I help organizations improve end-user productivity by designing, securing, and operationalizing enterprise technology — end-user computing, infrastructure engineering, automation, DevOps, cyber security, endpoint management, and modern AI enablement. 30+ years across military, government, financial, and corporate environments, including work requiring Top Secret clearance.
These days my focus is enterprise AI: evaluating, integrating, governing, and hardening platforms like Claude, Claude Code, ChatGPT Enterprise, MCP integrations, and agent architectures for production use in security-conscious organizations.
* 2024─ feat(ai): enterprise AI enablement — Claude, MCP, agents, governance & hardening
* 2019─ feat(cloud): Azure Virtual Desktop architecture, automation & operations
* 2005 docs: publish "Windows Admin Programming with Visual C# 2005"
* 2001─ feat(core): join Bridgewater Associates — platform engineering, DevOps, EUC
* 2000 docs: publish "Windows 2000 Admin Scripting"
* 1999 feat(sec): Sikorsky Comanche program — security, imaging & automation at scale
* 1998 feat(ent): PricewaterhouseCoopers — enterprise support through the '98 merger
* 1992 init: Air National Guard — computer maintenance & cryptography (TS clearance)
| project | description |
|---|---|
| 🚗 homepage-for-tesla | Self-hosted personal homepage for your Tesla's browser, with auto light-dimming |
| 🏠 home-assistant-configuration | My complete personal home-automation solution built on Home Assistant |
| 🌳 webtrees-theme-modern | A modern, mobile-optimized theme for the webtrees genealogy platform |
| 🍎 macos-setup-scripts | Zero-touch configuration, optimization, and app install for a fresh macOS build |
| 📦 vscode-dev-container | Fully pre-configured, isolated VS Code dev environment for any language |
| 🤖 loki-doki | Your family. Your data. Your rules. A private, self-hosted AI platform for the whole home |
PUBLICATIONS — before "infrastructure as code" had a name, I was writing the manuals for it.
- 📕 Windows Admin Scripting — 1st, 2nd & 3rd editions
- 📗 Windows 2000 Admin Scripting
- 📘 Windows Admin Programming with Visual C# 2005
- 🤖 Technical editor: Robot Building for Dummies
AI & agents
Platforms & EUC
Automation & DevOps
Home lab
2026-09-01 commit home release prep: 0.5.0 changelog, and the docs catch up with YouTube connect
2026-09-01 commit home voice: teach the spoken register from real conversation, and prove it live
2026-09-01 commit home voice: answer a re-asked question the way a person does the second time
2026-09-01 commit home voice: make spoken replies sound like a person, not a model
2026-08-31 commit home wakeword: ship the retrained "Hey MaiPai" detector
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