Todd Williams
practical engineering

Thoughtful engineering, built to last.

I design and run software and systems that solve practical problems — algorithmic trading, homelab infrastructure, automation, and reliable developer tools. Work that favors clarity and durability over flash.

About

I'm Todd — an engineer who prefers building dependable, maintainable systems. I approach problems with an emphasis on measurable outcomes, automation where it helps, and tools that make teams (or one person) more effective. Pragmatism and curiosity guide the work.

Projects

Categories summarizing active and past work

Trading Systems

Design and run automated strategies with robust backtesting, risk controls, and deployable execution engines. Emphasis on reproducibility and observability.

Homelab / Infrastructure

Self-hosted services, virtualization, and resilient home infrastructure: networking, monitoring, and configuration as code for reliable operations.

Software Tools

Utilities and libraries that make development and ops smoother — CLI tools, small services, and integrations focused on clarity and testability.

Experimental / Camera / Other

Side experiments: data wrangling, camera projects, and exploratory hacks that often seed practical improvements elsewhere.

Current Focus

What I'm working on now
  • Improving strategy backtests with more realistic execution and risk models
  • Consolidating homelab monitoring and automated recovery flows
  • Small, reusable dev tools for deployment automation and observability
  • Experimenting with on-device camera pipelines for low-latency capture

Contact

Simple, low-friction options

Email: todd@williatf.net