Hi, I'm Beau.

AV/IT Project Lead & Python enthusiast.
I build tools to make the complex repeatable and the boring automated.

Portfolio • Blog • Bluesky

I’ve spent a decade managing complex AV systems and IT operations in Chicago. I started automating things because I'm a firm believer that if you have to do it twice, it should probably be a script.

I specialize in Python automation, network triage, and custom tooling for live environments. When I'm not staring at a terminal, I'm usually hunting for obscure music or experimenting with sound production.

Currently focused on: GPU-accelerated video transcoding and Docker for live AV.

Clean, functional, and mostly open-source.

Core:
AV/Video: CasparCG • vMix • Linux Show Player • FFmpeg
OS: Fedora (Workstation) • macOS (Production) • Linux (Servers)

A mix of field-tested utilities and learning experiments.

The "Swiss Army Knife" for AV/IT Field Techs.

• ⚡ Key Feature: Live dashboard for real-time endpoint monitoring.
• 🛠️ Impact: Streamlines troubleshooting in high-pressure live event environments.

• Conversational Weather Bot – AI-powered weather assistant using Gemini & OpenWeather.
• AV IP Subnet Calculator – Tailored for techs wiring sites in the field.
• macos-dev-launcher – A macOS Quick Action to spin up my dev environment.

(Auto-updates from blog.beaubremer.com)

• Thinking is the Tool: Hacking the Physical World
• Why I Built My Own 'Link in Bio' Page (And You Can Too)
• The Git Commands I Actually Use Every Day (And Why)
• The AV Pro's Guide to Bulletproof Video Playback
• Security is a Process, Not a Product

Bridging the gap between physical AV systems and automated IT workflows.

graph TD
    subgraph Discovery
    A[Field Challenge] --> B{Repetitive?}
    end

    subgraph The Manual Path
    B -- No --> D[Manual Resolution]
    D --> D1[Root Cause Analysis]
    D1 --> D2[Documentation & SOPs]
    end

    subgraph The Automation Path
    B -- Yes --> C[Python/Bash Automation]
    C --> E[Custom Tooling]
    E --> F[Network Triage Tool]
    E --> G[Subnet Calculator]
    F --> F1[CI/CD & Version Control]
    G --> F1
    end

    subgraph Final Outcome
    D2 --> H[Scalable AV/IT Infrastructure]
    F1 --> H
    H --> I[Knowledge Sharing]
    I --> J[Technical Blog]
    I --> K[Open Source Community]
    end

    style F fill:#3776AB,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style G fill:#3776AB,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style H fill:#4EAA25,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff
    style J fill:#f39c12,stroke:#fff,stroke-width:1px,color:#fff

Where I spend my time online.

Ventures: RGBsquared Media (Consulting) • The Tuesday Firm (Dev)
Social: Bluesky • Mastodon
Misc: Profit & Ego (Comedy) • GrimBurly.xyz (Personal Hub)