Paul’s Garage Roanoke, VA
From European cars to Imports & Domestic. I even do offroad vehicles. Explore the site for my work in both IT and automotive. Contact me for the best quality service, parts, and prices.
Featured Build: WeissWave
A Python stock screener and backtester built to talk me out of bad strategies, not into them. It benchmarks every trade against buy-and-hold, only uses data it could have known in real time, and verifies fills against real intraday bars. Full S&P 500, DuckDB, and a live Streamlit dashboard.
Networking
Enterprise routing, switching, and RF at ISP scale. 17+ years in.
Automation
Python and Ansible pipelines, vaulted secrets, everything in git.
AI & Homelab
Local LLM agents that write real infrastructure code.
Fabrication
CAD, 3D printing, welding, engine builds, off-grid solar.
Projects
From auto repair to networking and software development
Automotive Restoration, Engine Rebuilds, and Car Repair
Engine builds, swaps, maintenance, and refreshing/restoration
Tech Projects
Networking, automation, AI, and homelab engineering — from Ansible pipelines to local LLM agents
Latest Tech Articles
Write-ups on homelab, automation, AI, and automotive tech
- A Local AI Search Engine for My NotesMarkdown notes synced phone to PC with Syncthing, summarized and semantically searchable by a local LLM. No subscriptions, nothing in the cloud.
- Migrating ESXi to Proxmox Without Losing Your ZFS PoolsI swapped a 2020-era ESXi box over to Proxmox and moved TrueNAS CORE to SCALE in one afternoon, with a USB stick as the whole rollback plan.
- No Plaintext Anywhere: A Secrets Pass Over the Whole LabBefore mirroring my repos to GitHub, I audited every place a credential could hide. Found a few. This is what the pass looked like.
About
I set up Paul’s Garage as a kind of Journeyman’s Journal — part portfolio, part project log, and hopefully a resource that helps others along the way. Being handy is worth passing down — it builds confidence, saves money, and gives you skills that last a lifetime. I’ve taken on everything from carpentry and roofing to AC, plumbing, wiring, and even a home addition. When the right tool doesn’t exist, I make one — whether it’s a custom part for a rare car or software for a business problem.
Get in Touch
Reach out to discuss automotive projects or tech collaborations. For car work make sure to include Make, Model, Year.
Email me directly at paul@paulsgarageva.com.