THE WORK

ANTHOLOGY / TIMELINE

1. Ongoing

   Client Sites, Media Conversion, and Lab Builds

   Continue building multi-page client websites, digitizing analog media, and assembling detailed rack and workstation systems.

   • Photo-first documentation and archival mindset.
   • Detail-oriented hardware assembly and cable discipline.

2. 2024-Present

   Hess Iron Shop Floor Platform

   Rebuilt the Hess Ornamental Iron web presence as a Laravel 11 + MySQL operations platform, replacing a static client site with a live system that tracks active jobs, ingests timeclock events, and surfaces production progress.

   • API-driven dashboards and shop-floor board views.
   • Timeclock event ingestion and per-job tracking workflows.
   • Replaced legacy PHP site with a fully operational production app.

   hessiron.com

3. 2023-Present

   Software-Defined Infrastructure and Platform Automation

   Built repeatable infrastructure foundations using GitLab CI and Ansible, enabling self-deploying platform automation and versioned infrastructure-as-code across multiple environments.

   • Blueprint monorepo template for reproducible infrastructure deployments.
   • CTI converged platform combining app code and infrastructure definitions.
   • Docker-based GitLab restore tooling for backup and disaster recovery workflows.

4. 2022-Present

   index.ayoung.co — Asset Cataloging Platform

   A personal dashboard for cataloging and tracking physical assets, substances, materials, and products with tagging, location scanning, and secure sharing.

   • QR/barcode scanning for location-based asset tracking.
   • Tagging and filtering across multiple asset categories.
   • Secure sharing features for controlled multi-user access.

5. 2018-2020

   Caterpillar Warehouse Operations Exposure

   Gained direct exposure to warehouse process flow, barcode operations, and foundational SAP data model realities.

   • Connected systems support to physical logistics operations.
   • Improved practical understanding of inventory movement.

6. 2005-Present

   FGComics.com and Personal Web Experiments

   Registered, maintained, and redesigned fgcomics.com through many iterations, including FrontPage-era builds and custom CMS concepts.

   • Continuous domain and content stewardship.
   • Countless prototype designs and architecture revisions.

   FGComics.com

7. 2021-2023

   WellSpan Enterprise Support

   Operated in a HIPAA environment across a large healthcare footprint, handling imaging, upgrades, inventory drift, and field support.

   • Tracked and remediated thousands of endpoint inventory issues.
   • Performed LTSC prep and NVMe storage upgrades on thin clients.
   • Rotated imaging responsibilities across many locations.

8. 2021

   UNFI Site Support Analyst

   Deployed and supported warehouse endpoint infrastructure, scanners, printers, and remote support workflows.

   • Imaged and deployed workstations and thin clients.
   • Supported Zebra devices, Citrix, and outage triage.

9. 2020-2021

   York County Court Operations

   Worked in a CJIS environment supporting county court technology, courtroom A/V, and post-pandemic collaboration systems.

   • Supported Windows 7 to Windows 10 upgrade rollout.
   • Ran Crestron and Zoom support for courtroom operations.
   • Contributed on election night 2020 mail-in ballot processing.

10. 2014-2015

    Equine Fencing Project

    Completed equine fencing work for a prominent local artist, balancing quality workmanship and on-site execution.

    • Delivered field work with precision and durability.
    • Coordinated practical project constraints in real conditions.

11. 2010-2012

    Fabrication and Data Work

    Supported custom fabrication field work and completed a programming internship converting legacy database structures.

    • Measured and cut structural components for installs.
    • Helped modernize a legacy database into a relational model.

12. 2009-2012

    Website Management and Buildouts

    Built and maintained sites for clients and organizations, turning visual concepts into published production websites.

    • Managed updates, content, and design refreshes.
    • Worked in HTML/CSS/PHP/MySQL and CMS workflows.

    hessiron.com | aayoungmachine.com | arcplasmacutting.com

13. 2004

    Funny Guy RPG

    An early RPG project that taught core programming logic, software delivery, writing, and graphics production.

    • First complete software-style deliverable.
    • Established a long-term habit of building and shipping.

14. 2001-2003

    Super Family Movie Series

    Managed a multi-part Premiere Pro project with NTSC footage, encoding passes, and hands-on A/V operations.

    • Built early video editing and post-production discipline.
    • Learned project management through long-form media work.

MINI-PROJECTS

• TREASURE-CHEST — NAS and media archive build.
• BATTLESTATION (AC) — Primary workstation build — cable discipline, thermal management, and long-term serviceability.
• FUNNYGUYCOMICS ARCHIVE — Hugo-powered static archive migrated from legacy PHP + MySQL. Comic metadata, transcripts, and original collection groupings preserved. fgcomics.com
• GITLAB-RESTORE — Docker Compose utility for spinning up a local GitLab instance, restoring a backup tarball on first boot, and enabling project export and cloning workflows.