Infrastructure Engineer & Builder

Aaron
Hendricks.

I build things, break them, then fix them again to understand how they work end to end. This is fun for me. I believe that makes me a nerd. I'd like to travel more, to see more sunsets and fly my drone in more unique locations.

Linux nginx Python Proxmox Solutions Engineer High Ground Web Salt Lake City, UT Open to Remote
Who I Am

Builder by necessity.
Engineer by choice.

I taught myself most of what I know. I haven't had much in the way of secondary schooling, though I did take a few college classes while I was still in high school. I keep ending up "the phone guy" at the workplace, but I think that's because I'll own things other people don't want to touch.

My homelab is basically my own data center, and I treat it that way. I started High Ground Web because I spotted a gap: small businesses with strong reputations and no web presence. I built the tooling, the pipeline, and the sites. Three clients live, Stripe billing running, automation handling the rest.

"Stupid humanity. Getting in the way of my hobbies."
— Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary
10+
Years self-taught
11
Fleet vessels
4
Sites live
SLC
Based in Utah
Open to relocation
620
Kansas area code
What I Know

The stack.

Broad and deep. I've built or broken most of this in production.

Infrastructure
Linux & Virtualization
  • Proxmox
  • Debian/Ubuntu
  • LXC
  • KVM
  • Headscale
  • WireGuard
  • pfSense
  • Ubiquiti/UISP
Web & Networking
Servers & Services
  • nginx
  • Flask
  • Python
  • Bash
  • DNS/SPF/DKIM
  • iRedMail
  • certbot
  • Stripe
Telecom
Voice & Connectivity
  • FreePBX
  • RingCentral
  • VOIP/SIP
  • Fiber/COAX
  • UISP
  • IVR routing
  • MDU deployment
  • VLAN design
Tooling
Automation & Scripting
  • systemd
  • SSH fleet tools
  • Git/GitHub
  • Docker
  • python-docx
  • ReportLab
  • Shapely/GIS
  • API reverse eng.
AI & Local Inference
Local AI Stack
  • LM Studio
  • faster-whisper
  • OpenWakeWord
  • Piper TTS
  • picamera2
  • Claude API
  • Google Solar API
  • PyAudio
Hardware
Embedded & Electronics
  • Raspberry Pi 5
  • ESP32
  • Arduino/C++
  • I2S/MEMS mics
  • Soldering
  • ESPAsyncWebServer
  • SunFounder PiDog
  • LiPo battery mgmt
Live Sites

Things I've shipped.

Every site self-hosted, SEO-optimized, and backed by automated deployment tooling I built myself.

Web Design · Hosting Business
High Ground Web
highgroundweb.com
My web design and hosting company. $70/mo, no upfront cost, cancel anytime. Full Stripe billing pipeline, Flask backends, automated nginx deployment.
Resume · Professional Profile
Hire Aaron
hire.ahcomputing.com
Solutions Engineer resume site. Full work history, skills, and contact. If you're a recruiter, start here.
Client Demo · Cable & Broadband
VM ComSource
vmcomsource.site
Full rebuild of a 30-year-old broadband installer's site. Cable & commercial side plus home technology side. 98/100 Lighthouse performance, 100/100 SEO.
Client Demo · Tax Services
M&M Tax Multiservices
mmtaxmultiservices.com
Cold outreach demo for a 5-star West Valley City tax prep business with no web presence. Navy/sage palette, review highlights, appointment booking.
Client Demo · Electronics Repair
Jack Be Nimble Repair
jackbenimble.repair
PS5, Xbox, Steam Deck and electronics repair shop in Sandy, UT. Before/after gallery, review showcase, repair request form. 97/100 performance.
Open Source · CLI Tool
porkbun CLI
github.com/ahcomputing/porkbun
Full-featured bash CLI for the Porkbun API v3. DNS management, domain listing, SSL downloads, URL forwarding, DNSSEC. One-line install.
Open Source · Fleet Tooling
fleet_commands
github.com/ahcomputing/fleet_commands
SSH fleet management tools for the Kriegsmarine homelab. Broadcast commands, deploy files, ping vessels, and get a morning briefing — all from bismarck.
Hackathon Build · AI Tool
Roof Estimator
jobnimbus.ahcomputing.com
Built in 4 hours at the JobNimbus AI Hackathon. Google Solar API + Claude vision fallback. 2.1% average area error across 5 test properties. Still live.
Writing · Field Notes
AHComputing Field Notes
blog.ahcomputing.com
Technical writing on infrastructure, AI, hardware builds, and automation. Hackathon postmortems, robot dog architecture, ESP32 builds, and API reverse engineering.
Self-Hosted · Email Infrastructure
AHComputing Mail
mail.ahcomputing.com
Self-hosted iRedMail stack with full SPF, DKIM, and DMARC configuration. Handles transactional email for all High Ground Web client sites and personal infrastructure.
Under the Hood

What I'm building.

The homelab, the side projects, the things that keep the lights on.

Kriegsmarine Fleet
11-vessel homelab named after WWII German warships. Proxmox cluster across two nodes, Headscale mesh VPN, fleet command tooling via SSH. bismarck is the daily driver.
Proxmox · Headscale
Butterpooch / Jarvis
SunFounder PiDog robot running on a Raspberry Pi 5. Five-state machine, OpenWakeWord wake detection, faster-whisper STT, Gemma 4 via LM Studio, Piper TTS. Full two-way voice conversation, game modes, motion detection security.
RPi5 · LM Studio
Project 1984
ESP32 Feather + I2S MEMS mic + microSD inside a hollowed-out hardcover copy of Orwell's 1984. Dual-mode firmware: record to WAV or serve files over a WiFi access point. 5.5 hours on a 1000mAh LiPo.
ESP32 · Hardware
High Ground Web Automation
Full deployment pipeline: porkbun CLI, nginx-create, nginx-deploy, create-contact, deploy-contact. New client site from DNS to live in under 10 minutes.
Bash · nginx · Flask
Off-Road Camper Build
Long-term goal: Telespar-framed overland camper with distributed workshop spaces across the USA. The endgame for geographic freedom.
Long-term
Chess
I carry a chess set in my backpack everywhere I go. I don't get to play as much as I'd like, and I plan on changing that. First order of business at the new job: find someone worth playing. The board will be ready.
Always packed
FPV Drones
Flying a BetaFPV Meteor 75 with DJI O4. Favorite activity: chasing seagulls. Also learned to go down a slide — you have to disarm right at the top before the drop. There's something about FPV goggles that collapses the distance between flying and being a kid again, both at the same time.
BetaFPV · DJI O4
Get in Touch

Let's talk.

Whether you're hiring for a Solutions Engineer role, need a website built, or just want to talk infrastructure — reach out.

Email admin@ahcomputing.com Phone (620) 778-6395 Resume hire.ahcomputing.com Web Design highgroundweb.com GitHub github.com/ahcomputing
aaron@bismarck:~$ whoami
aaron-hendricks
 
aaron@bismarck:~$ cat about.txt
Role: Telecom II → Solutions Engineer
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Remote: yes
Relocate: yes
 
aaron@bismarck:~$ porkbun ping
✓ Credentials valid
Public IP: 208.97.56.229
 
aaron@bismarck:~$ motd
AHComputing // Good evening, Admiral.
# fleet is whole. for now.