Self-Hosted 1099 Tax Planner
Problem: 1099 workers need a clearer way to track income, expenses, quarterly taxes, reports, and projected net pay.
Tools Used: React, Vite, TypeScript, Node, Express, PostgreSQL, Prisma, Docker.
My Role: Product requirements, AI-assisted coding workflow, implementation review, and self-hosted deployment.
Outcome: Full-stack app built with auth, database schema, seed data, shared calculation module, tests, builds, and deployment validation in progress.
Skills Demonstrated: Full-stack development, self-hosted deployment, data privacy, finance workflow design, testing, Docker planning.
Hermes AI Agent
Problem: Project context, repair notes, coding decisions, and homelab status can get scattered across tools.
Tools Used: LM Studio, Qwen models, OpenCode, Codex/GPT workflows, Obsidian, Git-backed notes.
My Role: Workflow design, project memory structure, local/cloud model handoffs, and safe small-block task planning.
Outcome: Active local-first AI assistant direction for project memory, documentation, coding workflows, repair notes, and homelab operations.
Skills Demonstrated: Local AI workflow design, prompt structure, documentation systems, AI-assisted coding, and practical automation guardrails.
Homelab Monitoring Stack
Problem: Infrastructure skills need real systems, monitoring, and alerting practice.
Tools Used: Proxmox, Uptime Kuma, AdGuard, Wazuh, CrowdSec, Tailscale.
My Role: Design, configuration, testing, and documentation.
Outcome: Practical lab for monitoring, remote access, and security visibility.
Skills Demonstrated: Infrastructure planning, monitoring, alerting, DNS filtering, remote access, security visibility.
Packet Capture Forensics Lab
Problem: A forensic scenario required evidence-based attribution from network traffic.
Tools Used: Wireshark, tshark, NetworkMiner, DNS/session analysis.
My Role: Packet review, artifact extraction, evidence notes, conclusion support.
Outcome: Structured investigation workflow with repeatable documentation.
Skills Demonstrated: Network forensics, packet analysis, evidence documentation, DNS/session analysis, investigative reasoning.
Real-World Diagnostic Experience
Problem: Customers need clear explanations for messy hardware, OS, and data issues.
Tools Used: Windows recovery, macOS tools, hardware diagnostics, repair notes.
My Role: Intake, testing, documentation, and customer explanation.
Outcome: Clearer diagnostic paths and customer-friendly next steps.
Skills Demonstrated: Hardware troubleshooting, OS repair, customer communication, documentation, evidence-based diagnostics.
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