Ismael Melendez
Data, technology, and civic things. Houston.
Currently: building small tools with public data, training for a spring race, and rebuilding a game I wrote in college in 2016 — it's playable in a browser now.
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- Early voting is open · through Oct 30 🗳️ Texas voting resources Check your registration, see what's actually on your ballot, and find where to vote. Election Day is Nov 3. Official, nonpartisan sources only.
- Nov 13–14 🎶 Breakaway Houston 2026 Two nights of music at Shell Energy Stadium — Dom Dolla, GRiZ, Big Gigantic and more. I'm a festival ambassador, so I get credit if you buy through this link.
- 📅 Weekend events What's happening in Houston this weekend, from my weekly video.
- 🏃 Running A run club most nights of the week in Houston — where each one meets, and the races coming up.
- 🤖 Projects — data, AI, MCP Tools I've built, including what I decided not to build and why.
- 💼 Work with me What I do for nonprofits and small teams — with the prices on the page.
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- 📝 Things I've written Measurement, reporting, and the workflows behind them.
- 👋 About me The longer version — background, and what the studio is for.