Developer & Creator
Stuff & Things
I build tools
that solve real problems.
Most of my work lives behind closed doors — this is where I share what I can.
Latest Stuff
Thoughts on development, tools, and building things.
Dynamic OG Images in Laravel with Intervention Image
Generate branded social cards for your blog posts on the fly using Intervention Image v4, with caching, custom fonts, and zero external services.
Replacing Two Legacy Systems with a Single Python Service
For years, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History relied on two separate systems to track changes on the preservation storage array: a bash script (`pres-audit.sh`) that logged file changes, and a multi-server ZFS snapshot pipeline (`pres_snap`) that involved TrueNAS cron jobs, a Redis queue, and a dedicated Ubuntu processing server. They worked, mostly, but the complexity was becoming a liability. When something broke, debugging meant jumping between three different machines and piecing together what happened.
Process Files 4.0 — Batch File Processing for Digital Archives
How I built a modular Bash toolkit to convert messy archive collections into clean, web-ready access copies.
Featured Things
A selection of things I've built.
A bit about me
Hi, I'm Mack — a developer who loves building things that work.
What I work with
Backend
Frontend
Data & Infrastructure
Tools & Interests
Experience
Senior Systems Specialist
Sep 2014 — PresentLead legacy-to-modern application conversions, build terminal and desktop applications with PHP, Laravel, Python, and JavaScript. Optimize SQL queries and database architectures in PostgreSQL and MySQL. Administer Ubuntu Linux server environments supporting mission-critical applications
Programmer Analyst I
Sep 2012 — Sep 2014Developed and maintained web applications. Designed and documented database architectures for healthcare information systems. Translated business requirements into technical specifications.
Systems Operator II
Jun 2009 — Sep 2012Administered IT help desk operations and technical support for 500+ end users. Resolved hardware, software, and application issues with minimal downtime.
Administrative Assistant I
Jul 2008 — Jun 2009Provided tier-1 technical support via help desk for hardware and software issues.
CEO / IT Director / Graphic Designer
Sep 2002 — Jun 2008Triple H Enterprises
Developed custom web applications for e-commerce retail and wholesale operations. Directed all IT operations including network administration and system maintenance.
Certifications
Basic Supervisory Course
MSPB
Jan 2026