Defingo.netWhat is my IP?
Deployed a small project with high visibility.
This timeline highlights key milestones from work, talks, and home projects.
Work, life, and homelab milestones
Visual Timeline
A quick scan of what I built, what I shared, and what I learned along the way.
2026
Career
Homelab
Personal
Station 35 Fireman Dinner
Reflections on adult role models in the past.
2025
Career
AKiPS Python Module Progress
Expanded automation options around the AKiPS API and simplified repeated operational tasks.
DNS Firewall Comparison
Compared real-world DNS filtering options and documented tradeoffs in cost, safety, and usability.
Homelab
Safe Search by DNS
Implemented family-safe DNS policies and documented where controls worked and where they did not.
Personal
2025 Year in Books
Captured a year of reading, what stuck, and how those ideas changed my technical decisions.
2024
Career
AKiPS Dashboard Work
Shaped dashboard workflows around operational visibility and faster triage for network events.
Homelab
Secondary WAN Project
Improved resiliency at home with dual-WAN strategy and practical failover testing.
Personal
2023
Career
UNC CAUSE 2023
Presented current architecture work and lessons learned from real operational constraints.
Homelab
Personal
Dad and Grizz
A personal milestone that shaped perspective and priorities for work and home projects.
2020
Turning Point: COVID-19 Changes Life and Work
Work and life had to shift to a new normal, prioritizing remote work and physical isolation.
Career
Homelab
Personal
2018
Career
UNC CAUSE 2018
Presented practical improvements from legacy spreadsheet workflows toward modern DDI practices.
Homelab
Personal
2017
Turning Point: Employment Shift to UNC
Career path shifts from the corporate world to higher education.