I don't just manage infrastructure — I build the systems that run on it. Four major projects, each owned end-to-end: concept, architecture, development, security, and live operation.
Self-hosted, enterprise-grade ITSM built from scratch to replace commercial tools quoted at up to $152K/year. 10-container Docker stack with an autonomous AI remediation agent, 41 ticket types, and full Slack/Active Directory integration.
A growing AI company needed enterprise-grade IT service management — ticketing, approvals, hardware tracking, change management, access requests. Commercial options were evaluated: InvGate quoted $30,520/year, ServiceNow enterprise tier runs $152K+. Both were overpowered for internal use and locked into vendor timelines for customization. The decision was made to build instead of buy.
A complete, self-hosted ITSM platform — designed, architected, and built from scratch. Every layer: database schema, REST API, React frontend, authentication, approval workflows, AI integration, Slack connectivity, Active Directory sync, SLA enforcement, and the hosting infrastructure it runs on.
Sole architect and developer. Defined requirements, designed the data model, built every layer of the stack, integrated AI and Slack, stood up the hosting infrastructure, and currently operate the system in production.
Recipe manager and event execution engine with a human-aware, backward-planning scheduler. Assigns cooking steps to appliance lanes, enforces human bandwidth limits, and handles allergen safety — built for people hosting real events at scale.
No existing recipe manager solves the actual execution problem: you have a Thanksgiving dinner for 15 people, 6 appliances, and a hard serve time. How do you coordinate 20 cooking steps across multiple appliances without burning anything, missing a pickup window, or serving something to a guest with a tree nut allergy? Every existing tool stops at the recipe — none of them handle the event.
A full SaaS platform — from concept through production deployment. I designed the product, wrote the PRD, built the full stack, designed the database schema, implemented the scheduler algorithm, and operate the hosting infrastructure.
max_active_tasks constraint prevents scheduling more simultaneous tasks than a cook can handleThe scheduler is the core differentiator. Given a serve time and a set of recipes, it:
max_active_tasks before scheduling any step — if exceeded, delays earlier stepsCo-founder, sole architect, sole developer, infrastructure operator. Every line of product definition, every schema decision, every API endpoint, every UI component — and the Docker infrastructure it runs on — is my work.
Designed a 3-spine/6-leaf, all-100G data center network for an AI company's GPU server fleet — replacing a flat network with a BGP underlay, VLT peer pairs, ECMP load balancing across all three spines, and Anycast Gateway per zone.
A growing AI company's server fleet — including GPU compute nodes — was running on a flat network architecture. As the fleet scaled, the flat topology created bottlenecks, single points of failure, and limited east-west bandwidth. The network needed to be redesigned from the ground up to support the demands of AI/ML workloads: high throughput, low latency, full redundancy.
I designed the complete network fabric architecture: topology, hardware selection, routing protocol, VLAN scheme, redundancy model, and Fortinet firewall integration. The design is complete and implementation is in progress under my direction.
Lead network architect. Produced the full design: topology diagrams, hardware BOM, BGP configuration templates, VLAN scheme, VLT pairing design, and Fortinet integration plan. Presenting and implementing the design with the infrastructure team. When complete, this replaces an entirely flat Layer 2 network with a production-grade Layer 3 spine-leaf fabric.
Chicago-area creative technology company I co-founded — 7 live product brands spanning apparel, software, music, and education, all running on shared self-hosted infrastructure I designed and operate.
Mad Monkey Creative LLC is a Chicago-area umbrella company I co-founded with musician and educator Rick Kelly. The LLC serves as the legal and operational home for a portfolio of independent product brands — each with its own identity, audience, and product line, but sharing the infrastructure I design and operate.
Original design apparel — the flagship brand and primary creative identity of the LLC.
Music-themed apparel for musicians and gear enthusiasts.
Children's apparel line extending the MMC creative identity to younger audiences.
Recipe manager and event execution engine — the LLC's flagship software product. Live at timetoplate.com.
Guitar lessons and music education offerings from co-founder Rick Kelly.
Independent record label for original music releases under the MMC umbrella.
Gamified fan hunt experience — an interactive scavenger hunt concept.
All 7 brands run on shared self-hosted infrastructure I designed and operate. Apache vhosts per brand, PM2 process management for Node.js services, centralized logging, and a unified deployment workflow. No third-party hosting platforms — everything runs in-house on hardware I manage.
Co-Founder and CTO. Responsible for all technical infrastructure: server provisioning, network design, web serving, deployment pipelines, SSL/domain management, and the software products (including Time To Plate) that live under the LLC umbrella. Rick Kelly leads creative direction, brand identity, music, and education products; I lead everything technical.