- I am a computer programmer who has been developing and maintaining native and
- web applications since 2018. I have also been providing systems administration
- services and technical mentoring since 2016. I aim to create simple,
- performant, and well-documented software that solves real problems with no
- surprises.
-
-
-
- I am fluent in Rust, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bourne Shell, and HTML+CSS. I am
- also familiar with Java, PHP, C, C++, TypeScript, and PowerShell. I have used
- a variety of frameworks and libraries, as well as a myriad of web servers,
- databases, and "DevOps" platforms.
-
-
-
-
Skills
-
-
Software Engineering
-
-
-
- Build performant, correct applications and services with a focus on
- automating manual labor and making architects' and operators' lives easier.
-
-
- Contribute to internal and client-facing front-end software that is simple
- and easy to use.
-
-
- Integrating with organizational build chains and DevOps pipelines for
- deployments with zero surprises.
-
-
-
-
Systems Administration
-
-
-
- Architect and arrange physical machines and the servers that run on them for
- minimal downtime and secure, speedy operation.
-
-
- Administer container orchestration clusters with dozens of "micro-services"
- that need to communicate together to achieve a common goal. Apply
- zero-downtime upgrade practices as well as high-availability horizontal
- replica scaling for high-use applications.
-
-
- Self-host a variety of tools, applications, and web servers for the purpose
- of learning and ownership of digital property.
-
-
-
-
Technical Mentoring, Leadership
-
-
-
- Transfer knowledge and skills in a practical, enjoyable fashion in language
- that is [hopefully] easy to comprehend.
-
-
- Take a senior role in directing a flourishing new team of developers to get
- started quickly and achieve a state of production in little time.
-
-
- Co-host informal lectures and "lunch and learns" on a variety of topics,
- especially but not limited to computing.
-
-
-
-
-
Work History
-
-
-
Software Engineer
-Automatic Data Processing (August 2021-Present)
-
-
Promoted after three years of hard work as a junior application developer
-
-
-
-
-
Application Developer
-Automatic Data Processing (June 2018-August 2021)
-
-
- Authored
- Altruistic Angelshark,
- an Avaya Communication Manager automation
- daemon, to ease friction caused by existing, interactive, and fragile
- tools and processes. This tool was used to save the company rougly half a
- million dollars per year by enabling unused license cleanup with little
- operator input. It was deemed appropriately useful to release as free and
- open source software. It was written in Rust and operates over the SSH2
- library using an undocumented Avaya protocol.
-
-
- Co-authored an authentication/authorization API to specifically serve
- the needs of our team. This software interacted with Active Directory
- over LDAP, presented users with JSON Web Tokens, and was reworked be
- used as a reverse proxy in front of our container services.
-
-
- On-boarded and mentored team of six developers on organization DevOps
- technology and practices. This included configuring and
- knowledge-sharing a Jenkins CICD pipeline, local Docker Trusted
- Registry, and IBM Cloud Private flavor of Kubernetes. This also
- consisted of informal lectures on concepts such as continuous deployment
- and delivery, the "12-factor" methodology, and containerization.
-
-
- For multiple years in a row I offered my services for on-site training
- of new college hires. My responsibilities included mentoring and
- knowledge sharing for typical industry tools, languages, and frameworks,
- as well as the inner workings of the company. Classes typically
- consisted of 20-30 new employees.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Web Application Designer & Developer
-Freelance (July 2019-Present)
-
-
- Built a from-scratch art studio storefront to exactly fit the customer's
- specifications. Site is a mobile-friendly art gallery with a cart and
- checkout system. I used Rust and Vue JS for the majority of this
- project. Functionality was delivered ahead of schedule and I was able to
- quickly compensate for shifting requirements.
-
-
Built and maintained a variety of static sites.
-
-
-
-
-
Technology Support Specialist, Repair Technician
-The College of William & Mary (February 2015-May 2018)
-
-
- Worked directly with customers to diagnose issues and install and
- configure software. Interactions were in-person and over the phone.
- Responsibilities also included performing basic repairs to enterprise
- laptops.
-
-
- Maintained three to four public access labs at a time during the Summer
- months, each with 20-30 machines.
-
-
-
-
-
-
Academic History
-
-
- I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and graduated from the
- College of William and Mary in May of 2018. While there, I participated in
- several group software development projects such as hybrid Android application
- testing and presided over the campus Game Design Club.
-
-
-
-
About Me
-
-
- I wrote my first program on a TI-84 in BASIC to help finish my high school
- math homework faster. I quickly transitioned to building more complicated
- programs but have continued to enjoy finding the smallest amount of code to
- solve a problem quickly, correctly, and securely.
-
-
-
- I grew up in and still call Hampton Roads, Virginia my home. In my spare time
- I drive and maintain a classic car, a 1953 Hudson Hornet. I enjoy travelling
- and being at home with my wife and cocker spaniel. I also self-host a web
- server in a closet in my home.
-
- My name is Adam Carpenter and I am a freelance, general-purpose computer programmer.
