I'm a Platform Engineer specializing in building secure, scalable, and reproducible infrastructure for cloud-native environments. My passion lies at the intersection of Kubernetes, GitOps, and security-first architectures — with a particular love for Arch Linux, NixOS, and declarative systems.
name: Taylor
location: United States
current_focus:
- Airgapped Kubernetes deployments with Zarf & UDS
- Platform engineering with ArgoCD & Kargo
- NixOS-powered reproducible development environments
- MLOps infrastructure & pipeline automation
interests:
- 🐧 Arch Linux & NixOS enthusiast
- ☸️ Everything Kubernetes
- 🔐 Supply chain security & airgapped deployments
- 🤖 ML infrastructure & model servingCurrently building secure Kubernetes clusters for air-gapped and disconnected environments.
My current work focuses on Zarf packages and UDS bundles — enabling organizations to deploy production-ready Kubernetes clusters without public internet connectivity. This involves:
- 📦 Declarative package management for airgapped Kubernetes deployments
- 🛡️ Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) integration for supply chain security
- 🔒 Zero-trust networking with default-deny NetworkPolicies & Istio mTLS
- 📊 Runtime security with real-time threat detection and policy enforcement
- ✅ Compliance automation for highly-regulated environments
| Project | Description | Status |
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| 🔄 GitOps Tooling Migration | FluxCD → ArgoCD + Kargo for advanced deployment strategies | 🟢 Active |
| 🏗️ IaC Evolution | Terraform vs Crossplane for Kubernetes-native infrastructure | 🟡 Evaluating |
| ❄️ NixOS Dev Environments | Reproducible development machines with Nix flakes | 🟢 Active |
| 📚 Platform Modernization | Staged layers of base services (policy, secrets, service mesh) | 🟢 Active |
| 🎯 Focus Area | 📖 Details |
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| Platform Engineering | Building developer-friendly abstractions over complex infrastructure |
| Declarative Systems | NixOS + Nix flakes for 100% reproducible development environments |
| MLOps | Model serving, feature stores, and ML pipeline automation on Kubernetes |
| Cloud Economics | Cost optimization and resource efficiency in cloud-native environments |
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| ☸️ Kubernetes |
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| 🏗️ IaC |
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| ☁️ Cloud |
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