youneedgreg - Overview
give me a laptop and internet and i will change your life.
🔨 currently building
| project | what it is |
|---|---|
| Safari OS | Full-stack SaaS platform for African safari operators — bookings, costing, itineraries, client portals |
| client work | Shipping products for real users, solving real problems |
| and more 👀 | always something cooking |
🛠️ the stack
web
backend & systems
🚀 featured projects
| project | what it does | stack |
|---|---|---|
| Safari OS (WIP) | SaaS for safari operators — full ops platform | Next.js, TypeScript, Supabase |
| notification-system | 5-service microservices — email & push with RabbitMQ dead-letter queues, circuit breakers, Redis, Prometheus/Grafana observability | NestJS, RabbitMQ, Redis, Docker, Prometheus |
| Flori-Core-Enterprise-OS | Production-grade multi-tenant Agri-ERP — IoT field ops + time-series analytics + global logistics | TypeScript, TimescaleDB, Supabase, IoT |
| pesapal | RDBMS built from scratch — custom SQL parser, hash-based indexing, JSON-backed storage | Python |
| Compono | Visual drag-and-drop builder for Shadcn UI components with real-time code export | React, TypeScript, Tailwind |
| chessy | Chess training platform with instant feedback and principled correction | Next.js, TypeScript |
there's more inside the repos — ranging from complex systems to small useful tools.
🌍 open source
| repo | what i touched |
|---|---|
| canonical/cloud-init | Python / Ubuntu cloud init system (active contributor) |
| google/sbsim | Python / Simulation |
| MedSync-AI | Python / AI |
| ConcussionAssessment | Python / Healthcare |
| rocketmq-rust | Rust / Messaging |
contributions span Canonical, Google repos, ML tooling, healthcare tech, and everyday tools i actually use.
📚 currently learning
- Linux internals & cloud-init (Ubuntu systems)
- Distributed systems & consensus algorithms
- Go for cloud-native tooling
- Rust for performance-critical code
- AI agents & LLM tooling in production
🎵 the vibe
coffee → dark roast, no sugar, always
music → lofi hip-hop when focused · afrobeats when shipping · jazz when debugging
debug mode → complete silence and a blank stare
superpower → turning "this is impossible" into a pull request
📜 certifications
- IBM AI Fundamentals
- HNG Frontend · HNG Backend
- JavaScript Algorithms & Data Structures
- Responsive Web Design
📈 github stats
open to work · freelance · collaboration · nairobi 🇰🇪
if you've got a problem worth solving, let's talk →
Pinned Loading
-
Compono (Latin for "assemble") is a powerful visual builder for Shadcn UI components. Customize, preview, and generate clean TypeScript and Tailwind CSS code — all without writing a single line. De…
TypeScript
-
A repository for Flori-Core Enterprise OS, a production-grade, multi-tenant Agri-ERP designed to revolutionize high-altitude floriculture management. This system is engineered as a "Farm Operating …
TypeScript