PtiCalin PtiCalin

🪐 PtiCalin

Building modular knowledge systems, developer tooling, and creative automation.

I'm a systems thinker and builder focused on metadata-driven automation, local-first tooling, and structured knowledge systems. My work bridges personal knowledge management (PKM), developer productivity, creative pipelines, and exploratory experiments across blockchain, AI, and worldbuilding. Each project reflects iterative learning, reproducible workflows, and a commitment to open documentation.

I follow a non-linear path: atypical formal studies, deep autodidactic cycles, and an intentional return to structured informatics education to formalize foundations and accelerate advanced tooling work.

Learning Journey

Early Exploration: Built small creative systems instead of following a traditional linear curriculum.
Autodidact Phase: Self-directed deep dives (systems thinking, scripting, metadata modeling, automation) using open courses, documentation, and reverse engineering existing tools.
Project-Centric Growth: Learned by constructing vault architectures, plugins, and analysis pipelines; emphasized reproducibility and validation.
Return to Formal Study (Informatics): Re-engaged with structured coursework to strengthen algorithms, data structures, networking, and software design patterns for long-term maintainability and scale.
Current Synthesis: Blending academic rigor with experimental prototyping; documenting processes so knowledge becomes portable and auditable.

Founding Principles of my work

prefer offline-capable, self-owned data stores.
model before UI; schemas drive automation.
composition: isolate concerns into pluggable units.
log decisions, schema shifts, structural refactors.
layering: build thin vertical slice → refine → generalize.
then abstract: code/prototype before theory summaries.
apply concepts from systems design, worldbuilding, and data modeling back into personal knowledge tools.
translate tacit shortcuts into explicit documented standards.

Tech Stack Details

Focused on local-first, modular, metadata-driven workflows. Each category lists current active use plus near-term evolution.

Languages

primary for Obsidian plugins (VaultOS) and future cross-tooling.
automation scripts, data pipelines, AI experiments.
systems experimentation (Calin Coin), performance-focused prototypes.
low-level learning via minimal engine fundamentals.
& local environment automation, reproducible setup scripts.
() lightweight persistence for UNCHAINED and structured metadata.
+ schemaed knowledge, frontmatter-driven workflows.

Backend & Services

rapid API prototyping for UNCHAINED (audio library services).
plugin orchestration, potential lightweight service runners.
embedded, portable DB; considering vector extensions for AI metadata.
containerization experiments for isolation and reproducibility.
Planned: layer for real-time DJ session state.

Frontend & Desktop

raster editing and asset preparation.
layout for docs and print-ready artifacts.
quick social/brand visuals.
open-source image editing.
design systems and rapid prototyping.
UI prototyping, component-centric state planning.
desktop wrapper for local-first tooling (UNCHAINED roadmap).
3D/interactive prototypes and engine fundamentals.
/ semantic structuring, minimal styling emphasis over heavy frameworks.

Data & Modeling

/ frontmatter: declarative metadata schemas for vault content.
interchange + generated config artifacts.
Tagging + relational patterns: lightweight link-based knowledge graphs.
Validation: planned schema enforcement ( types + dataclasses).

DevOps & Tooling

primary editor and tooling hub.
+ versioning, issue-driven iteration, documentation alignment.
Scripted scaffolding: template repo generator standardizes project baselines.
Planned CI: for linting, schema validation, build sanity.
Environment reproducibility: lean setup scripts, dependency pinning roadmap.

Productivity & Office

+ notes, planning, and workspace organization.
+ lightweight data work, ad‑hoc reporting, and quick prototyping.
+ + documentation, presentations, and formatted artifacts.
+ communication and coordination.
lightweight video edits and clips.

PKM & Automation

core PKM app and vault structure.
extending vault behavior, structure enforcement.
orchestration, structural integrity, plugin lifecycle coordination.
Templated note generation: repeatable patterns for knowledge modules.
Modular vault architecture: composable domains (worldbuilding, data archive, creative).

AI & Creative Systems

prompting, ideation, and exploratory assistants.
coding assistance and productivity.
local multimodal inference (image description, tagging).
Vision tagging pipeline: descriptive + inspirational asset enrichment.
Planned: embedding search ( or -based vectors) for semantic retrieval.
Media metadata normalization: unify tags, sources, and usage context.

Quality & Validation (Evolving)

Linting: (TS), prospective / (Python) adoption.
Structured metadata checks: planned automated schema diff + alerting.
Reproducible scripts: consistent outputs for data transforms.

🚀 Projects

📦 Project	🏷️ Domain	💡 Purpose	🛠️ Stack	📊 Status	🔗 Link
A bit about PtiCalin	Profile	Personal README and profile info	Markdown	🟢 Active	Repo
UNCHAINED	Audio / DJ	Post-modern music management software	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo
Ophthalmology Consult Manager	Healthcare	Manage consults and referrals	Shell	🔨 WIP	Private
School Vault	PKM / School	Digital school setup	Shell	🔨 WIP	Private
temp_repo-gen	Dev Productivity	Official general repository template	Shell	🟢 Active	Repo
ilovesnoopdogg	Web Design	Creative microsite for IFT2720	HTML	🧪 Prototype	Private
temp_lean-project_repo	Dev Productivity	Lighter repo template for projects	Shell	🟢 Active	Repo
nano-banana-hackathon-kit	Hackathon	Fork of Nano Banana starter kit	Jupyter Notebook	🟢 Active	Repo
MUHC Knowledge Base	Healthcare	Tool for MAEC clinic secretaries	—	🔨 WIP	Private
simple-game-engine	Game Dev	Handcrafted engine for narrative experiments	Python	🧪 Prototype	Repo
vaultops	Privacy Lab	Self-hosted cybersecurity lab	Python	🧪 Prototype	Private
Awesome Test Vault	PKM	Obsidian-based personal knowledge system	Python	🔨 WIP	Repo
vault_image-description	Vision AI	Image description & tagging	TypeScript	🧪 Prototype	Repo
temp_repo-obsidian-plugin	Dev Template	Obsidian plugin template (TypeScript)	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo
vault_image-description_temp	Vision AI	Ollama-powered image captioning	JavaScript	🧪 Prototype	Repo
obsidian-releases	Community	Fork of Obsidian community plugins list	—	🟢 Active	Repo
vault_image-map	UX	Interactive image navigation in Obsidian	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo
vault_image-generator	Creative	Generate images from notes	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo
VaultOS	Obsidian Plugin	Modular orchestration engine for Obsidian	TypeScript	🔨 WIP	Repo
vault_note-blocks	Notes	Functional blocks for notes (Vault style)	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo
vault_nuggets	Blockchain	Modular educational blockchain system	Python	🧪 Prototype	Private
vault_summary-engine	Notes	Auto-populates summary YAML field	TypeScript	🟢 Active	Repo

🤝 Collaboration & Mentorship

I am actively looking to collaborate on metadata-driven automation, local-first tooling, and creative systems. If you are open to mentoring or co-building around structured knowledge, data modeling, or developer productivity, I would love to connect. Reach out through LinkedIn or GitHub so we can explore a fit.

🌱 Iteration compounds. Build with curiosity, refactor with care.

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