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Paul (m4xx3d0ut) is a Principal Technologist focused on cloud architecture and building cloud-native, edge, and full-stack systems. He’s led R&D, platform, and AI tiger teams, with a reputation for rapid prototyping across languages and frameworks. His approach is grounded in a seminal start in InfoSec as a penetration tester—shaped by a lifelong passion for technology and hacking—and broadened through work spanning the automotive industry as well as live broadcast and studio production technology. A patented inventor in the media tech space, he works by a simple rule: “The more you observe and adapt, the greater your chances are for victory.” —Sun Tzu

Specialties: Python, Node, JS, React/TS, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, GCP, OpenStack, Microk8s, InfoSec, DevOps/DevSecOps, GitOps, LlmOps

Featured work

  1. m4xx3d0ut/content-tools-studio

    A small, local, web app for editing screencasts.

    TypeScript
  2. m4xx3d0ut/platform-config

    Microk8s node configs / GitOps

    Shell
  3. Python
  4. m4xx3d0ut/platform-nvidia-compute

    Documentation and test scripts for Microk8s GPU compute features.

  5. the-cm-collective/k1s

    A "smol", k8s-like, application engine.

    Python 3

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