[SYSTEM] POST check .............. OK
[SYSTEM] RAM: 64 GB DDR5 ......... OK
[KERNEL] Loading portfolio v2.0 ... OK
[MOUNT ] /dev/hobbies ............ OK
[START ] web.service ............. OK
steve@sheffield:~$ ./portfolio --interactive
System ready. Welcome.
click anywhere to skip

Sheffield, UK

Steve

Senior IT Tech & Software Developer

Photographer Astrophotographer Web Developer Programmer Homelab 3D Printing Electronics
View My Gallery More About Me
>
scroll

// about_me

$ cat profile.txt

I'm Steve, based in Sheffield. By day I work in the Secondary Education sector as a Senior IT Technician and Software Developer, keeping networks alive, squashing bugs, and building the tools that keep a school running behind the scenes.

Experienced across all aspects of software development and network management: virtualisation, infrastructure, firewall policy, full-stack web applications, and desktop software. From server racks to source code.

When the screens go off, things don't get any less busy. I photograph everything from wildlife to deep-sky nebulae, fly drones, 3D-print whatever I can't buy, and wire up microcontrollers for the fun of it. In the summer I'm usually firing up the outdoor pizza oven or working in the allotment, growing veg and perfecting dough.

>_ Equal parts geek, maker, and outdoor cook.

$ ls --skills

Infrastructure

  • Hyper-V / Virtualisation
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Firewall / Router / Switch
  • Network Management

Web Development

  • PHP / MySQL
  • React / JavaScript
  • HTML5 / CSS3
  • Full-Stack

Desktop & More

  • C# / .NET
  • Electron
  • Arduino / ESP32
  • SBC Programming

// hobbies

Photography

Capturing moments through the lens. Landscapes, wildlife, and everything in between. A curated selection of my favourite shots from across the UK.

View Gallery →

Astrophotography

Exploring the cosmos with a Meade 10" LX200 and Dwarf3 Smart Telescope. From nebulae and galaxies to lunar close-ups and planetary captures.

View Astro Gallery →

Homelab

Self-hosted services, virtualisation experiments, network segmentation, and learning infrastructure at scale. Always another VM to spin up.

Proxmox • Docker • Networking

Drone Flying

Aerial photography and videography with a DJI Mini 5 Pro. Capturing perspectives from above: landscapes, cityscapes, and cinematic flights.

DJI Mini 5 Pro • 4K • Sub-249 g

3D Printing

Functional parts, enclosures, and prototypes with a BambuLab P1S equipped with AMS. Multi-colour prints for practical and creative projects.

BambuLab P1S • AMS • FDM

Digital Electronics

Tinkering with SBCs, microcontrollers, and IoT devices. Building projects with RK3588, Arduino, and ESP32.

RK3588 • Arduino • ESP32