Mikey's Pizzeria
Wood-Fired Infrastructure & Portfolio
Fresh Out Of The Oven
Artisanal Systems & Homelab Projects
#1 Media Server Automation Pipeline
HOT SLICEComplete media automation stack running as native TrueNAS SCALE apps: Jellyfin, Sonarr, Radarr, Seerr, and Tdarr. Features Gluetun WireGuard VPN namespace isolation for qBittorrent, automated indexing via Prowlarr, and hardware-accelerated transcoding.
#2 Enterprise Gateway & Edge Defense
HOT SLICEPerimeter network powered by UniFi Dream Machine Pro ('Zeus') and UniFi U7 Lite ('Hermes'). Features Cloudflare Strict SSL with wildcard proxying (*.mikey.host), AdGuard Home DNS sinkhole, CrowdSec intrusion prevention, and Wazuh SIEM threat monitoring.
#3 Proxmox Virtualization Hypervisor
HOT SLICEStandalone Proxmox VE 9.0.5 hypervisor (pve01) hosting mission-critical Linux VMs and LXCs: 23-container Docker edge (docker1) managed through Portainer, Hermes Agent control node (clanker), Wazuh SIEM, and Crafty Minecraft LXC.
#4 High-Density TrueNAS SCALE Storage Server
HOT SLICEEnterprise-grade storage server powered by AMD Threadripper 3970X (32 cores / 64 threads) and 256 GB RAM. Manages multi-terabyte ZFS storage pools (Vault, Library, SSD-Locker) with automated scrubs, ARC cache tuning, and encrypted offsite snapshots.
#5 Smart Home & Autonomous Control Node
HOT SLICEDecentralized home automation and telemetry node running Home Assistant integrated with environment sensors, alongside the Hermes Agent autonomous control node (clanker) for infrastructure monitoring.
#6 Full-Stack Security Operations & SIEM
HOT SLICECentralized SIEM monitoring with Wazuh Manager (VM 104) and CrowdSec IPS analyzing live ingress logs, providing real-time telemetry, automated threat banning, and SSL/DNS health checks.
Today's Specials: Resume
Michael Chavez • Data Center Technician
Executive Overview
Experienced systems and data center technician specializing in cloud infrastructure, virtualization, media automation, and network topology. Passionate about architecting high-reliability systems, self-hosting privacy-first services, and automating everything in my home lab.
High-Availability Virtualization
55.4 TiB Enterprise ZFS
5+ Years Bare-Metal Exp
South Carolina
Verified Career Qualifications
All experience, credentials & skills listed on this chalkboard
Data Center Technician 2
2025 - PresentMaintain Google Cloud server operations across mission-critical hardware, fiber network topologies, and global scale infrastructure.
Level 2 Support Engineer
2024 - 2025Dyopath
Provided Tier-3 support and subject-matter expert input to internal and external enterprise customers, resolving complex infrastructure tickets and explaining advanced technical concepts in clear terms.
Network Administrator - Consultant
2022 - 2024PrePaidIQ
Architected and managed Active Directory (AD), Entra ID, DHCP, and DNS configurations, alongside enterprise Windows Server infrastructure to ensure 99.9% uptime and secure multi-site communication.
R&D Technician
2023 - 2024Corsair
Developed and executed rigorous validation protocols for high-performance computer hardware components. Collected diagnostic telemetry, optimized QA testing cycles, and collaborated directly with engineering teams to resolve component bottlenecks.
Product Support Specialist
2021 - 2023Corsair
Collaborated with hardware assemblers and system engineers to troubleshoot complex tier-2 hardware and firmware issues. Operated industrial QA machinery, performed deep component diagnostics, and authored standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Virtualization & Storage
Containers & Orchestration
Networking & Security
Media & Homelab Applications
WALK-IN FRIDGE // HOMELAB OPS
Kitchen To-Do List, TrueNAS Thermals & Services
> SERVER 1 (TRUENAS SCALE) : AMD THREADRIPPER 3970X (32c/64t) • 0.1% LOAD
> SERVER 1 MEMORY : 66.6 GiB FREE / 251.6 GiB (ARC CACHE: 170.8 GiB)
> SERVER 1 STORAGE : 3 ZFS POOLS (55.4 TiB CAPACITY // 19.5 TiB USED)
> SERVER 2 (PROXMOX VE 9): INTEL 2.8GHz HYPERVISOR • 64 GiB DDR4 • 6 VMs/LXCs
> EDGE SECURITY : NGINX PROXY MANAGER (:81) + CROWDSEC + WAZUH SIEM
Place An Order // Contact
Order Michael For Your Infrastructure Team
MIKEY'S PIZZA & INFRASTRUCTURE
SOUTH CAROLINA • EST. 2021
ORDER ID: #MIKEY-HIRE-2026