Curious by nature — I like figuring out how things work, tinkering until they work better, and occasionally proving that git revert is also a skill. I've bricked a few things in the name of "just one more feature" and learned to always test in prod (kidding — mostly). If it's broken, there's a decent chance I broke it; if it's fixed, there's a decent chance I fixed it too.
By day: Quality & H&S management in energy supply, working on nuclear-sector quality compliance (CSA N299.4), ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 audit readiness.
By night: developer and tinkerer — open-source contributor, homelab geek, and HA automation author, classic car guy, a build-it-myself king, the guy who'll fix just about anything before buying new, and — most importantly — a full-time grandkid enthusiast.
Find me - linkstack.schroth.ca/@brad
The Firmament — a self-hosted dashboard for my homelab. Node.js/Docker app with live Proxmox and backup metrics, SSO via Authelia, and 15 selectable themes, all running behind a hardened reverse-proxy setup.
Nooksplore — an AI-powered local travel guide app. PHP/SQLite backend with a multi-agent AI pipeline for destination search, full auth and Stripe-based subscriptions, and a security-hardened deployment (A rating on securityheaders.com).
Contributing to Newsletterr, an open-source Plex newsletter tool:
- Shipped the Ombi "Recent Requests" snap-in
- Fixed a library-filter matching bug
- Diagnosed a Plex OAuth token issue upstream
Publishing to HA Blueprints, my Home Assistant automation collection:
- ESPHome bulk-update scheduling with configurable thresholds
- Adaptive fan speed control with multi-sensor support
- Both live on the Home Assistant Blueprint Exchange
Actively contributing to Mealie, an open-source recipe management app:
- Plain-text / AI-assisted recipe import
- Organizer improvements (tag & category merge tools, recipe counts)
- Planned: Theme & branding admin settings
- Bug fixes and UI polish
Open PR status (auto-updated)
