From Corporate Cubicles to Garage Labs
After a decade building data systems for the corporate world, I escaped to my garage to build the future of decentralized AI. Turns out the best innovations happen when you're not trying to impress anyone but yourself.
Post-Corporate Hacker
100% Open Source
Garage Lab Pioneer
The Garage Lab Journey
Garage Lab Architect
TinyMachines Lab2023-Present
- Built 8-node Raspberry Pi cluster running 12+ local LLMs with zero cloud dependency
- Deployed 15km LoRaWAN mesh network for post-internet communication
- Created airgapped data lab with 48TB storage and distributed AI inference
- Open-sourced everything because the future should belong to everyone
Corporate Refugee
Former Enterprise Life2010-2023
- Escaped the corporate hamster wheel after building billion-dollar data systems
- Learned that the best innovations happen when nobody's measuring your OKRs
- Realized AI doesn't need the cloud - it just needs creativity and a Pi
- Decided democratizing technology matters more than quarterly earnings
Garage Lab Arsenal
Offline AI
Ollama
LocalAI
GGUF
Quantization
TinyML
Edge Hardware
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
LoRa32
Edge TPU
RISC-V
Mesh Networks
LoRaWAN
OpenWRT
IPFS
WebRTC
Mesh Protocols
Garage Ops
Proxmox
Docker Swarm
SQLite
Git
Home Automation
Radio & Wireless
LoRa
WiFi Mesh
Bluetooth LE
ZigBee
RF Design
Open Source
Linux
OpenWRT
Self-hosting
P2P Networks
Decentralization
Why Join the Revolution
1
Post-Corporate Wisdom
Learned what works (and what doesn't) from billion-dollar systems, then escaped to build something that actually matters.
2
Cloudless Innovator
Building the post-internet future with mesh networks, local AI, and technology that works when everything else fails.
3
Democratization Mission
Every project is open source, designed to empower individuals and communities rather than extracting value for shareholders.
Garage Lab Credentials
Ham Radio License (General Class)
Self-Certified Garage Tinkerer
Raspberry Pi Cluster Whisperer
Certified Cloud Refugee
Ready to Break Free from Big Tech?
Join the garage lab revolution. Build AI that works offline, networks that route around damage, and systems that belong to you.