-
-
-
-
Does your business day consist of tedious, repetitive manual tasks? How do you go about streamlining the process and writing software to automate those tasks?
-
Maybe you've outgrown the limitations of DIY site designers such as Google Sites or Wix. How do you approach from-scratch web design and rich web applications?
-
Are you or your small business looking to take control of your IT by self-hosting? Wondering how to go about efficiently and securely serving your clients?
-
-
-
- I run a business called Carpenter Tech that aims to help you answer these questions by offering the following services.
-
-
-
-
-
Software engineering, custom software design, development, and deployment
-
From-scratch web site construction, hosting, and maintenance
-
Programming, self-hosting, and IT consulting for small busineses
-
-
-
- I am down to earth and enjoy solving problems. If you think I may be able to help solve yours, the best way to get in touch with me is writing to
- atc@53hor.net.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
- Below is my CV and other related professional history.
-
-
+ I am a computer programmer who has been developing and maintaining native and
+ web applications since 2018. I have also been providing systems administration
+ services and technical mentoring since 2016. I aim to create simple,
+ performant, and well-documented software that solves real problems with no
+ surprises.
+
+
+
+ I am fluent in Rust, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bourne Shell, and HTML+CSS. I am
+ also familiar with Java, PHP, C, C++, TypeScript, and PowerShell. I have used
+ a variety of frameworks and libraries, as well as a myriad of web servers,
+ databases, and "DevOps" platforms.
+
+
+
+
Skills
+
+
Software Engineering
+
+
+
+ Build performant, correct applications and services with a focus on
+ automating manual labor and making architects' and operators' lives easier.
+
+
+ Contribute to internal and client-facing front-end software that is simple
+ and easy to use.
+
+
+ Integrating with organizational build chains and DevOps pipelines for
+ deployments with zero surprises.
+
+
+
+
Systems Administration
+
+
+
+ Architect and arrange physical machines and the servers that run on them for
+ minimal downtime and secure, speedy operation.
+
+
+ Administer container orchestration clusters with dozens of "micro-services"
+ that need to communicate together to achieve a common goal. Apply
+ zero-downtime upgrade practices as well as high-availability horizontal
+ replica scaling for high-use applications.
+
+
+ Self-host a variety of tools, applications, and web servers for the purpose
+ of learning and ownership of digital property.
+
+
+
+
Technical Mentoring, Leadership
+
+
+
+ Transfer knowledge and skills in a practical, enjoyable fashion in language
+ that is [hopefully] easy to comprehend.
+
+
+ Take a senior role in directing a flourishing new team of developers to get
+ started quickly and achieve a state of production in little time.
+
+
+ Co-host informal lectures and "lunch and learns" on a variety of topics,
+ especially but not limited to computing.
+
+
+
+
+
Work History
+
+
+
Software Engineer
+Automatic Data Processing (August 2021-Present)
+
+
Promoted after three years of hard work as a junior application developer
+
+
+
+
+
Application Developer
+Automatic Data Processing (June 2018-August 2021)
+
+
+ Authored
+ Altruistic Angelshark,
+ an Avaya Communication Manager automation
+ daemon, to ease friction caused by existing, interactive, and fragile
+ tools and processes. This tool was used to save the company rougly half a
+ million dollars per year by enabling unused license cleanup with little
+ operator input. It was deemed appropriately useful to release as free and
+ open source software. It was written in Rust and operates over the SSH2
+ library using an undocumented Avaya protocol.
+
+
+ Co-authored an authentication/authorization API to specifically serve
+ the needs of our team. This software interacted with Active Directory
+ over LDAP, presented users with JSON Web Tokens, and was reworked be
+ used as a reverse proxy in front of our container services.
+
+
+ On-boarded and mentored team of six developers on organization DevOps
+ technology and practices. This included configuring and
+ knowledge-sharing a Jenkins CICD pipeline, local Docker Trusted
+ Registry, and IBM Cloud Private flavor of Kubernetes. This also
+ consisted of informal lectures on concepts such as continuous deployment
+ and delivery, the "12-factor" methodology, and containerization.
+
+
+ For multiple years in a row I offered my services for on-site training
+ of new college hires. My responsibilities included mentoring and
+ knowledge sharing for typical industry tools, languages, and frameworks,
+ as well as the inner workings of the company. Classes typically
+ consisted of 20-30 new employees.
+
+
+
+
+
+
Web Application Designer & Developer
+Freelance (July 2019-Present)
+
+
+ Built a from-scratch art studio storefront to exactly fit the customer's
+ specifications. Site is a mobile-friendly art gallery with a cart and
+ checkout system. I used Rust and Vue JS for the majority of this
+ project. Functionality was delivered ahead of schedule and I was able to
+ quickly compensate for shifting requirements.
+
+
Built and maintained a variety of static sites.
+
+
+
+
+
Technology Support Specialist, Repair Technician
+The College of William & Mary (February 2015-May 2018)
+
+
+ Worked directly with customers to diagnose issues and install and
+ configure software. Interactions were in-person and over the phone.
+ Responsibilities also included performing basic repairs to enterprise
+ laptops.
