PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Selected projects.

Personal systems, academic work and educational collaboration. These are lab and learning projects, not customer installations.

PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE

Systems I build and refine.

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Personal projectDec 2024 – present

INSIDE MY HOMELAB

A working system.
A place to keep learning.

A personal platform for local automation, networking and testing device compatibility.

The brief: Bring local automation, networking and storage into a maintainable home environment.
My work: Integrating devices, building routines and dashboards, and maintaining the servers, network and backups behind them.
In practice: A working personal system for testing compatibility, troubleshooting integrations and practising backup and recovery procedures.

ASUS NUC 14 Pro Slim, the mini PC model used in Yaroslav’s personal HomeLab — ASUS NUC 14 Pro SlimManufacturer image of the model I use.

MY CONFIGURATION

Intel Core 3 100U
32 GB DDR5 · Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB

Home Assistant OSProxmoxUbuntu & Docker

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Proxmox, Ubuntu Server, Docker, Portainer, MQTT, Zigbee2MQTT, ESPHome, Synology storage and UPS protection. Remote access uses Tailscale and ZeroTier without direct service port forwarding. I test Zigbee, Matter, Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LAN devices as the lab evolves.

This is my personal learning and demonstration environment. It is not a paid customer installation or a published capacity benchmark.

View the server in the device guide

Educational collaborationSep 2024 – present

IoT teaching laboratory

Remote technical support for a practical IoT course and laboratory at Berezhany Agrotechnical Institute.

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The purpose: Help an instructor teach smart-home integration, networking and cybersecurity through practical exercises.
My contribution: I recommend devices and platforms, contribute to the lab architecture, configure authorised systems remotely and provide documentation and one-to-one demonstrations.
What it provides: An ongoing collaboration helping the instructor maintain and demonstrate the selected technologies, with local control and compatibility guiding the design.
Technical context: Evaluation includes Home Assistant, MQTT, Zigbee, Matter, Thread, ESPHome, virtualisation and containerised services. Demonstrations cover deployment, device integration, automation and troubleshooting.

Device evaluationTechnical trainingDocumentation

Academic projectJan – Jun 2024

Integrated home control

An academic project combining devices, responsive dashboards, custom routines and remote access.

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The purpose: Bring lighting, sensors and connected devices into one coordinated control system.
My contribution: I developed integrations, automation scripts, a responsive control panel and a local network. I also refined Telegram control and notifications and configured VPN access.
What it provides: An academic implementation combining dashboards, automated routines and remote interaction, with practical integration and troubleshooting experience.
Technical context: Lighting, sensors and security-related devices were integrated into a responsive interface. Telegram features require an external service and internet access; supported local automations operate separately.

Home AssistantDashboardsAutomation

Earlier work · 2020–2021

Academic project · Berezhany Agrotechnical InstituteOct – Dec 2021

Smart home automation & interactive floor plan

Developed server infrastructure, a local network, a responsive control panel and an interactive floor plan for viewing and controlling devices. The project included Telegram bot control, ZeroTier remote access, custom automation scripts and a prototype device combining relays and sensors.

This was an academic implementation. Messenger-based features depended on external connectivity.

Academic prototype · Berezhany Agrotechnical InstituteApr – Jun 2020

A configurable greenhouse automation controller

Built an Arduino Nano-based prototype with ten configurable control channels: seven logic outputs, two servo channels and one linear-actuator channel with limit switches. Sensor readings and timed routines supported irrigation, lighting and ventilation control, with an encoder-operated menu for configuration.

A development prototype for learning and experimentation, not a certified product offered for installation in customer homes.

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