neilsmith.io
Build it. Break it. Document it.
The technical playground. Where the experiments live, the projects get documented, and the blog has no dress code. The professional side is at neilsmith.work.
Wazuh Zero-Trust Enrollment Fabric
Production-grade Wazuh SIEM platform with zero-trust agent enrollment across hybrid AWS and OT-adjacent infrastructure. Replaced shared-secret enrollment with per-device X.509 cryptographic identity.
neilsmith.work
Professional portfolio and CV site. Built in Hugo with a custom dark terminal theme, deployed on Netlify via GitHub. Built in collaboration with Claude.ai.
View project →neilsmith.photography
Photography portfolio. Migrated from Jekyll to Hugo, custom dark theme consistent with neilsmith.work. Gallery with category filtering, kit page, journal.
View project →neilsmith.io
This site. Projects, lab notes, blog. The technical playground — less formal than neilsmith.work, more honest about what's in progress vs what's finished.
View project →OMEGA Core
An independent AI engineering research platform built to develop expert-level capability in AI security, governance, risk management and implementation. Currently running a 12-week GAIPS lab programme.
View project →OMEGA
A local-first intelligence platform connecting voice, automation, knowledge, vision and assistance into a single governed system. Built around Home Assistant, accelerated by local AI.
View project →The Network
Senior Security Architecture & Governance Lead. 20+ years. The professional story.
Nikon Z8. Landscape, wildlife, street, travel. Seeing the frame others walk past.
Security isn't a feature you add at the end. The whole structure is the attack surface.