Senior IT Engineer | Release Engineering β’ Infrastructure Automation β’ AI-Assisted Development
Senior IT Engineer at The Linux Foundation, specializing in release engineering, cloud infrastructure automation, and developer tooling. I architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines that power some of the largest open source projects, focusing on scalability, reliability, and intelligent automation.
Currently building AI-powered agentic workflows across DevOps and home automationβfrom GitHub Copilot agentic CI/CD pipelines to smart home systems with AI health coaching, solar energy monitoring, and Garmin fitness tracking. Experimenting with LLM-assisted development to make infrastructure smarter and more autonomous.
When I'm not optimizing build systems or tinkering with smart home automations, you'll find me on two wheels (π΄ bicycle or ποΈ motorcycle) or exploring trails on foot π₯Ύ.
- Infrastructure Engineering - Cloud platforms, container orchestration, distributed systems
- Release & Deployment Automation - CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment strategies
- Developer Experience - CLI tools, APIs, workflow optimization, productivity automation
- AI-Assisted Development - LLM integration, agentic workflows, intelligent automation
- Smart Home & IoT - Home Assistant, energy monitoring, AI health coaching, Garmin fitness
- Infrastructure as Code - Declarative automation, configuration management, immutable infrastructure
Complete CI/CD infrastructure for OpenDaylightβorchestrating automated builds, testing, and deployment across 60+ repositories.
Impact: Supports 100+ developers | 500K+ builds executed | 99.8% uptime
π³ Packer Build Action
GitHub Action for automated cloud image building with secure bastion integration. Enables ephemeral infrastructure provisioning in CI pipelines.
Tech: GitHub Actions β’ Cloud Automation β’ Security
π οΈ LF Release Engineering Actions
Suite of 40+ reusable GitHub Actions and workflows for the Linux Foundation ecosystem. Production-grade automation for multi-cloud deployments.
Used by: 50+ LF projects | 1000+ workflow runs/month
β‘ LFTools
Python CLI tool for Linux Foundation infrastructure managementβcloud resource orchestration, build automation, and developer utilities.
Tech: Python β’ CLI Development β’ API Integration
π€ AI Experiments
Exploring AI-assisted automation, LLM integration workflows, and intelligent tooling. Experimenting with n8n, vector databases, and AI agents.
Status: Active experimentation | Learning in public
Home Assistant OS configuration featuring GitHub Copilot agentic workflowsβautomated daily health reports via GitHub Issues, AI-powered PR reviews for config validation, energy/solar monitoring (Fronius inverter, Wattpilot EV charger), multi-camera security with Frigate + Coral TPU object detection, and multi-user Garmin health coaching pipelines.
Tech: Home Assistant β’ Agentic Workflows β’ Frigate β’ Solar/EV Monitoring β’ Spec-Driven Development
Home Assistant addon for Garmin Connect data sync with AI-powered coaching dashboard. Multi-user health tracking with InfluxDB time-series storage and Grafana visualizations at grafana.askb.dev.
Tech: Python β’ Home Assistant Addon β’ InfluxDB β’ Grafana β’ AI Coaching
ποΈ Garmin Fitness Coach App
AI-powered sport scientist web appβtransforms Garmin health data into evidence-based coaching with personalized workout recommendations, diabetes tracking, and fitness analytics.
Tech: Next.js β’ TypeScript β’ tRPC β’ Drizzle ORM β’ AI/ML
Contributing across multiple Linux Foundation projects and communities:
- OpenDaylight - Release Engineering Lead
- Linux Foundation IT - Infrastructure Automation
- OPNFV - CI/CD Pipeline Development
- FD.io - Build System Maintenance
Shell β’ Python β’ Java β’ JavaScript β’ Dockerfile β’ TypeScript β’ HTML β’ Groovy β’ HCL β’ CSS β’ PowerShell β’ Perl β’ Makefile β’ Jinja
I'm always interested in discussing:
- π§ Release engineering and deployment strategies
- π§ Infrastructure optimization and cloud architecture
- π CI/CD pipeline design and best practices
- π€ LLM integration and AI-assisted agentic workflows
- π Smart home automation, energy monitoring, and IoT
- πͺ Health tracking, Garmin fitness, and AI coaching
- π Open source community building and collaboration
- π΄ Trail recommendations (tech conferences or bike trails!)
- Email: askb23@gmail.com
- Twitter/X: @askb23
- Keybase: askb
- LinkedIn: abelur
- Telegram: Available on request
If my open source contributions have helped you, consider buying me a coffee! Your support helps me dedicate more time to building tools that benefit the community.





