D.DRABSNARG
PERSONAL ENGINEERING WORKSPACE / DRABSNARG

Engineering systems.
Building software.
Exploring AI.

I'm a Media Systems Engineer working across broadcast technology, networking, IT infrastructure, and automation. Drabsnarg is where I document what I build, investigate, and learn.

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BUILD / TEST / DOCUMENT / ITERATEINDEPENDENT TECHNICAL LABORATORY
01 / AREAS OF WORK

Across the stack.

Hands-on engineering at the intersection of physical systems, networks, software, and emerging tools.

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Systems & Networks

Infrastructure design, switching, routing, segmentation, and operational troubleshooting.

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Broadcast Engineering

Media transport, production systems, audio networking, timing, and live operations.

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Software & Automation

Python, PowerShell, APIs, developer tooling, and repeatable workflows.

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Local AI & Research

Self-hosted inference, open-weight models, coding workflows, and experimentation.

02 / WORK IN PROGRESS

Projects & investigations.

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Project case studies are being prepared and reviewed for publication. No unverified work is presented as completed.
03 / THE AI LAB

Local models.
Real infrastructure.

Exploring open-weight language models, local inference, and AI-assisted development on hardware I operate myself.

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infrastructure / overview
# LOCAL AI ENVIRONMENT
host      iMac Pro (2017)
compute   Xeon W · Vega 64
memory    128 GB RAM
engine    llama.cpp
ui        Open WebUI
access    Restricted

# Operational performance varies.
04 / THE PROCESS

Learn by building.

01 / METHOD

Understand

Start with the system, its constraints, and the root cause of the problem.

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Implement

Build practical solutions that can be inspected, tested, and maintained.

03 / METHOD

Document

Capture what worked, what failed, and what should change next.