Welcome to the Lair: Code, Architecture, and The Next Challenge
After decades in the industry, I’m opening the doors to my personal technical space. Welcome to the Lair! This site—my technical portfolio under the alias DraakUSA—is where I document my deep dive into systems architecture, explore modern paradigms, and share the projects I build for the sheer joy of engineering.
💡 Why Start a Blog Now? (The Senior Perspective)
Throughout my career, I’ve focused on building robust, mission-critical systems. My passion for programming started in 8th grade, and with over 20 years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer, I’ve seen technologies rise and fall.
This site is driven by three core motivations:
- Knowledge Consolidation: To document the hard-won lessons, architectural patterns, and design philosophies accumulated over decades in a structured, accessible format.
- Modern Exploration: To actively engage with cutting-edge technologies like Rust, WebAssembly, and advanced Cloud practices and share honest assessments of their practical applications.
- Demonstrating Competency: To provide concrete, public examples of my coding standards, problem-solving approach, and technical leadership beyond a traditional resume.
If you value robustness, clarity, and pragmatic engineering, you’re in the right place.
🛠️ What You Can Expect to Find
I plan to focus on content that reflects my core competencies as a systems architect:
- Deep Dives on Architecture: Analysis of distributed systems, database optimization, and strategies for minimizing technical debt.
- Systems Implementation: Tutorials and discussions on low-level performance (C) and large-scale backend services (Python).
- Open Source & Personal Projects: Detailed breakdowns of my current side projects, including my first public repository, attiny85-vehicle-charge-monitor.
My first major project post here will be a detailed breakdown of the CI/CD pipeline architecture for a modern multi-service application, reflecting my experience with AWS and Azure/Jenkins.
🤝 Open for Challenges (And Opportunities)
As a Senior Software Engineer and Systems Architect, I am currently open to exploring new full-time roles, consulting opportunities, and projects where deep architectural expertise is valued.
This site is not just a showcase—it’s a living demonstration of my skills. I invite recruiters and hiring managers to review my technical discussions and project implementations.
- You can find my full professional history and endorsements on LinkedIn.
- For detailed background, please View my Resume (PDF).
I look forward to this journey of sharing and learning. Thank you for visiting the Lair!