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EAST — Back Online
Working to restore and improve EAST lab infrastructure, including server storage, network services, desktop systems, and monitoring.
PERSONAL PORTFOLIO
Technology, problem-solving, and building things that work.
I'm Parker Lawson. I enjoy working with computer systems, networking, Linux, and practical technology projects—especially the work involved in making infrastructure reliable and useful.
ABOUT
Curious by nature. Practical by approach.
I like understanding how systems fit together, finding problems worth solving, and learning by building and troubleshooting real environments.
My work and learning have included configuring network services, bringing older hardware back into use, setting up Linux servers, connecting applications to databases, and exploring ways to use locally hosted AI responsibly.
SELECTED WORK
Projects
A selection of infrastructure and software projects I've been working on.
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EAST AI Assistant
Developing a locally hosted AI assistant that can retrieve and explain EAST project information from PostgreSQL, with an emphasis on keeping sensitive data within controlled infrastructure.
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Home Lab & Directory Services
Learning server administration and virtualization by building and testing services in a lab environment, including Proxmox and Samba Active Directory.
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Infrastructure Monitoring
Exploring lightweight monitoring and alerting to identify when servers or network services become unavailable.
Project descriptions reflect work in progress; details and outcomes can be updated as each project develops.
TECHNICAL INTERESTS
Tools & technologies
Technologies I've been learning and working with through hands-on projects.
Systems
Linux · Ubuntu · Debian · Windows 11 · TrueNAS
Networking
TCP/IP · VLANs · pfSense · DNS · DHCP · Firewalls
Development & data
Python · PostgreSQL · REST APIs · SQL
Infrastructure
Proxmox · Virtual machines · Samba · Ollama
RESUME
Experience and education
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