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MarcoFernstaedt/README.md

Marco Fernstaedt

IT Engineer | Automation | Accessible Systems | Reliable Software Operations

Arizona-based engineer working across technical support, infrastructure, automation, and full-stack software. I build systems that are understandable under pressure: observable, documented, accessible, secure by default, and backed by repeatable verification.

Selected engineering work

  • Obsidian Knowledge Backbone — network-free Python and SQLite FTS5 retrieval for Markdown and Obsidian vaults, with exact source citations, privacy boundaries, tests, and CI.
  • AI Image-to-Audio Accessibility Platform — blind-first Next.js application that converts images into spoken descriptions with keyboard and screen-reader support.
  • Imperator Fitness Coach — dependency-free, private-by-default Python CLI with deterministic parsing, SQLite storage, conservative summaries, safety boundaries, tests, and CI.
  • Software Engineering Portfolio — accessible Next.js portfolio and approval-gated technical publishing workflow.

Engineering approach

  • Diagnose the actual failure before changing the system.
  • Prefer simple, modular components with explicit interfaces and ownership.
  • Treat accessibility, security, observability, and rollback as delivery requirements.
  • Use tests, CI, source-grounded documentation, and direct runtime proof.
  • Keep credentials, personal data, and private infrastructure out of public artifacts.

Technical range

  • Systems and operations: Windows, Linux, DNS, SSH, Tailscale, Docker, VPS operations, monitoring, service health, and incident troubleshooting
  • Software and automation: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Bash, React, Next.js, Astro, Node.js, REST APIs, SQLite, n8n, Git, and GitHub Actions
  • Quality: accessibility-first UI, screen-reader workflows, test automation, CI/CD, secure configuration, logging, and technical documentation

Links

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  1. image_accessibility_tool image_accessibility_tool Public

    Blind-first Next.js platform that converts images into accessible spoken descriptions.

    TypeScript

  2. MarcoFernstaedt MarcoFernstaedt Public

    Marco Fernstaedt — IT engineering, automation, accessibility, and reliable systems.

  3. imperator-fitness-coach imperator-fitness-coach Public

    Private-by-default local fitness check-in CLI with deterministic parsing, conservative summaries, and safety-focused SQLite storage.

    Python

  4. obsidian-knowledge-backbone obsidian-knowledge-backbone Public

    Read-only, network-free SQLite FTS5 citation search for curated Obsidian and Markdown vaults.

    Python

  5. se_portfolio_site se_portfolio_site Public

    Accessible Next.js engineering portfolio with an approval-gated technical publishing workflow.

    TypeScript