Engineer. Developer. Maker.

I've spent two decades building software, designing systems, and shipping products. But what keeps me going is the stuff on my workbench — 3D printers running overnight, servos twitching on half-wired prototypes, and the smell of solder.

This site is my workshop notebook, published for anyone who wants to build along.

NerdlyBuilds

What I Do

By day, I'm an engineer and developer — 20+ years across the technology stack from embedded firmware to cloud architecture. I've led teams, designed systems, and shipped code that runs at scale.

By night (and weekends, and vacations...), I'm a maker. I 3D print custom parts, build robotic devices that move and react, create animatronic props for fun, wire up smart home automation systems, and review the tech gadgets worth owning.

I also love to travel. I've been to 30+ countries and counting, and I always hunt down the local maker scenes — electronics markets, hackerspaces, and tech districts.

My Setup

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3D Printers
Multiple FDM printers running PLA, PETG, TPU
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Workshop
Soldering station, oscilloscope, bench tools
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Microcontrollers
ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Arduino ecosystem
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Home Assistant
Whole-home automation with Zigbee/Z-Wave
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Dev Stack
VS Code, Python, JS/TS, Rust, C++
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AI Tools
Claude, local LLMs, ComfyUI, Whisper

Connect

I'm most active on YouTube and GitHub. Feel free to reach out — I love talking shop with other makers and developers.