tristanpoulsen 
Two months inside a live ERP rollout: warehouse printing across every printer type, team training, and a production fix, all delivered remotely. The short version: A merger, then an ERP The sequence here is one PE readers will recognize, because it’s the standard playbook. The distributor merged, got bigger, and the legacy ERP that ran … Read more
Two sister engineering firms, one on each side of the US-Canada border, and the quiet IT work that kept them secure through customer security reviews and into an acquisition. The short version: Two firms, one border between them These two companies came to me about seven years ago. Sister firms, shared ownership, one operating in … Read more
From Breach Cleanup to Buyout: Cybersecurity Due Diligence in a Real Acquisition How 4.5 years of security work turned a single-location self-storage company into a clean acquisition target, and what a three-week technology handoff looks like when the buyer runs 50+ facilities. The short version: It started with a breach They found me the way … Read more
April 1st 2026I’m working on trying to make my life easier and consolidate my apps to as few as possible. That has led me to start using ClickUp for as many features that I need for my daily needs. I’m currently using ClickUp for the following + what it’s replaced: It’s starting to replace a … Read more
I put the Hawk HP Street 5.0 pads from Hawk Performance on my 2017 VW GTI SE manual a couple of years ago and have been absolutely loving them.Quiet, great stopping power, and they are decently priced (compared to other performance pads I’ve tried on other vehicles). I got mine for $122.40 after tax on … Read more
If you’re managing a cPanel + WHM server (mine runs on AlmaLinux) and notice CPU usage spiking to 100%, there’s a good chance that aggressive bots or inefficient PHP processes are hammering your server. That’s exactly what happened to me — and here’s how I fixed it. The Problem My server load was pinned at … Read more
If you’re in need of a business grade switch, my recommendation as of recent, has been this Cisco Business switch. My favorite aspect is there’s no need to pay for a recurring cloud license with this switch. This makes it perfect for smaller businesses with less than 10 offices or stations (each with a VOIP … Read more
Today I built a python script that takes a csv file with a list of emails and using the Gmail API, moves the emails to the corresponding folder I’d like to move them to. Then it archives them. Now obviously you can do this in Gmail with an automated filter for incoming emails, so the … Read more
TFP new vs. Old I decided to add some additions to this portfolio website like the “App Ecosystems I Work With” & I updated my personal logo – honestly it looks 300% better than the previous one I made over 10 years ago.. My graphic design skills have gotten better even though I’m more analytical … Read more
I was talking with a client of mine and he mentioned a few things that one can do to help prevent myself from getting sick after flying on an airplane – being jetlagged of course. I’m making this post mostly for my own collection so I can look back and read the quick remedies I’ve … Read more