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 I'm Graham McIntire (W5ISP), a site reliability and security engineer based in Blue Ridge, Texas.
 
+I grew up learning BASIC on a TI-99/4A and tinkering with Z80 computers. I've been taking things apart and figuring out how they work ever since.
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 I build and secure cloud infrastructure and applications, with hands-on experience in SOC2/HIPAA compliance, vulnerability management, and full-stack observability. I run my own Kubernetes cluster and WISP, and I'm happiest when I'm making systems more reliable and harder to break into.
 
-I'm also a licensed amateur radio operator (General class) and enjoy building tools for the ham radio community.
+I've been a licensed amateur radio operator since 1996 (General class) and enjoy building tools and hardware for the ham radio community.