Practical infrastructure for connected operations.
I help small and mid-sized organizations solve focused technology challenges: stabilizing Linux platforms, automating operations, connecting equipment and data, and moving prototypes toward reliable operation.
Senior judgment, hands-on delivery, and systems that remain understandable.
20+years of applied technical experience
For more than 20 years, I have supported research, data, and operational environments where reliability and adaptability matter. I work comfortably from infrastructure to integration, and from an initial technical assessment to documented implementation and operational handoff.
Linux and containers
Automation and CI/CD
Monitoring and data
Industrial IoT and edge
Research computing
Sectors and operating environments
Transferable skills, grounded in concrete needs.
I can apply the same infrastructure, data, automation, and prototyping skills across several sectors. Smart agriculture is a current focus, with practical opportunities from field instrumentation to computer-vision data preparation.
Public, verifiable work connecting edge systems, data, and AI.
Collaborative R&D project
NRC-GAMMA
Core team member and co-author
NRC-GAMMA is a public benchmark dataset for automated gas-meter reading using computer vision. The project combined Raspberry Pi image capture, edge processing, dataset preparation, Amazon Mechanical Turk annotation, and systematic quality assurance.
Although developed for energy monitoring, the same field-capture, edge-processing, data-pipeline, and classifier-preparation pattern transfers directly to vision-assisted agriculture and industrial monitoring.
I favour open standards, maintainable designs, and right-sized solutions. For a well-bounded problem, I can take ownership from assessment through implementation, documentation, and handoff.
01
Assess feasibility and reduce risk
Clarify the use case, evaluate integration paths, test critical assumptions, and produce an evidence-based implementation recommendation.
02
Automate and standardize
Replace repeat manual work with Ansible, scripts, CI/CD workflows, containers, and documented operating patterns.
03
Connect and process at the edge
Bridge equipment, sensors, applications, and data flows with Linux edge systems, MQTT, EdgeX Foundry, and open interfaces.
04
Observe and troubleshoot
Build useful visibility with Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, InfluxDB, Telegraf, logs, and fit-for-purpose dashboards.
05
Deliver a focused mandate
Own a clearly defined technical outcome, communicate progress directly, and leave behind maintainable systems and documentation.
06
Produce specialized 3D-printed parts
Move from a practical need to a printable design, prototype, specialized part, or small production run while considering materials, fit, and manufacturability.
Data sovereignty by design
Keep control without closing the door to cloud services.
Not every workload belongs in the cloud, and not every workload should stay isolated on-site. I help shape local, edge, hybrid, or cloud-connected architectures around the organization’s operational needs, risk tolerance, connectivity, and intellectual property.
The objective is choice: retain control of critical infrastructure and data while using cloud ingestion or managed services where they create real value.
Your infrastructureData & automationStore, monitor, integrate→
OptionalCloud servicesIngest, analyze, share
Technical depth
Built across infrastructure, operations, and applied innovation.
Platforms
Ubuntu Linux
VMware
AWS & Azure
Research computing
Storage & backup
Delivery
Ansible
GitLab CI/CD
Bash & Python
Docker · Podman · Apptainer
Git
Connected systems
EdgeX Foundry & MQTT
Edge processing
Raspberry Pi & microcontrollers
Home automation
Evaluated: Node-RED · Losant · Apache NiFi
Visibility & data
Zabbix
Grafana
Prometheus
InfluxDB & Telegraf
Power BI
Applied exploration
Curiosity that stays close to real systems.
My personal technical work includes industrial IoT patterns, home automation, microcontrollers, edge processing, 3D printing, and digital fabrication. I have also evaluated Node-RED, Losant, and Apache NiFi through prototype and exploratory work. These projects keep design, prototyping, troubleshooting, and physical constraints connected to day-to-day engineering practice.
Ways to work together
A senior technical contributor for the role or the problem.
Employment
Hands-on technical role
Infrastructure, platform, Linux, automation, research computing, SRE, or IoT work with limited management overhead.
Focused mandate
Feasibility before implementation
A bounded assessment or prototype to validate the use case, architecture, integration approach, risks, and practical next steps before a larger investment.
About and contact
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