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Hello, again

I codify contracts between systems for a living, in Rust and Python; and once spent a decade chasing where the antimatter went.

Senior software engineer at PactFlow (SmartBear). Open source contributor to pact-python,tikz-feynman, rust-skiplist, and more.

Previously: data and cloud engineering at KPMG, and a PhD in theoretical particle physics.

The year in code

3550 commits, 499 PRs, and 183 issues across 34 repositories.

Aug 2025 — Aug 2026
Most of what I make is open. The grid below is the truthful version of a résumé — public, dated, and dense in the parts where I was paying attention.

Latest commits

JP-Ellis/dotfileschore(claude): advance the diataxis submodule7h
JP-Ellis/dotfileschore(nvim): refresh the plugin lockfile7h
JP-Ellis/dotfileschore(claude): pin the model to 1M-context Opus7h
JP-Ellis/dotfilesfeat(rustic): schedule macOS backups with launchd7h
JP-Ellis/dotfilesfeat(rustic): template the config per machine7h
JP-Ellis/dotfilesfeat(claude): add severity and effort scoring1d

Latest issues & PRs

JP-Ellis/dotfiles[PR · merged]
feat(rustic): automate home backups to the NAS5h
JP-Ellis/borrow-checker[issue · open]
chore(bc-ui): invented data for the QA showcase fixtures1d
JP-Ellis/borrow-checker[issue · open]
fix(bc-ui): refresh the metadata key registry1d
JP-Ellis/borrow-checker[issue · open]
feat(bc-cli): delete a metadata key1d
Selected projects
pact-pythonOSS · libraryPython bindings for Pact, rebuilt over a Rust FFI core. The version most pact-python users actually reach for.↗ github
tikz-feynmanOSS · LaTeXA LaTeX package for typesetting Feynman diagrams with TikZ; adopted across particle physics with 400+ academic citations.↗ github
rust-skiplistOSS · librarySkiplist data structure implementation in Rust.↗ github
↗ All projects