Matt Fitzgerald
Chicago, IL · Open to opportunities
10+ yrs
engineering exp.
4 Books
published
I’ve spent 10+ years automating the repetitive, leading engineering teams, and shipping production-grade ML systems. I share what I learn openly — through writing, books, and code.
Whether you’re looking to work with an ML and enterprise efficiency architect, collaborate on a project, or just want practical automation knowledge — you’re in the right place.
by the numbers
These come from real systems built and run over the years — not estimates, not projections. Every number has a specific project behind it.
in production
A couple of the systems I've built, simulated here because it looks cool.
meta
mfitz.net is a custom Laravel application — built, deployed, and maintained by me. I wanted something I understood end-to-end, so I built it from scratch. The stack below is what's running right now.
Browser-tested with Laravel Dusk, deployed via a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline that runs the test suite before every merge, and served behind Nginx with a Cloudflare WAF in front.
from the blog
Using data scraping, Python, and visualization tools to map Chicago's Christmas music landscape — what's playing, where, and why it matters.
books
Not theory. Not thought leadership. Frameworks that come from running production systems.
The Operator's Complete System for Eliminating Repetitive Work
Build systems that run your business without you.
A practitioner's handbook for operators, freelancers, and small business owners who are tired of doing the same thing twice. Live Life Automated walks you through the exact frameworks, tools, and mind...
How to Turn Your Technical Skills into a Viable Business
The technical founder's guide to building a real business.
Most technical people are great at their craft and terrible at turning it into a business. Geeking Out bridges that gap — walking through the mindset shifts, pricing frameworks, client acquisition str...
A Framework for Validating Ideas Before You Build
Test your ideas before you invest time, money, or reputation.
Most ideas fail not because they were bad ideas, but because nobody validated them early enough. Your Idea Workbook is a structured framework for inventors, entrepreneurs, and operators who want to pr...
A Practical Guide to Password Management
Understand password managers — and actually use one.
Password management is one of those problems everyone knows they should solve and almost nobody solves well. My Password Helper walks non-technical and technical readers through why password reuse is...
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