Systems · Software · Infrastructure

Building systems that work together.

I design, automate, and troubleshoot environments spanning software, virtualization, networking, storage, data, and home automation—then make the complicated parts feel manageable.

Explore my work matt@sherga.net
Proxmox pfSense Cloudflare Docker Home Assistant PowerShell Python

Technical breadth without losing the details.

My work sits at the intersection of infrastructure, software, data, and operations. I enjoy understanding how every layer fits together—from physical hardware and network paths to applications, automation, and the people using them.

I bring enterprise infrastructure experience, software and scripting skills, graduate-level data work, and a hands-on lab where ideas are built and tested for real.

That combination has taught me to approach technical problems from both directions: zoom out far enough to design the right system, then zoom in far enough to find the one configuration, dependency, or assumption causing trouble.

This site brings together my professional interests, technical projects, Master's-program case studies, and the self-hosted infrastructure behind sherga.net.

Selected projects.

Practical systems built to solve real problems—not isolated demos that disappear after the screenshot.

01 / PLATFORM

Virtualization and storage platform

A Proxmox environment hosting virtual machines and Linux containers, backed by ZFS storage, GPU-enabled workloads, centralized backups, and service-specific mount design.

Proxmox VEZFSLXCPBS
02 / NETWORK

Segmented and securely published network

A pfSense-centered network with VLAN isolation, internal DNS, WireGuard and Tailscale access, HAProxy routing, automated certificates, and Cloudflare-proxied services.

pfSenseVLANsHAProxyWireGuard
03 / AUTOMATION

Home automation and local intelligence

A dedicated Home Assistant system coordinating cameras, sensors, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter, MQTT, media, presence, and local voice and AI experiments.

Home AssistantFrigateMQTTLocal AI
04 / TOOLING

Operational scripting and workflow automation

PowerShell, shell, and Python tooling for remote inventory collection, backups, media processing, bulk data handling, system migration, and repeatable administration.

PowerShellPythonBashAutomation

A homelab designed like a small production environment.

Layered networking, deliberate trust boundaries, redundant storage, service isolation, remote access, monitoring, and recovery all work as one system.

Internet edgeCloudflareDNS, proxying, TLS, email routing, and protected external access.
GatewaypfSenseFirewalling, routing, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, certificates, and reverse proxy.
Core2.5 GbE networkManaged switching, PoE edge devices, access points, and segmented clients.
ComputeProxmox + HAOSContainerized services, virtual machines, automation, cameras, and GPU workloads.
DataZFS + backupsMirrored bulk storage, SSD workloads, snapshots, and Proxmox Backup Server.

Graduate data case studies.

Original work from my Master's program, preserved here while the presentation is gradually modernized.

CASE STUDY 01

Beer and Breweries

Exploratory data analysis, statistical comparisons, geographic trends, data wrangling, visualization, and an interactive R Shiny application built from U.S. beer and brewery datasets.

Rggplot2StatisticsShiny
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CASE STUDY 02

Employee Attrition and Income Modeling

Employee-data analysis focused on attrition drivers, job-role trends, Naïve Bayes classification, and regression modeling for monthly income.

RNaïve BayesRegressionEDA
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Lab access.

A launch point for selected self-hosted services. Each application keeps its own authentication and access controls; sensitive administration remains private.

Available

Home Assistant

Automation, device control, dashboards, cameras, energy, and household integrations.

Open service
Available

File Browser

Authenticated access to shared files and selected homelab storage.

Open service
Private

Proxmox

Virtualization management is intentionally restricted to trusted local and VPN connections.

Private

Network Admin

Firewall, switching, storage, and infrastructure management remain off the public edge.

Get in touch

Let's talk systems.

For professional opportunities, technical collaboration, or a good infrastructure rabbit hole, email is the best place to reach me.

Email matt@sherga.net View GitHub profile