Madison, WI · building in public
Ethan Gale, P.E.
Licensed structural engineer turned software builder. I design retaining walls by day, and ship apps, extensions, and automation the rest of the time.
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Licensed structural engineer turned software builder. I design retaining walls by day, and ship apps, extensions, and automation the rest of the time.
I'm a licensed Professional Engineer with a double major in Applied Mathematics & Engineering Physics and a degree in Civil Engineering. For nearly a decade I've designed heavy civil retaining walls, which means turning messy real-world constraints into math that has to hold up.
That habit of mind carried over into code. I taught myself AutoLISP to automate my own workflow, then kept going: Python, SQL, JavaScript, and now full products people use every day.
Outside of work: family, faith, health, lifting, snowboarding, music, and coffee.
# whoami name: "Ethan Gale, P.E." base: "Madison, WI" role: "Senior Design Engineer" also: "Software builder" stack: ["Python", "JS", "SQL", "AutoLISP"] fuel: "coffee" status: "shipping"
Products and ventures I've launched or am launching.
Web app · Free to start
Walk at your desk. Win with your friends. You bought the walking pad. StepStation makes sure you use it, with a live tracker, daily goals, streaks, trophies and a squad leaderboard that keeps everyone moving.
Start walking free →
From passive calendar to execution cockpit
A Chrome extension that turns your calendar into a full-screen mission-control display: a glowing countdown, ZenShield distraction guardrails, lo-fi focus radio and one-click meeting pre-flight.
See the cockpit →
WaveScribe
Windows app · Free & open source
Private voice dictation that types wherever your cursor is. Press Alt + W in any app, talk, and clean, punctuated text lands right where you were typing. Speech recognition and AI run entirely on your own PC.
Start dictating →
Viral Content Strategist & Revenue Scaler
Turn expertise into a lead-generating content engine, in 4 hours of filming per month. Film once. Repurpose forever.
Meet RapidRank →
Faith-based coaching · Pre-launch
Online body-transformation coaching where the training is the theology. Rigorous workouts, with scripture and prayer programmed like sets and reps, through the four-stage FaithForge Process.
Enter The Forge →Nervous-system care that helps your whole family thrive: prenatal, pediatric, women's health and family chiropractic, in downtown Middleton.
Visit Kairos →
A decade of engineering, plus products built and launched end to end.
B.S. Civil Engineering · Dual emphasis in Structural & Geotechnical. ASCE student club, track & field assistant coach.
Double major in Applied Mathematics & Engineering Physics. Presidential Scholarship, Varsity Track & Field captain.
Licensed in the State of Wisconsin.
From automating CAD to shipping web apps and browser extensions.
Books that shaped how I think and build.
The best way to reach me is a DM.
