About Smurftech
Technology projects built because I wanted something better.
Smurftech is my maker identity and the public home for tools, builds and experiments created around the way I use technology.
Where the name came from
Smurftech grew out of a long-standing nickname tied to blue hair and an equally long-standing interest in technology. The name stuck; the focus is still the same: understand how something works, improve it, or build the version I wish already existed.
Background
My professional background spans data and analytics, self-service capability, technical platforms, automation and helping people make practical use of complex systems. I have spent years working across solution design, platform adoption, data migration, governance and capability-building at scale.
That experience shapes how I approach the projects here. I like to understand the real problem, reduce unnecessary complexity and build something maintainable enough to keep using and changing. Smurftech is where that approach becomes more hands-on and specific to the tools, hardware and systems in my own setup.
What I build
The projects here are deliberately varied. A small utility that fixes an annoying Linux workflow belongs beside a desktop application, hardware controller, homelab build, automation or 3D-printed part if each solves a real problem for me.
I tend to build around the tools and platforms I actually use, particularly Linux, open-source software, self-hosted services and practical integrations between devices and systems.
How I approach projects
The goal is something useful rather than complexity for its own sake. For software, I prefer clear architecture and maintainable components. For physical projects and infrastructure, I value designs I can understand, repair and change.
These are not products designed for a market. They begin with my own requirements and may remain specific to my setup. When a result seems useful beyond that setup, Smurftech provides a place to share the project, source, files or notes without implying a commercial roadmap or support promise.
The lab keeps growing
SmurfDeck and SmurfPanel are the first projects being shared here. Software is the current focus, but future additions may include homelab work, hardware, automation and 3D-printing projects as they become worth documenting.