Zachary Buzalski
Engineer, writer, and perpetual student. I design and run infrastructure for enterprise environments, and write in the time between.
I'm an engineer based in Los Angeles. Most of my work is designing and running infrastructure for enterprise environments: Mac fleets, cloud, networking, security, and the connective tissue that holds it all together.
I came to engineering through the U.S. Air Force. That experience shaped how I approach systems: build them carefully, test them honestly, and make sure the people relying on them never have to wonder whether they'll work.
Outside of work, I read philosophy and law, write essays, play chess, cook, and train. I tend to take the long way through most things, which is usually where the interesting parts are.
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Beyond the work
Chess
Working back toward a serious rating, one game at a time. Currently building toward 800 rapid as a foundation.
Pokémon TCG
Hunting for Japanese cards with my girlfriend, slowly filling the binder one page at a time.
Philosophy
Drawn to the analytic tradition, questions of ethics and political philosophy, and the overlap between law and moral reasoning.
Cooking
Mostly Mediterranean and Japanese, with weekly meal planning that's become its own small obsession.
Training
Four-day athletic split. Compound lifts, mobility work, and the slow rebuild of a sustainable routine.
Gaming
A long, slow Pokémon Emerald playthrough, learning the mechanics naturally before I min/max anything.