James Acklin

A software professional interested in distributed, self-hosted, and
peer-to-peer systems. Specializes in data visualization and research
tooling.

Currently leading product for a p2p messenger you meaningfully own.
Have held design director and engineering IC roles with experience
managing people and process.

james@ackl.in

Tlon
2021-
A private, user-owned, and incentive-free communications suite for a
more personal and humane internet

Tlon Landscape
2021-2024
Launchpad and framework for developers to build and distribute software 
without app stores or centralized servers

Tlon Bridge
2021-2022
User-facing management interface for on-chain public-key 
infrastructure. Coordinated rollout of the first Ethereum L2

Bloomfield Robotics
2020-2021
Dashboards for agricultural producers to examine crop health and 
estimate yield with plant-level imaging and ML processing

Nielsen Global Design System
2019-2021
A WCAG-AAA design system and pattern library for a team of 20 to design 
unified product experiences across 18+ verticals

PointLogic
2019-2021
Decision support software for $100m+ marketing campaigns

Rhiza
2013-2019
Geospatial data visualization for media and  academic researchers. 
Acquired by Nielsen in 2017

Smith Brothers Agency
2011-2013
Web properties for multi-national CPG brands

Elisco Advertising
2009-2011
Print campaigns for regional clients