What I've done
- At Microsoft I designed ADMX, the file format Windows uses for Group Policy Administrative Templates. I'm also a named inventor on a Microsoft patent for Group Policy reporting.
- I joined Cisco in 2012 to work on Cisco Process Orchestrator, moved into AppDynamics after Cisco bought it, and now work in Cisco's Splunk division.
- Before that I worked in South Africa. I wrote control software for telecom hardware, and for chemical plants I built a workflow execution engine with neural networks we trained at its core.
- I studied electrical and electronic engineering at Stellenbosch University.
What I tinker with
I build custom split keyboards running ZMK and QMK, and since about 2023 the only keyboard I type on is a Chocofi I built. I also built a Voron 0 myself, keep a Klipper-tuned Ender 3 Pro running, and I'm learning to design printable parts in Fusion 360. At home I run a small lab with Home Assistant, plus small electronics projects around the house.
Build log
I write up what I try here, in software, hardware and 3D printing. Some of it works.