Platform Engineer

Secure cloud platforms for production-grade agentic AI.

I build the secure, scalable platforms that production agentic AI systems run on. 20+ years across telecommunications and banking — currently building petabyte-scale cloud platforms and writing LangChain agents, MCP integrations, and AI-powered automation on top of them.

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MCPAI Tools

Beyond Mermaid: PlantUML, D2, and Excalidraw for Technical Diagrams

A practical guide to PlantUML, D2, and Excalidraw — when each tool beats Mermaid, how to control layouts, and how to embed diagrams in your blog with dark/light theme support.

3 Apr 2026 · 12 min read
MCPAI Tools

MCP Diagram Tools: draw.io and Mermaid for AI-Generated Architecture Diagrams

How to use draw.io MCP and mcp-mermaid to generate architecture diagrams, flowcharts, and sequence diagrams from natural language prompts — and embed them directly in your blog or documentation.

3 Apr 2026 · 12 min read
Documentation

Writing Technical Books in 2026: Tools, Workflows, and the Case for Executable Code

A practitioner comparison of Quarto, Jupyter Book, Pandoc, Typst, and publisher toolchains for writing technical books with testable code examples and multi-format output.

3 Apr 2026 · 10 min read
Documentation

Version-Controlled Resumes with Typst: PDF Generation via GitHub Actions

How to replace Word and Google Docs with a Typst source file that compiles to a professional PDF, auto-built by GitHub Actions with git SHA and date stamped on every page.

3 Apr 2026 · 8 min read
Documentation

Executable Code and Diagrams in Technical Books: A Practical Setup Guide

How to handle snippet extraction pitfalls, integrate Mermaid and Draw.io diagrams, and build a CI pipeline for technical books with infrastructure-dependent code examples.

3 Apr 2026 · 10 min read
PythonAgentic AI

Supply Chain Security: The Seven-Day Delay That Protects Your Production Systems

How I protect 15+ projects across Python, JavaScript, and Rust from supply chain attacks using a three-layer defence: registry-level delays, automated PR scheduling, and lockfile discipline.

1 Apr 2026 · 14 min read
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Writing since 2011 — 42 posts across 9 years.