I got into technology in 8th grade when a friend showed me his PC running Ubuntu Linux. Something clicked that day that never unclicked. I've spent the years since learning how systems actually work — not just how to use them, but how to own them. I believe the best engineers aren't the ones who know the most answers. They're the ones who can't stop asking why.
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Designed, programmed, and installed a full fiber ISP serving 200+ residential units. Ubiquiti infrastructure, 2Gbps uplink, 10G backbone, per-unit VLAN isolation. Each tenant gets their own network — not a shared pipe.
Before launch, identified the #1 likely support call: residents asking for WiFi passwords. Built a Python tool that generates QR code documents and emails them automatically on tenant onboarding. Resident WiFi calls dropped to zero.
Self-hosted WireGuard overlay connecting an 8-node private cloud across physical locations. Built custom CLI tooling for SSH command broadcast, deployment, MOTD management, and status monitoring across all nodes simultaneously.
Discovered that malicious actors were bypassing Proofpoint (enterprise spam filter) via direct-to-MX delivery — skipping DNS MX records entirely. Built a custom spoofing test tool to prove the vector and validate the fix. Saved a client from active exposure.
A SunFounder robot dog on a Raspberry Pi 5 running a full AI voice pipeline: OpenWakeWord → faster-whisper STT → local LLM (Gemma 4 via LM Studio) → Piper TTS. Also doubles as a security camera with LLM image analysis and email alerts. Because why build a robot dog that just walks around?
ESP32-based WiFi smart lock prototype with deep sleep power management, matrix keypad entry, magnetic door sensor, and motor driver. Flask API server handles dynamic PIN sync across multiple units. Now in active consideration for a real residential deployment.
Built for a coworker who said he wanted to improve his game. FEN position analysis, PGN game review, Gemini API integration, piece influence visualizer (attack/defense heat overlays), and a tension map showing contested squares. He never used it. Occupational hazard.
Inspected browser network traffic to map a web game's full client-server API. Built a Python client that speaks the native protocol — auth, world queries, movement, interaction, harvest timing. Territory-boundary validation prevents invalid requests. Built with my brother.
Open-source command-line tool wrapping the Porkbun REST API for DNS and domain management — published on GitHub and used in production at High Ground Web. Paired with private tooling that automates nginx site provisioning, cutting new-client deployment from hours to minutes.
Deployed a full iRedMail server with SPF/DKIM/DMARC enforcement, then built a visualizer that parses DMARC aggregate reports into a dashboard — auditing delivery health and spoofing exposure across every owned domain at a glance.
Database-backed email alias system built on Python, Flask, and MariaDB. Custom Postfix piping routes inbound email dynamically based on real-time database lookups. Full identity control without any third-party dependency.
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