Blog

Writing & thinking.

Notes on engineering decisions, architecture patterns, and lessons learned from shipping production systems.

2026

vCenter golden templates playbook

How we standardized VMware lab images with post-provision scripts, compliance checks, and automated health reporting.

Practical lessons from aligning Shibboleth SAML assertions with fine-grained RBAC scopes in CyberRange.

2025

How I implemented SAML SSO, role mapping, and audit trails for a cyber lab platform used by students, faculty, and administrators.

Operational lessons from shipping LLM-backed features, including the telemetry and guardrails that saved us.

How I built a WebRTC + LLM system that simulates live interviews with streaming feedback.

Architecture and tradeoffs behind a context-aware copilot that helps neurodivergent users plan their day.

How we replaced fragile VMware runbooks with a resilient cyber lab platform that hit 99.9% uptime and sub-five-minute provisioning.