About Me
Hey! It's Alex.
Like many of my peers, I am driven by curiosity. The urge to tinker. It's taken me from deciding to seek a degree in Computer Engineering to varied co-op experiences. Both in firmware testing for machine vision cameras, as well as in the physical design of microchip components. Now, it's brought me to TELUS, where I've evolved from building infrastructure as code to my current work alongside network engineers in automation testing. The thread connecting all the experiences is my continuous desire to learn and challenge myself.
My strong background in low-level programming has shaped a technical philosophy where efficiency and reliability are the baseline. Further knowledge in RTL and even physical layout help my intuition for how software really interacts with hardware. While my work today involves higher-level languages and more abstract systems, I still approach problems with that same resource-conscious discipline.
Outside of work, that same drive for reliability led me to architecting a homelab from the ground up. By using NixOS and Docker, I've moved toward a fully declarative setup where my infrastructure is versioned and reproducible. On my other machines, scripts work tirelessly with various automation tasks, and I'm constantly prototyping new thoughts and ideas, especially when they involve technologies I haven't used before.
At the end of the day, I'm at my best when navigating the space where hardware and software collide. I look forward to the challenge of mastering new technical landscapes and integrating emerging technologies into robust, reliable systems.
Bring on the future.