between design and engineering, with deep expertise in building and scaling digital products.
Leadership
- Engineering Management
- Product Strategy
- Team Building
- Agile/Scrum
- Stakeholder Management
- Process Improvement
Development
- Full-Stack Architecture
- API Design
- Database Design
- System Integration
- Performance Optimization
- Security Best Practices
Design
- Product Design
- User Experience
- Interface Design
- Information Architecture
- Design Systems
- Prototyping
Recent Writing
Words & Thoughts
Thoughts on technology, design, and the craft of building digital products.
Self-hosted CI on Fly.io for $5/month
I wanted to use WarpBuild for faster CI, but it only works for organization repos. Mine's personal. So I needed another option. GitHub Actions works fine, but I'm burning through minutes on E2E tests....
The Questions Shaped the Answer
I asked an AI to help me reimagine my personal site. Not redesign — reimagine. I didn't describe a vision or list requirements. I just said "reimagine what a personal website can be." The AI didn't ge...
The stack you know is probably the right stack
I was recently putting together a payment processing flow. The kind of form where you collect user info, maybe some additional details from a third party, process a deposit via Authorize.Net, send con...
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I'm always happy to chat about interesting ideas, side projects, or what you're building.