AV/IT Field Engineer & Python Developer
I build automation tools for live event systems and enterprise networks.

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Chicago-based AV/IT Field Engineer with 15+ years of dirt-under-the-fingernails experience. I bridge the gap between physical stage hardware and enterprise networks, mostly by writing Python, Bash, and whatever else keeps live event systems running.

I speak both "Executive" and "IT Department" fluently. I translate technical constraints for stakeholders and coordinate subnets with network admins, keeping teams aligned.

Currently focused on GPU-accelerated video transcoding and containerizing live playback systems.

Clean, functional, and mostly open-source.

Languages & Scripting:
Tools & Platforms:
AV/Video: CasparCG • QLan • ProPresenter • WirelessWorkBench • LogicPro
OS: Ubuntu • BSD

A mix of field-tested utilities and learning experiments.

A high-performance TUI dashboard built for onsite troubleshooting.

• The Problem: Swapping between disconnected terminal commands (Nmap, Speedtest, Subnetting) under high-pressure live show environments is slow.
• The Solution: A unified terminal UI that centralizes diagnostics and offers real-time endpoint monitoring.
• Tech Stack: Python, Textual, Nmap, Speedtest-CLI

Physical deployments where IT meets steel and glass.

• 32,000+ sq. ft. Chicago Event Facility: Commissioned master signal flow for 40+ zones using Extron matrix switching, Dante DSPs, and hardened Cisco/Ubiquiti networks.
• 15+ Site Nationwide Network Modernization: Authored BOMs, managed structured cabling, and executed hardware validation for a 98% first-pass commissioning rate.
• Bespoke Luxury AV Systems: Integrated high-fidelity audio networks (Dante, Sonos) and 4K matrices (Crestron, Savant) with centralized controls.

(Auto-updates from blog.beaubremer.com)

• 15 Years of VMs Later: Going Bare Metal with Fedora KDE
• Linux Isn't One Thing: The Four Layers of Your OS
• Why Yazi is the Terminal File Manager You Need
• A Cross-Platform Guide to Syncing Obsidian with GitHub
• Sharing Your Python Tools with the World

I design and troubleshoot systems at the intersection of physical hardware and software control. When systems fail under the high pressure of live environments, I use a structured troubleshooting hierarchy to isolate the root cause, mitigate the immediate issue, and write automation scripts to prevent it from happening again.

graph TD
    subgraph Physical Domain ["Physical AV/IT Environment"]
        HW["🖥️ Live Hardware (Dante, Extron, Crestron, Cisco)"]
        Signal["🔌 Signal Flows & Physical Cabling"]
    end

    subgraph Translation Layer ["The Bridge"]
        API["📡 Protocol Translation (APIs, SSH, SNMP, Dante Controller)"]
    end

    subgraph Automation Domain ["Software & Scripts"]
        Scripts["🐍 Python & Bash Automation"]
        TUI["📊 TUI Diagnostics (Network Triage Tool)"]
        Tools["🧮 Calculators & Launchers (AV Subnet Calculator)"]
    end

    HW <--> API
    Signal <--> API
    API <--> Scripts
    Scripts --> TUI
    Scripts --> Tools

    %% Style Subgraphs
    style Physical Domain fill:none,stroke:#4EAA25,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Automation Domain fill:none,stroke:#3776AB,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5
    style Translation Layer fill:none,stroke:#1679A7,stroke-width:2px

    %% Style Nodes (matching toolkit colors)
    style HW fill:#4EAA25,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Signal fill:#4EAA25,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style API fill:#1679A7,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Scripts fill:#3776AB,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style TUI fill:#3776AB,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff
    style Tools fill:#3776AB,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff

My approach is built on a systematic, calm, and communicative mindset:

• Mental Resiliency (The STOP Skill): In high-pressure live environments, I pause to observe objectively and prevent hasty actions that could escalate downtime.
• Root Cause Auditing (The 5 Whys): I trace issues past surface-level symptoms (e.g., Dante packet loss) to resolve the underlying configuration, routing, or hardware bottleneck.
• Active Stakeholder Management: I maintain clear, time-boxed updates to translate complex engineering status into calm, clear updates for clients and back-of-house admins.

Where I spend my time online.

Ventures: RGBsquared Media (Consulting) • The Tuesday Firm (Dev)
Social: Bluesky • Mastodon
Misc: Profit & Ego (Comedy) • GrimBurly.xyz (Personal Hub) • GitFut Scout Report (Dev Card)

This repository is open-source and available under the MIT License.