IoT & Communications

I run a live all-sky camera and a self-hosted flight tracker from my own setup, purely because the electronics and networking involved genuinely interest me. That hobby-turned-expertise is exactly what I bring to client work — practical, hands-on experience with connected devices, not just theory.

What I Actually Work On

Home and small business networking that's reliable rather than fragile — proper redundancy where it matters, not just a single point of failure dressed up as a backup. Connected sensors and monitoring setups. Communications infrastructure, an area I know unusually well through emergency services volunteering, where I've seen first-hand what genuinely holds up under real pressure versus what only looks reliable in a calm demo.

Why Redundancy Gets Real Attention Here

I carry a backup for my backup on a callout, and I apply the identical logic to client systems: a backup that shares the same underlying failure point as what it's meant to protect isn't real redundancy, it's just a second copy of the same vulnerability. That's a lesson learned the hard way in the field, not from a textbook, and it shapes how I design any system where failure actually matters.

Real-World Reliability Testing

Mobile networks are often the first thing to fail in a genuine emergency — towers get overwhelmed or damaged, and the network everyone relies on daily turns out to be the least dependable option exactly when it matters most. That's not abstract knowledge for me; it directly shapes how I think about any communications setup I design, for a business or otherwise.

What's Included

Network design and setup, IoT device integration, communications system advice grounded in genuine field experience, and straightforward, honest guidance on what level of redundancy your specific situation actually warrants — not an upsell to the most expensive option by default.