About Simon Brainerd
This page is the public reference point for identity, official links, contact information, and basic verification guidance.
The rule is strict: if a claimed profile or contact path does not cross-link between simonbrainerd.com and the public profile, it is not me.
Official links
The public reference set.
These are the main public links associated with this site. The rule is two-way cross-linking: this page links to the profile, and the profile links back to this domain when the platform allows it. If that cross-link is missing, it should not be treated as my profile.
simonbrainerd.com
Primary official domain and root public reference.
[email protected]
Primary domain email for direct correspondence.
Official public profile linked from this domain.
GitHub
Official GitHub profile associated with this site.
Legacy Google identity
[email protected] is listed as an associated identity reference only, not a correspondence address.
Important
Do not trust a copied name alone.
A display name, photo, footer, or reused wording can all be copied. Verification should rely on domain consistency and cross-linking, not surface familiarity.
Context
What this site is for.
This site is the personal domain and public website of Simon Brainerd, a student at Indiana Wesleyan University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in General Studies, with interests in digital identity, privacy, and real estate.
It exists to centralize public profile information, selected writing, contact details, and related projects. It also makes it easier to verify identity and reduce confusion caused by impersonation, cloned profiles, copied signatures, and lookalike domains.
Primary use
Identity anchor
Visitors should be able to start here, then verify everything else from here.
Secondary use
Routing page
The domain also routes to writing, tools, contact, demos, projects, and other public work.
Verification
How to verify official profiles.
The standard is two-way cross-linking, not resemblance. If the profile does not link from this site and back to this site, it is not me.
- Start from simonbrainerd.com, not from a DM, search result, or random forwarded link.
- Open the profile links listed on this page.
- Check whether that profile links back to simonbrainerd.com in its website field, bio, or another public reference area.
- Confirm that the profile matches the same naming, image, and public references used here.
- If a profile is not linked here and does not link back to this domain, it is not me. Do not treat it as unofficial, partial, or maybe legitimate. Treat it as false.
Example
What makes a profile legitimate
A profile is legitimate when this page links to that exact profile and the profile also links back to this domain. Matching names, photos, or bios without that cross-link are not enough.
Failure pattern
What makes it false
Copied imagery, a similar username, missing backlinks, or alternate contact paths are enough to reject the claim. Similar is not good enough.
How to verify email.
Email signatures, profile photos, and polished formatting prove almost nothing on their own.
- Check that the sender address ends in the exact domain @simonbrainerd.com.
- Check that any linked website actually points to simonbrainerd.com, not a lookalike or unrelated domain.
- Compare the contact path in the message against the contact information listed on this page.
- Be suspicious of urgency, payment pressure, attachment pressure, or strange wording even if the message looks polished.
- If a message claims to be from Simon Brainerd but routes replies somewhere else, uses another domain, or breaks the profile trail, do not treat it as me.
Primary contact
This is the main public email for correspondence. Other addresses should not be assumed to be valid just because they use my name.
Suspicious patterns
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or copied signatures from unrelated domains are not authentic and should be treated as impersonation attempts or false attribution.
Spoofing
What spoofing usually looks like.
- A display name that says “Simon Brainerd” but uses a different underlying email domain.
- A profile with a similar username, slightly altered spelling, or copied photo.
- A message linking to a lookalike domain instead of simonbrainerd.com.
- A page claiming to represent this identity but not linked from this website.
- A copied footer or signature block used to manufacture legitimacy.
Bottom line
Partial imitation is the normal pattern.
Most spoofing is not a perfect clone. It usually relies on small inconsistencies being overlooked because the name or photo looks familiar.
Projects and references
Related pages and domains.
Selected internal pages and external projects connected to this site.
Writing
Public writing, essays, analysis, and archived pieces.
Metadata Demo
Browser, device, and network metadata demonstration.
Civic analysis
Documented response regarding Marion utility governance and related claims.
Grant Connected feature
Indiana Wesleyan students advocate for state-recognized standards for music therapy.
Buy Indiana Land
Indiana land research project.
Sell Indiana Land
Indiana land selling project.
Indiana Property Inspection
Future home inspection brand.
Location
Based in Indiana.
Contact path
Prefer the contact page or the domain email listed here.