I'm a hands‑on technologist with a passion for automation and AI. Ex‑DoorDash and ex‑Apple, I now scale beverage robots at Botrista while building and maintaining a self‑hosted infrastructure that would make any systems architect proud.
Botrista, Inc.
Orchestrating beverage robotics across multiple U.S. regions. Leading partner accounts, conducting advanced diagnostics, and scaling operations nationwide. Because someone has to keep the robots caffeinated.
Botrista, Inc.
Managed partner operational efficiency, enabling scalable growth through process automation. Designed training programs for IT onboarding/offboarding and collaborated on product deployment strategies.
Chowbotics by DoorDash
Developed technical support strategies that reduced downtime by 80%. Led a global support team providing advanced troubleshooting for Linux-based robotic systems. The stuff that made autonomous food prep actually work.
Apple Inc.
8 years of Apple mastery. Provided technical support and troubleshooting, managed complex escalations, and trained technicians. Where I learned that great support is an art form.
A self‑hosted infrastructure orchestrating 50+ Docker containers across segmented VLANs. From AI model inference to autonomous media servers and custom automation, all behind a reverse proxy that rivals most small clouds.
Where bleeding‑edge tech meets caffeinated obsession. These are the crown jewels of my digital empire.
A distributed compute cluster combining enterprise‑grade and consumer NVIDIA GPUs. It handles Stable Diffusion generation, custom LLMs and fine‑tuned models for domain‑specific tasks with enterprise‑grade reliability.
A distributed compute cluster combining enterprise‑grade and consumer NVIDIA GPUs. It handles Stable Diffusion generation, custom LLMs and fine‑tuned models for domain‑specific tasks with enterprise‑grade reliability.
The central nervous system of my homelab. This framework coordinates container orchestration, service monitoring and intelligent workflow management with n8n. It automates updates, scaling and even its own optimizations.
The central nervous system of my homelab. This framework coordinates container orchestration, service monitoring and intelligent workflow management with n8n. It automates updates, scaling and even its own optimizations.
A zero‑trust network built with Unifi gear, segmented VLANs, reverse proxy routing via Nginx Proxy Manager, Pi‑hole and AdGuard for DNS filtering, and automated threat detection. It maintains seamless user experience while keeping attacks at bay.
A zero‑trust network built with Unifi gear, segmented VLANs, reverse proxy routing via Nginx Proxy Manager, Pi‑hole and AdGuard for DNS filtering, and automated threat detection. It maintains seamless user experience while keeping attacks at bay.
A distributed compute cluster combining enterprise‑grade and consumer NVIDIA GPUs. It handles Stable Diffusion generation, custom LLMs and fine‑tuned models for domain‑specific tasks with enterprise‑grade reliability.
A distributed compute cluster combining enterprise‑grade and consumer NVIDIA GPUs. It handles Stable Diffusion generation, custom LLMs and fine‑tuned models for domain‑specific tasks with enterprise‑grade reliability.
The central nervous system of my homelab. This framework coordinates container orchestration, service monitoring and intelligent workflow management with n8n. It automates updates, scaling and even its own optimizations.
The central nervous system of my homelab. This framework coordinates container orchestration, service monitoring and intelligent workflow management with n8n. It automates updates, scaling and even its own optimizations.
A zero‑trust network built with Unifi gear, segmented VLANs, reverse proxy routing via Nginx Proxy Manager, Pi‑hole and AdGuard for DNS filtering, and automated threat detection. It maintains seamless user experience while keeping attacks at bay.
A zero‑trust network built with Unifi gear, segmented VLANs, reverse proxy routing via Nginx Proxy Manager, Pi‑hole and AdGuard for DNS filtering, and automated threat detection. It maintains seamless user experience while keeping attacks at bay.
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Greetings, I'm Zach. By day I orchestrate beverage robotics across the continental U.S. at Botrista; by night I'm experimenting with AI models, optimizing container stacks and fine‑tuning home automation. My homelab doesn't just run services—it advances my understanding of everything from networking to AI.
With over a decade of experience in AppleCare, Chowbotics/DoorDash and now Botrista, I bridge enterprise reliability and cutting‑edge technology. I believe the best solutions come from understanding both the infrastructure and the human experience.
Ready to discuss robotics domination, homelab supremacy, or the inevitable AI uprising? Let's establish a secure connection and geek out about the future!
© 2025 Zach Gonser. Built with Astro, React, and way too much caffeine.
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