Open to opportunities ยท Winnipeg, Canada

Now

Last updated: 2026-03-10 ยท Based on /now movement

โšก Current Status

Formerly 15 years in food service. Now building production applications with Rust, TypeScript, and NixOS infrastructure.

๐Ÿ”ฅ Open to remote work ๐Ÿ“ Winnipeg, Canada

๐Ÿ”จ Building 4 active

  • โ†’ Frostbite Gazette - AI-curated Canadian journalism platform
  • โ†’ Troves & Coves - Crystal jewelry e-commerce with React + shadcn/ui
  • โ†’ Astral Key - Rust Web3 authentication microservice
  • โ†’ Synapse - Local-first AI command center with Tauri

๐Ÿ“š Learning 4 active

  • โ†’ Kubernetes cluster migration for 4-host NixOS setup
  • โ†’ Advanced Rust patterns (SQLx, Axum, WebAuthn)
  • โ†’ MCP server development and integration
  • โ†’ AI agent orchestration with pi-agent-core

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Infrastructure 4 active

  • โ†’ Maintaining 4-host NixOS mining cluster (Zephyr, Nexus, Forge, Sentry)
  • โ†’ Colmena multi-host deployment system
  • โ†’ Local LLM stack with privacy-first AI gateway
  • โ†’ Comprehensive documentation system for agents

๐Ÿ”ญ Exploring 4 active

  • โ†’ Model Context Protocol (MCP) ecosystem
  • โ†’ Local AI inference optimization
  • โ†’ Declarative infrastructure patterns
  • โ†’ Privacy-first web architectures

๐Ÿ“š Reading

  • Rust for Rustaceans In progress
    Jon Gjengset
  • Kubernetes: Up and Running Next up
    Brendan Burns
  • The Pragmatic Programmer Reference
    David Thomas

๐ŸŽง Listening

  • Synthwave coding playlists High energy
  • Lo-fi hip hop for focus sessions Chill
  • Post-rock (Explosions in the Sky) Epic

๐Ÿ“ˆ Journey Progress

Tracking journey from food service โ†’ software development through AI-assisted learning and hands-on building.

Active Projects 7+
Hosts in Cluster 4
Into Dev Journey ~2yr