### About this site This is [char.blog](https://char.blog), a collection of thoughts, technical writing, and references. Some are polished. Most are in progress. I work as a technical consultant and senior engineer at a Managed Service Provider. Most of my work revolves around cloud infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, automation, FinOps, and machine learning. I also do independent research when something seems worth obsessing over. Previously fde, platform engineer, software engineer. I'm currently learning to boulder but spend most of my time researching, programming, listening to music (jazz, classical), or some type of endurance sport (cycling/running). If you have a question related to a network I manage or control, please send an email to my email listed on the respective whois contact. If it's a P1 issue or security vulnerability, please include "P1" or "Security" in the subject line. **Popular posts** - [[Being a High-Leverage Generalist]] - [[The Blue-Painted Lever]] - [[Personal Finance Tips]] - [[Treading Water In Open Ocean]] - [[Change]] - [[Looking back on my career so far]]