About-Sources on network-noteshttps://network-notes.com/about-source/Recent content in About-Sources on network-notesHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usbrett@network-notes.com (Brett Lykins)brett@network-notes.com (Brett Lykins)Ā© 2015-2026 Brett Lykins<link>https://network-notes.com/about-source/readme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><author>brett@network-notes.com (Brett Lykins)</author><dc:creator>Brett Lykins</dc:creator><guid>https://network-notes.com/about-source/readme/</guid><description><h1 id="hello-there-">Hello there šŸ‘‹</h1> <!-- vale Microsoft.FirstPerson = NO --> <!-- vale Microsoft.Vocab = NO --> <p>My name is Brett Lykins, and my pronouns are <a href="https://pronoun.is/he">He/Him</a>.</p> <!-- vale Microsoft.Vocab = YES --> <p>I live in Fairfax, Virginia, USA.</p> <p> <img align="center" width="450" alt="Image of Brett in front of some trees" src="./images/IMG_5617_smol_cropped.jpg"> </p> <h2 id="quick-facts-about-me">Quick facts about me</h2> <p>One of these is a lie, and you should try to guess which one.</p> <ul> <li>šŸ¤“ I am a new nerd who loves knowing how things work and how they&rsquo;re put together</li> <li>šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€šŸ’» šŸŽø I am passionate about technology and music, but after an unsuccessful year at music school I realized I should probably keep technology as a career and music as a hobby</li> <li>šŸ’¼ I have spent 19 years working in Networking, Security, and Automation; I use Python, Go, and LLMs to make life easier for myself and others</li> <li>āœšŸ» šŸŽ™ I write and speak about the intersection of these things to help organizations solve IT infrastructure problems</li> </ul> <h2 id="current-projects">Current projects</h2> <p>These are projects that I am actively working on.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/lykinsbd/naas">NAAS</a>: Netmiko as A Service is a REST API wrapper for the popular <a href="https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko">Netmiko</a> Python library for interacting with network devices. Currently modernizing and preparing for v1.0 release.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/tbotnz/cisshgo">cisshgo</a>: A small, fast, concurrent SSH server to emulate network equipment (for example, Cisco IOS) for testing purposes.</li> <li><a href="https://github.com/lykinsbd/leanpub-multi-action">Leanpub Multi Action</a>: A Github Action I built for interacting with the API of <a href="https://leanpub.com/">Leanpub</a> in your authoring workflows.</li> </ul> <h2 id="past-projects">Past projects</h2> <p>These are projects I was actively working on in the past, but I&rsquo;ve not touched much in recent months (or years šŸ˜…).</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/lykinsbd/stockpiler">Stockpiler</a>: A <a href="https://github.com/nornir-automation/nornir">Nornir</a>-based tool for backing up network device configurations.</li> </ul> <h2 id="tech-stack">Tech stack</h2> <p><strong>Languages</strong>: Python, Go, Shell/Bash, Groovy<br> <strong>Infrastructure</strong>: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Linux<br> <strong>Network Automation</strong>: Infrahub, Nautobot, NetBox, Ansible, Netmiko, Nornir, NAPALM<br> <strong>Protocols</strong>: GNMI, Netconf/RESTconf, SNMP<br> <strong>Tools</strong>: Git, GitHub Actions, Flask, Redis <strong>AI/LLM Tooling</strong>: Amazon Bedrock, Claude, Kiro CLI</p> <h2 id="lets-connect">Let&rsquo;s connect</h2> <ul> <li>šŸ“ Blog: <a href="https://network-notes.com">network-notes.com</a></li> <li>šŸ™ GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/lykinsbd">lykinsbd</a></li> <li>šŸ’¼ LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettlykins/">brettlykins</a></li> <li>šŸ˜ Mastodon: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lykinsbd">@lykinsbd@fosstodon.org</a></li> <li>šŸ“§ Email: <a href="mailto:lykinsbd@gmail.com">lykinsbd@gmail.com</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="drumroll-please">Drumroll please</h2> <p>The lie was the first one, if you guessed right here is a cookie: šŸŖ</p> <p>I am not a new nerd, but a lifelong nerd.</p> <p>And here are the receipts.</p> <p>My first computer:</p> <p> <img align="center" width="450" alt="A picture of Brett as a diapered-toddler typing on an Apple IIe" src="./images/IMG_2377.jpg"> </p> <p>Teaching my son that This is the Way:</p> <p> <img align="center" width="450" alt="A picture of Brett and his son in Star Wars costumes" src="./images/IMG_6025.jpg"> </p> <!-- **lykinsbd/lykinsbd** is a āœØ _special_ āœØ repository because its `README.md` (this file) appears on your GitHub profile. Here are some ideas to get you started: - šŸ”­ Iā€™m currently working on ... - šŸŒ± Iā€™m currently learning ... - šŸ‘Æ Iā€™m looking to collaborate on ... - šŸ¤” Iā€™m looking for help with ... - šŸ’¬ Ask me about ... - šŸ“« How to reach me: ... - šŸ˜„ Pronouns: ... - āš” Fun fact: ... --> <!-- vale Microsoft.FirstPerson = YES --></description></item></channel></rss>