About
🚀 What I Do
I'm passionate about creating practical automation solutions and developer tools that solve real-world problems. My work spans from infrastructure automation to media processing, with a focus on simplicity and reliability.
🎯 Current Focus Areas
- Home Lab Infrastructure - Multi-tier containerized environments with Docker and Traefik
- Digital Vault Systems - Comprehensive digital asset management solutions
- Modern Web Development - Astro-based static sites and JAMstack architectures
- Automated Media Processing - Intelligent photo/video organization and preprocessing pipelines
- Developer Experience Tools - Terminal themes, system analyzers, and productivity utilities
- Infrastructure as Code - Ansible automation for production deployments
🌱 Currently Learning
- Digital Asset Management - Building comprehensive vault systems for personal data
- Astro Framework - Static site generation and modern web architecture
- Container Orchestration - Advanced Docker Compose and Traefik configurations
- OCR and Document Processing - EasyOCR integration and automated document workflows
- Network Discovery - Device mapping and home network automation
- Media Processing Pipelines - Automated photo/video organization and preprocessing
💡 Philosophy
I believe in Simplicity First - choosing the most practical solution over complex patterns. My repositories reflect this approach, focusing on:
- ✅ Immediate usability - tools that work out of the box
- ✅ Clear documentation - code that explains itself
- ✅ Minimal dependencies - lean and maintainable solutions
- ✅ Real-world testing - battle-tested in production environments
🛠️ Featured Projects
🗄️ Digital Vault & Asset Management
- vault-of-memories - Vault of Digital Memories - Comprehensive digital asset management
- digital-vault-organizer - Automated file organization system
- digital-vault-archive-builder - Archive building and management
🏠 Home Lab & Infrastructure
- homelab - Multi-tier home lab with Docker, Ansible, Traefik, and Portainer
- drupal-ansible-automation - Production-ready Drupal 11 deployment on DigitalOcean
- ghost-blog-automation - Automated Ghost 6.0 blog deployment with Ansible
🌐 Modern Web Development
- akora-dev-blog-astro-citrus - Developer blog v2.0 built with Astro and Citrus theme
- akora-dev-blog - Original Astro blog with MultiTerm theme
- travel-map-viewer - Flask-based travel history visualization with Google Maps
📁 Media & Document Processing
- preprocess-input-media - Media file pre-processing system for photos and drone footage
- pdf-to-markdown - OCR and document processing for Obsidian with EasyOCR
- go-paperless - Paperless document processing system
- photo-organizer - Intelligent photo collection management
- media-batch-manager - Smart media file organization with deduplication
🛠️ Developer Tools & Utilities
- oh-my-posh-themes - Modern Oh My Posh terminal themes collection
- local-dev-env-check - Development environment security auditing tool
- android-app-inventory - Android app inventory with Google Play Store integration
- macos-installed-apps - macOS application analyzer
- deduplicate-zsh-history - ZSH history optimization utility
📊 Data & Monitoring
- smashing-dashboards - Family dashboards using Smashing
- cryptorates2influxdb - Cryptocurrency rates monitoring
- folder-size-analyzer - Directory size analysis tool
"Drawing on a unique blend of digital domains, exploring the edges of the next iteration of secure, human-centered, AI-assisted tools and interfaces."