What I'm Doing Now

I'm currently deep in the trenches of cloud architecture, AI workflows, and building the future I want to see — one piece at a time.

🧠 Primary Focus

  • Increasing the adoption of AI to augment human capability **all day**
  • Driving cloud-native architecture and strategy
  • Scaling my use of **AI** to achieve more than I could alone
  • Building voice-first AI workflows to make humans more effective (and happier)
  • Designing DevSecOps systems that *actually* improve delivery speed and reliability

🚧 In Progress

  • Overhauling `tracemcquaig.com` with Astro, Tailwind, and custom AI workflows
  • Building voice-first AI workflows improving my home experience and efficiency
  • Helping clients architect cloud systems with less friction and more strategy
  • Home Assistant integrations with custom AI ESP32-S3 hardware for natural home AI experience

🧪 Learning

  • Practical AI-enabled integrations that actually complete a task
  • esp-idf, Astro, n8n, Python, JSON, YAML
  • Minimalist productivity systems that don’t suck
  • Developing my understanding of myself and others through listening, reading, and reflection
  • How to incorpate AI into my daily life to increase my free time

🌎 Life

  • Spending time with my boys and Alicia
  • Working on HOA improvements and reinvesting in my neighborhood
  • Riding my Ducati Scrambler 1100 SP and Yamaha MT-10 SP across Texas backroads
  • Increasing my capability to reject solar radiation and enhance evaporative cooling
  • Exploring the intersection of technology, philosophy, and human potential

Last updated September 28, 2025. Inspired by nownownow.com.