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About Me

Particulars

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  • Name: Ze'ev Schurmann (Karl)
  • Born: 1979
  • Country: South Africa
  • Spoken Language: English
  • Hobbies and Interests:
    • Adult Animated Series (things like Rick and Morty)
    • Cooking
    • Documentaries
    • Electronics
    • Making Large Format Digital Composite Art,
    • Music - I can read and write score notation and I play:
      • Bass
      • Drums
      • Guitar
      • Harmonica
      • Keyboards
      • Piano
      • Ukelele
      • I can also do club remixes and mix electronic music on a DJ rig - when I was young I used to DJ in the club scene
    • Reading (mostly published science and research papers, but also books)
    • Sudoku, Codeword and Crossword Puzzles
    • Telecommunications (Especially the History of it)
    • Trains (of course, I am a nerd after all)
    • Writing Short Stories and Poetry
  • Qualifications: Diploma in Digital Electronic Communications
  • Coding Since: Age of 8
  • Coding Languages:
    • Bash
    • BASIC (VBA etc)
    • CSS3
    • HTML5
    • MySQL
    • PHP (including using WordPress as a WebApp Framework)
    • Python
    • a bit of JS as well.
  • Employer: ZAKS Web
  • Contact:
  • Experience:
    • API Development (Using my own Framework - Allows Different Server Side Languages for Different End Points)
    • Artificial Intelligence Solutions Deployment

      This is currently just a hobby. Look in the AI subfolder of this repo for some curated examples. Long term goal is to develop a 100% selfhosted alternative to virtual assistants like Alexa, but without the harvesting of your Data. My Virutal Assistant will be able to do a host of tasks, extendable through a library of third party addons. For example: book a hair appointment, order food from a food delivery app, summarize your emails, draft emails for you, help your kids with homework, book a e-taxi. The possibilities are endless. For now I just have Adam, which is my v0.0.0.0.0.0.0.....0.0.1. But I have built quiet a few AI solutions that have real world uses:

      • Answer the Phone and Take a Sales Order or a Message
      • Create Text Books from Video Course Material
      • Generate AudioBooks with 100% perfect pronounciation and content relevant speaking tone
      • News Bulletin Presenters (Two AIs presenting the News Together)
      • Radio Station Presenter
      • Realtime Speaker Identification (My own code, work in progress)
      • Video Footage Cataloging including Identifying Public Threats
      • Voice ChatBots that have Distinct Personalities
    • Cable Reticulation (Copper or Fibre / Single Site or Multi Site)
      • Deployment
      • Design
      • Fault Finding
      • Future Proofing
      • Planning
      • Project Management
      • Repairs
    • CCTV (Analog, HD and IP)
    • Conduits (Automated Syncing of Data between two or more WebApps or Services)
    • cPanel (Seriously though, use ISP Config)
    • Invoice Ninja 5 (Open Source Enterprise Ready Accounting)
    • ISP Config 3.3 (say goodbye to cPanel)
    • Linux (Installation, Support and Training)
      • CentOS
      • Debian
      • Kali Linux
      • ParrotOS
      • Redhat
      • Rocky
      • Tails
      • Ubuntu
    • Mikrotik
      • Automation
      • Diagnosing Faults
      • IPv6 Deployment
      • Link Failover
      • Programming
      • Support
    • Networking (IPv4 and IPv6)
    • Nextcloud for Home and Business (say goodbye to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace)
    • Open Source Adoption Strategy (Consulting, Planning, Rollout and Training)
    • Portable WebApps (Turning a Website into an Android, Apple or Desktop Application)
    • Radio Communications (Two-Way Analog and Digital, Data P2P and P2mP)
    • Telephony
      • POTS (Seriously, its time to switch to VoIP)
      • VoIP
        • Dialling Plan Strategy
        • Call Centers
        • Hosted
        • Hybrid
        • Multisite
        • On-Prem PBX or VoIP Server
        • SOHO
    • Ubiquity (AirMax and UniFi)
    • WebCrawler Development (Automated Bulk Capturing of Data from the Web)
    • WiFi (From Home to Big Campus Installs)
      • Design and Planning
      • Deployment
      • Fault Finding
      • Mesh (Multi Access Point Networks that act as a single Acces Point)
      • Network Design
      • Optimizations
      • Support and Training
      • Wide Area Networks (P2P Backlinks, P2mP Solutions)
    • WordPress
      • Content Delivery Network - Private High Performance Solution on your own Servers (Not using 3rd Party Services)
      • Custom Plugin Development
      • Elementor
      • Multi-Server Setups
      • Support (Regardless of Plugin, since I can read the code and understand it, I can work out how to fix it)
      • Third Party Integrations (Sync your site with a 3rd Party Site or Service)
      • Third Party Plugin Customizations (via Child Theme)
      • Training (One on One as well as Small Groups)
      • WooCommerce (E-Commerce sites, including Multi-Vendor)
      • WordPress Performance Optimizations
      • WordPress Security (Site Hardening)
    • and some ;)

What can I do for you?

A lot, just from the list above you can see I am of value to anyone needing my assistance, from student to enterprise.

But for hobbiests and enthusiasts...

Server Setup I can help you setup a homelab server, either at home or in the cloud.

Server Support I can help you fix issues with your homelab server, either at home or in the cloud.

Routerboard Need help with your Mikrotik Routerboard. I can help you with that too.

I don't just do the task you want me to do, I will connect to you with remote desktop, and over the phone I will walk you through each step along the way, teaching you so grow your skill set.

My rate: $30 for the first hour then $20 per hour there after. (Discounts for Students and School Goers as well as those from Developing Countries)

My PayPal

If you use any of the projects hosted here under my name, and they brought value to you, please feel free to make a small donation towards my efforts.

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