Personal Projects

Here is a list of some of the projects that I have enjoyed working on:

🔧 Engineering Projects

Technical, DevOps, and infrastructure-focused projects: Github :

deadlyops.com: Static website built with plain HTML/CSS. Deployed via serverless using Cloudflare Pages. Docker-based local development workflow.
phoenixmartialartshv.com: Website for promoting the Hudson Valley NY chapter of Phoenix Martial Arts (similarly written/deployed as DeadlyOps.com)
Infrastructure as Code Sandbox: Experiments with Terraform and Pulumi for modular infrastructure setups in AWS using localstack environment
Configuration Management: Configured Chef for Raspi Management on local home network
MLOPs / RAG Practice / Python GUI: Testing RAG processes using local Llama3 model and embedding that within a Python driven GUI, Llama-Ollama (Terminator AI)
Lambda Function Runtime Check: Simple Python script leveraging boto3 to assemble a list of lambdas running an outdated runtime version and email a team based on a tag

🛠 Fabrication & Mechanical Projects

Hands-on fabrication and mechanical projects, anything involving tools, materials, and creative problem solving outside the digital world.

Aluminum Training Weapons

While starting in Martial Arts in FMA I always saw guys with awesome training weapons made from metal and wanted them! Trouble is they aren't cheap and at the time I already spent most of my money on training and seminar costs. In the scrap pile I was able to obtain a 2' x 6' x 1/4" sheet of aluminum and I worked at Lowe's so I got an employee discount on jigsaw blades

First project, a Bolo, go big or go home!

Ramping up production!

My goal is to work on my skills at finishing better handles.

Backup of my personal favorite!

Built a small inventory, sold a couple

Kerambits, discovered to iterate with these, straight to metal would require extra cleanup or worst case a restart due to poor planning

Personal Projects

🔧 Engineering Projects

🛠 Fabrication & Mechanical Projects

More projects to come!