Positioning
Reliability-minded systems engineer with a production operator's calm, a builder's bias for working software, and a practical focus on infrastructure, AI tooling, and user-facing control surfaces.
Real-time systems / AI infrastructure / local-first tools
Systems engineer for reliability-critical work.
I build and operate systems where signal flow, uptime, clear state, and fast troubleshooting matter. My background spans live production engineering, self-hosted infrastructure, local-first software, and practical AI workflow tooling.
8+ yrs
real-time production systems
25+
large-format system installs
24/7
reliability and incident mindset
AI
BYOK, Ollama, provider workflows
Resume Signal
The useful thread is not just "AV to software." It is operational systems work: routing, observability, failure isolation, and tools that make complex workflows easier to run.
Strength
Debugging across hardware, network, control, software, and human communication layers.
Pattern
Turn unclear systems into visible state: labels, dashboards, docs, logs, routes, and recovery paths.
Opportunity
Infrastructure, platform, product engineering, developer tooling, AI workflow tools, and support-adjacent engineering roles.
Featured Systems
Selected work framed around constraints, architecture, operating model, and product judgment.
Prompt Lab
Local-first prompt engineering workstation for reusable prompts, variables, provider testing, and bring-your-own-key workflows.
Local-first
BYOK
AI workflows
IndexedDB
- Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter, and Ollama-oriented workflows.
- Designed around private storage, fast iteration, and exportable prompt packs.
- Roadmap includes benchmarking, variable checks, and browser/desktop extension surfaces.
Garden OS
Browser-based planning and simulation system with deterministic crop scoring, structured data, and interactive decision surfaces.
Simulation
Data models
Web UI
Testing
- Uses structured crop data and scoring rules to produce predictable planning outputs.
- Includes planner, story mode, garden doctor, and visual exploration surfaces.
- Built with maintainability, test coverage, and versioned implementation plans in mind.
Home Infrastructure / AI Lab
Self-hosted lab for local services, model experiments, Home Assistant, routing, monitoring, and internal tooling.
Docker
Networking
Ollama
Home Assistant
- Runs internal services with reproducible configuration and network-aware access patterns.
- Supports local LLM experiments, smart home automation, dashboards, and observability.
- Practices reliability thinking: isolate failures, document routing, and reduce hidden dependencies.
Experience Reframed
Live production work is not separate from systems work. It is where the reliability instincts were trained.
Digital Footprints LLC - Owner / Lead Systems Designer
Designed and operated real-time video systems with strict uptime expectations, complex routing, client-facing delivery, and failure-sensitive deployment windows.
Freelance - Video Engineer / Media Technologist
Delivered routing, switching, playback, camera, streaming, and QC workflows for arena shows, political events, brand launches, hybrid productions, and other high-pressure environments.
IATSE Local 8 - Video / Lighting / Production Technician
Supported major venues and touring productions through disciplined troubleshooting, crew communication, technical setup, signal flow, and safety-focused execution.
Operating Principles
Simple habits that transfer cleanly across live production, infrastructure, software, and AI tooling.
Design for failure first
Assume something breaks. Build the route, fallback, and recovery path before it is needed.
Make state visible
Dashboards, labels, logs, docs, and naming systems are operating tools, not decoration.
Prefer local control
Own the workflow, reduce vendor lock-in, and keep critical work reproducible.
Communicate under pressure
Good systems work includes calm translation between technical and non-technical people.