About
Hey! My name's Harrison and I'm a Software Security Engineer at Aurora Energy Research.
I'm a lover of self-hosting, open-source, board games, and hiking.
Wanna chat about anything? Drop me an email.
Work
I currently work for Aurora Energy Research as a Software Security Engineer. I have previously worked for Thames Valley Police within their Digital Forensics Department, and I have a Masters in Computer Science.
Outside of working for Aurora, I also work part-time for Daylight CPT, providing Microsoft 365 support, device management, and various other technical services.
When not working, I'm usually programming (see my projects here) or tinkering with something (see below!).
Homelab
I'm a big believer in the power of open-source, self-hosting, and decreasing reliance on the cloud. I run a multi-site Homelab, which provides a lot of the services I use everyday. The underlying foundation of this is 2x Proxmox-VE servers, with a virtualised TrueNAS system, and Tailscale to join everything together.
Tools/Setup
I love to play around with different tools, all in the over-optimistic aim to get the perfect/most efficient setup. As of writing I have settled on the following:
- MacOS / Fedora Linux. One for productivity + stability, one for games + tinkering.
- Firefox / Thunderbird - Browser/Email Clients. Great open source tools that don't harvest data.
- Obsidian - Note taking. Big believer in the power of Markdown and keeping things simple, hence Obsidian is a great choice.
Source (v3.4.4)