~/alex-stout
Alex Stout
I figure out how things work — then make them work better
When the fridge starts acting up, I don’t call a guy. I grab a multimeter, pull up the wiring diagram, and talk it through with an AI until it clicks. Nine times out of ten I fix it myself and learn something on the way.
That’s the whole job, really — at home and at work. Poke at the thing. Ask good questions. Figure out what’s actually going on. Then build the fix. I’ve just been doing it on bigger and bigger systems for 13+ years.
$ whoami
I’m the guy who opens up the broken appliance instead of replacing it.
Curiosity is the through-line. Our house runs on sensors and automations I built mostly to answer “huh, I wonder…” When something breaks, that’s not a chore, it’s a puzzle — and these days I’ve got an AI co-pilot to help me read the schematic and rubber-duck the problem. It’s honestly the most fun part of my week.
Same instinct made the career. 13+ years building hardware-software systems — the Goal Zero app, the connected Yeti line — and now leading applied AI, which is just professional curiosity with a budget. I’m hands-on with AI every single day, which very few engineers can actually say.
$ ls ~/projects
Things I’ve figured out
Everlife Media
2024 — PresentMy own studio for turning life’s moments into media families keep — documentary memorial films, tape/photo digitization, and bespoke event-experience tech. Started with a film for my dad.
bensfilm.live
2024A living memorial site for my dad’s video work — the project that became the heart of Everlife. Documentary-style storytelling, published for family to keep forever.
Oscars Party App
2023A live ballot + leaderboard webapp for Oscar-night parties — pick winners, score in real time, talk trash with friends. Built for fun, used every February.
The Home Lab
OngoingMy house is a test bench: Home Assistant tying it all together, ESP32 + Raspberry Pi sensors and automations, HomeKit/Matter everywhere. Where I prototype the IoT ideas that show up in client work.
$ tail -f devlog
Latest writing
// Devlog launching soon. In the meantime — follow /blog.
$ echo $CONTACT
Got something misbehaving — a fridge, a website, a workflow?
Those are my favorite. If something’s broken, slow, or just bugging you, I like getting to the bottom of it — and I’m fast at it now that I’ve got AI in the loop. Tell me what’s up.