meklab.net

Salt Lake City · CS, University of Utah · 2028

Michael Ekstrom

Platform engineer in training. I build infrastructure the way a real platform team would, then ship software on top of it for people who will never open a terminal.

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  • open to platform, backend, and AI-tooling roles
  • algorithms and networks, fall 2026
Michael Ekstrom

Selected work

All 11 projects
  1. Live 2025

    meklab

    A three-node Kubernetes cluster at home, operated like production.

    k3s · Flux · Vault · Longhorn

  2. In progress 2026

    OpenClef

    An open-source, self-hosted sheet music library for performers.

    Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · SQLAlchemy

  3. Live 2026

    DVD ripping appliance

    A 2009 MacBook Pro turned into a one-button DVD archiver for a grandfather.

    Python · FastAPI · htmx · SQLite

  4. In progress 2026

    vinyl

    Digitizing an inherited record collection: inventory, capture, QC, and library import.

    Python · FastAPI · ffmpeg · Chromaprint

  5. Live 2026

    recipe-pipeline

    Handwritten family recipe cards, scanned, OCR'd, structured, and served from Mealie.

    Python · FastAPI · Ollama · Mealie

In short

Most recently I owned SimpleCitizen's internal retrieval platform end to end, from requirements through production. At home I run a three-node Kubernetes cluster like production and ship software on it for family members who will never see a terminal.