About

I’ve been working in IT for over 25 years. Long enough to know that trends fade, but fundamentals don’t.

Today I focus on Kubernetes, Guardrails-First DevOps, and building infrastructure that actually survives failure.

I’m currently building SafeOps — a practical approach to resilient systems, operational clarity, and long-term engineering discipline.

I grew up with Karateka on Apple II. No checkpoints. No tutorials. Just timing and composure.

Recently I earned Platinum in Bloodborne. Different era. Same lesson.

I prefer clean architecture over clever hacks. Resilience over hype. Structure over chaos.

        ___          ldbl@production
       /   \         ──────────────────
      /     \        OS      SafeOps Linux
     /  /\   \       Kernel  SRE 4.20-lts
    /  /  \   \      Shell   /bin/guardrails
   /  /    \   \     Uptime  25y in prod
  /  /  /\  \   \    Pkgs    k8s, gitops, ai
 /  /__/  \__\   \   Memory  karateka → bloodborne
/_________________ \  Status  still shipping