KitFox Labs · Bakersfield, CA
I build practical software for operational domains: groundwater accounting, grant workflows, healthcare claims, infrastructure audits, and AI tools that sit close to real work.
Focus
The common thread is software close to real operations, where the rules matter and the system has to be explainable.
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California's groundwater rules demand a level of measurement, ledgering, and reporting that most irrigation districts and growers aren't set up for. I'm prototyping tooling for the pieces that matter: telemetry ingestion, GASB-compliant water budgets, priority-curtailment logic, and open data models for the five California water-right types.
02
Anomaly detection on pump telemetry. SCADA assistants that can explain what just happened. Exception-resolution workflows for cold-chain and industrial logistics. I built this shape of product across thousands of artificial-lift wells earlier in my career — I'm now applying the pattern, with modern LLMs, to the systems of record behind physical operations.
03
Government software is mostly operational software: intake, review, eligibility, payments, reporting, records, audit trails, and role separation. I build systems that help agencies move faster without weakening the controls that make public work accountable.
If you're working on something in this shape, I'd like to hear about it.
Work
Recent client work and public artifacts. Some projects are under NDA, so I describe the shape of the work rather than the client.
Engagement · in progress · 2025–2026
Three-portal grant management platform for a California state agency. .NET 9, Azure SQL Managed Instance, EntraID, clean architecture with DDD.
Engagement · in progress · 2024–2026
Claims, appointments, billing, and admin workflows for a regulated healthcare product. Django + React, MSAL/EntraID, Azure Container Apps, Carelon SPI batch registration.
Engagement · 2026
Read-only audit of a production AWS + Postgres environment. Delivered executive summary, cost models, and a decision framework across Supabase, B2, and in-place remediation.
Artifact · in progress · 2026
Public-facing map of Kern River canals, flow points, and diversion infrastructure. Built from USGS, Bureau of Reclamation, and local district data.
Full career history at natemayer.com.
Working together
The best fit is software where correctness matters: audit trails, permissions, reporting, workflows, and operational data.
Full-stack design and implementation for workflows where correctness matters: permissions, audit trails, reporting, records, and operational data.
A read-only audit of an existing stack, with a decision memo, cost model, and migration path. Useful when you need an outside read before committing budget.
Small tests around SCADA logs, telemetry anomalies, exception queues, and internal records. The goal is to find out whether the model helps before it becomes a product commitment.
Technical memos, domain research, and public artifacts for water, energy, civic data, or regulated software problems that need a clearer explanation.
Rates and availability on request. Based in Bakersfield; remote or on-site anywhere in California.
About
I’m Nathan Mayer. I’ve built industrial analytics for artificial-lift wells, payment systems at Amazon, healthcare claims software, and public-sector grant systems.
I hold a B.S. in Computer Science and an M.S. in Data Analytics from Western Governors University. I'm an elder at Resurrection Church in Bakersfield, where I also live with my wife and three kids.
KitFox Labs is where I keep my client work, prototypes, research, and writing. The name is for the San Joaquin kit fox, a small endangered native of California's Central Valley.
