Industrial Automation Technician | Python Builder | Systems Engineer
“The question isn’t who is going to let me — it’s who is going to stop me.”
— Ayn Rand
I build systems that work — industrial, electronic, digital, or philosophical.
From PLCs on factory floors to Python scripts on Raspberry Pis:
- Industrial Automation Technician — Smucker’s Uncrustables / Leprino Foods / Cargill One Protein
- Hobbyist Engineer — circuits, sensors, relays, CAN-bus, hydroponics, 3D printing
- Programmer — Python, CircuitPython, Arduino, Linux automation, Raspberry Pi clusters
- Objectivist — pro-reason, pro-capitalism, anti-bullshit
- Metalhead — Metallica | Gojira | Slayer | Pantera | Machine Head | Sepultura
A modular CAN-bus hydroponic control network — sensor nodes, relays, and displays tied together by a RP2040 controller.
- Features: pH / Temp / EC telemetry, automatic nutrient dosing, MQTT + Home Assistant integration
- Stack: CircuitPython, CAN, I²C multiplexer, Qualia displays, Docker HA bridge
Self-hosted architecture running:
- Pi-hole + Unbound DNS
- Tailscale VPN
- Navidrome music server
- Home Assistant dashboards
- MQTT broker + automation scripts
- rclone + RAID NAS backups
- Custom aluminum + brass casting
- Vacuum tube preamps and audio PCB design
- Reloading & precision shooting gear — sub-½" groups at 100 yards
Hardware:
Teensy 4.1 • ESP32 • RP2040 • Raspberry Pi 4/Zero • Beckhoff EK1100 • Stratix 5700 • SMC EX600
Software:
Python • CircuitPython • C++ (reading, not loving) • Docker • MQTT • Linux • Home Assistant
Tools:
Fusion 360 • Eagle • KiCad • 3D Printing (FDM) • Shell scripting • GitHub Actions
- Refining PepperCAN modular node firmware
- LoRa + GNSS remote telemetry network
- Personal data analytics dashboard (Withings + Apple Watch integration)
- Full hunting logistics planner w/ calorie burn + ballistics tracking
- Hitman series | Red Dead Redemption | Cyberpunk 2077
- Ayn Rand, Victor Hugo, José Manuel Capuletti
- Reloading, marksmanship, casting, cooking, travel
- Website: coming soon (will host docs + build logs)
- GitHub Projects: see pinned repos below