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.Ryan Defante

Portrait of Ryan Defante

Civil engineering professional specializing in CAD design and technical drawings.

Expanding into software development through hands-on coding projects from Toronto, Canada.

03 // ABOUT & TRAJECTORYBACKGROUND & PHILOSOPHY

ABOUT ME — CIVIL DESIGN, CODING & CREATIVE SYSTEMS.

I'm based in Toronto and work in civil engineering, with much of my day-to-day work centered around CAD design, civil drafting, and technical drawings. I enjoy transforming complex project criteria into clear, practical drawings that can be reviewed, approved, and built from with precision.

I like understanding how things work from the ground up and learning by actually building them. I recently started coding and I'm excited to keep expanding my abilities through hands-on full-stack development—starting with this website and private workspace as a personal milestone.

Outside of work, I stay active and love exploring diverse interests. My downtime is spent on outdoor adventures like fishing, hiking, golf, and tennis, enjoying competitive gaming (PUBG, Valorant), anime marathons, and culinary experimentation in the kitchen.

I'm always interested in connecting, learning new technologies, and collaborating on meaningful civil design, CAD drafting, or software development projects.

Engineering & CAD Tools

AutoCAD, Civil Drafting, Site Plans, Technical Drawing Sets, Detailed Section Drawings, Visual Documentation.

Coding & Full-Stack Tools

TypeScript, React, Next.js App Router, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Supabase, PostgreSQL, Git/GitHub, REST APIs.

Creative & Personal Pursuits

UI/UX Design Systems, Motion Physics, Culinary Arts & Fermentation, Competitive Gaming (PUBG, Valorant), Outdoor Adventures.

02 // CAPABILITIESSERVICES & DISCIPLINES

What I Do

End-to-end digital craft from creative concept to resilient, production-ready systems.

Civil Engineering & CAD Design

Creating clear, accurate CAD drawings and design work that support civil engineering projects.

CAD DrawingsDraftingDesign RevisionsSite Plans

Technical Drafting & Documentation

Turning project requirements and design information into organized technical drawings and visual documentation.

PlansDetailsDrawing SetsVisual Documentation

Web Development — Learning & Projects

Learning web development by building practical projects from the ground up, beginning with this personal website.

Frontend DevelopmentUI ImplementationLearning ProjectsFull Stack Tools
04 // FOCUSCURRENT WORK & ROADMAP

Current Focus & Interests

ACTIVE FOCUS & ROADMAP

Civil Design, CAD Projects & Personal Coding Workspace

Balancing civil engineering CAD drafting with building full-stack web applications and interactive interfaces.

  • High-precision CAD drafting and technical drawing workflows
  • Full-stack Next.js App Router personal website and private productivity workspace
  • Continuous hands-on learning across modern TypeScript and UI architecture
Engineering & Tools

Civil Engineering & CAD

I work with CAD and technical design as part of my civil engineering work, with a focus on clear and practical drawings.

AutoCADCivil DraftingSite LayoutsTechnical Drawings
Craft & Systems

Coding & Building

I recently started coding and enjoy learning by making real projects, experimenting, solving problems, and improving as I go.

TypeScriptNext.jsReactFull-Stack Web
Personal Pursuits

Outdoors, Sports & Travel

Fishing, hiking, dancing, gaming, golf, tennis, travelling, and cooking are some of the things I enjoy outside of work.

Fishing & HikingPUBG & ValorantCulinary ArtsTravel
05 // CONTACTCHANNELS & REACH

Let's Build Something Worthwhile

Whether it's civil design, CAD, a coding project, or simply an interesting idea, I'm always interested in connecting, learning, and building something useful.

Direct Contacthello@fante.dev
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ARCHIVAL SPECIFICATION // COLOPHON & LEDGERENGINEERING PROVENANCE

Engineering Ledger & Colophon

Technical specifications, verified typography foundry origins, edge infrastructure, and cryptographic provenance.

01 // TYPOGRAPHY

Foundry Typefaces

  • Geist MonoVercel (Technical Metadata)
  • SyneBonne Nouvelle / Lucas Le Bihan
  • Mona SansGitHub / Degarism Grotesque
02 // INFRASTRUCTURE

Hosting & Edge Runtime

  • Compute EngineVercel Edge Runtime (Next.js 16)
  • Edge NetworkCloudflare CDN, DNS & TLS 1.3
  • Rendering ArchitectureReact 19 Server Components + SSR
03 // PERSISTENCE

Database & Storage

  • Server StorageSupabase PostgreSQL (AAL2 MFA)
  • Client IndexedDBDexie.js (Schema v4 Isolated Sync)
  • Replication ModelCAS Leased Outbox & Conflict Fencing
04 // PROVENANCE

Commit & Key Integrity

  • Commit SHA6caf35fec4bdcf230a9eda6f15c458bed52fd2dd
  • Build Timestamp2026-08-24T12:00:00Z
  • EnvironmentProduction Immutable Artifact
CRYPTOGRAPHIC INTEGRITY

PGP: 4A89 F21C 987B D034 E512 88C1 3320 994E