Systems · AI · Automation

Building useful systems with practical intelligence.

I’m Dustin Shiers. I build practical AI workflows, resilient infrastructure, and thoughtful automations that make complicated technology easier to trust.

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Current focus

Intelligent model routing

Choosing between local and cloud AI based on task complexity, availability, and operator intent.
LOCALCLOUD

Selected work

Built to be understood, operated, and recovered.

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Personal AI

Hermes

An always-on assistant environment exploring reliable automation, local models, and careful operational safeguards.

In active development
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Infrastructure

Backup engineering

Layered, encrypted backups with health checks, restore testing, and human-readable failure reporting.

Operational