+
+
+ Maintained three to four public access labs at a time during the Summer
+ months, each with 20-30 machines.
+
+
+
+
+
+
Academic History
+
+
+ I have a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and graduated from the
+ College of William and Mary in May of 2018. While there, I participated in
+ several group software development projects such as hybrid Android application
+ testing and presided over the campus Game Design Club.
+
+
+
+
About Me
+
+
+ I wrote my first program on a TI-84 in BASIC to help finish my high school
+ math homework faster. I quickly transitioned to building more complicated
+ programs but have continued to enjoy finding the smallest amount of code to
+ solve a problem quickly, correctly, and securely.
+
+
+
+ I grew up in and still call Hampton Roads, Virginia my home. In my spare time
+ I drive and maintain a classic car, a 1953 Hudson Hornet. I enjoy travelling
+ and being at home with my wife and cocker spaniel. I also self-host a web
+ server in a closet in my home.
+
+ My name is Adam Carpenter and I am a freelance, general-purpose computer programmer.
+
+
+
+
Does your business day consist of tedious, repetitive manual tasks? How do you go about streamlining the process and writing software to automate those tasks?
+
Maybe you've outgrown the limitations of DIY site designers such as Google Sites or Wix. How do you approach from-scratch web design and rich web applications?
+
Are you or your small business looking to take control of your IT by self-hosting? Wondering how to go about efficiently and securely serving your clients?
+
+
+
+ I run a business called Carpenter Tech that aims to help you answer these questions by offering the following services.
+
+
+
+
+
Software engineering, custom software design, development, and deployment
+
From-scratch web site construction, hosting, and maintenance
+
Programming, self-hosting, and IT consulting for small businesses
+
+
+
+ I am down to earth and enjoy solving problems. If you think I may be able to help solve yours,
+
+
- My name is Adam Carpenter (on some sites I'm
- 53hornet). I am a professional computer programmer, am married
- to my wonderful wife, Amy, and a puppy parent to Clementine, a Cocker
- Spaniel. This is my web site.
-
- This site is my home on the web. I post things I've learned, things I
- want to share, and things I don't want to forget. I am generally
- interested in and generally post about:
-
-
-
-
Antique automobiles, esp. my Fabulous 1953 Hudson Hornet
-
Systems- and application-level programming
-
Retrocomputing, esp. the Commodore 64
-
Home servers and self-hosting
-
FreeBSD and other *BSDs or UNIX-like operating systems
-
Food: eating, baking, etc.
-
Games, movies, and music
-
-
-
-
-
Disclaimer
-
-
- The views on this web site are entirely mine! That should go without
- saying. They don't reflect my company, co-workers, friends, family, dog,
- or anyone I mention anywhere in any way.
-
-
-
- I prefer not to go back and edit old posts. So when you're reading
- something from 2 years ago, that was my opinion 2 years ago. Times
- change and so can I, so please try to keep that in mind.
-
-
-
- If I reference an external public profile or site as fact, I will do so
- with links so you can go and read the source.
-
-
-
Privacy
-
-
- My web server has an access log. By visiting this site you're
- surrendering:
-
-
-
-
Your public IP address
-
Your browser's user agent
-
The URL of the page you visited
-
The time and date of your visit
-
-
-
- That's it. I do not advertise on this site, read your cookies, or
- perform any kind of social media tracking. I also proudly don't have any
- JavaScript on my site.
-
+ My name is Adam Carpenter (on some sites I'm
+ 53hornet). I am a professional computer programmer and hobbyist mechanic, am married
+ to my wonderful wife, Amy, and a puppy parent to Clementine, a Cocker
+ Spaniel. This is my web site.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
What Will You Find Here?
+
+
+ This site is my home on the web. I post things I've learned, things I
+ want to share, and things I don't want to forget. I am generally
+ interested in and generally post about:
+
+
+
+
Antique automobiles, esp. my Fabulous 1953 Hudson Hornet
+
Systems- and application-level programming
+
Retrocomputing, esp. the Commodore 64
+
Home servers and self-hosting
+
FreeBSD and other *BSDs or UNIX-like operating systems
+
Food: eating, baking, etc.
+
Games, movies, and music
+
+
+
Disclaimer
+
+
+ The views on this web site are entirely mine! That should go without
+ saying. They don't reflect my company, co-workers, friends, family, dog,
+ or anyone I mention anywhere in any way.
+
+
+
+ I prefer not to go back and edit old posts. So when you're reading
+ something from 2 years ago, that was my opinion 2 years ago. Times
+ change and so can I, so please try to keep that in mind.
+
+
+
+ If I reference an external public profile or site as fact, I will do so
+ with links so you can go and read the source.
+
+
+
Privacy
+
+
+ My web server has an access log. By visiting this site you're
+ surrendering:
+
+
+
+
Your public IP address
+
Your browser's user agent
+
The URL of the page you visited
+
The time and date of your visit
+
+
+
+ That's it. I do not advertise on this site, read your cookies, or
+ perform any kind of social media tracking. I also proudly don't have any
+ JavaScript on my site.
+