↳ Chicago, IL

Chad
Weaver.

I’m a data analyst and civic tech builder based in Chicago. By day I work as a Business Insights Analyst at McDonald’s, where I build ETL pipelines, Tableau dashboards, and data tools that drive decisions at global scale.

Outside of work, I’m obsessed with building tools that make people think more clearly — products that sit at the intersection of data, epistemics, and civic life. I believe good software can be a force for empathy and collective understanding.

I’m a systems thinker who sweats the details. I care about sustainability, empathy, and clarity — both in the products I build and in the way I work.

Photo of Chad wearing a blue button down shirt

What I care about

Systems thinking
I look for root causes, feedback loops, and second-order effects. Good analysis means understanding the whole system, not just the surface metric.
Empathy in design
Every tool I build is for real people making real decisions. I care deeply about how products feel to use — not just whether they technically work.
Epistemic clarity
I’m fascinated by how people form beliefs and how bad information spreads. I want to build tools that help people reason better — together.

Right now

Building
Civic Compass — live and in active development. Helping people understand their moral archetype and engage with politics more thoughtfully.
Working on
The Argument Evaluator — a tool for stress-testing claims with AI-powered fallacy detection. Coming soon.
Day job
Business Insights Analyst at McDonald’s — delivery analytics, ETL pipelines, global reporting.
Thinking about
Tools for collective reasoning, epistemic infrastructure, and how data can make civic participation more meaningful.