Chris Gaglardi · Researcher & builder
I build web products, publishing systems, and decision tools. I like understanding how things work—and making them work better.
A working method
Where the work happens
Research, software, and practical decisions—connected by the systems behind them.
Career education & publishing
My long-term work with Beelineweb
Helping people understand training and career options, and improving the research, search, software, and publishing systems that support that work.
The work behind the websiteCanadian household resilience
Founder, researcher & builder
Practical guides and decision tools for outages, wildfire smoke, and water problems. Canadian sources, visible assumptions, and no bunker nonsense.
Why I’m building ReadyHomeHow I think
I don’t need to know everything about a subject to investigate it well. I do need to find the authoritative answer, test the assumptions, and recognize where my knowledge ends.
A useful calculator shows its working. Good research makes its sources traceable. A reliable system gives you a way to notice when something breaks.
My approach to research and buildingA few concrete examples
A way to examine a real program quote, financing, lost income, and the assumptions behind a potential payoff.
A bylined guide to classroom learning, shop practice, diagnostics, and questions to ask before enrolling.
Outage planning that separates running loads, motor startup demand, and voltage compatibility.
Room dimensions, smoke CADR, and visible planning assumptions for comparing air-cleaning capacity.
Away from the browser. Sort of.
I’m a father of two on a rural Okanagan property. Our water depends on electric pumping. Outages, smoke seasons, leaks, and the occasional household failure have a way of making systems thinking very practical.
The personal side