S.Rubes
AGENTIC ENGINEERRALEIGH · NC

Samuel
Rubes.

Available for work
// Hello

I'm Sam — an agentic engineer who started with my hands on mechanical work and pulled my way into networking, IT, and software.

Today I split my time between installing and servicing AV systems for corporate clients — CTS-certified, networking gear, Teams and Zoom rooms built end to end — and Sumov, an autonomous research agent I designed.

The hands-on background shapes how I think about software. Physical systems don't lie — that mindset keeps me honest about what's actually working and what just looks like it is. I'm looking for problems where the answer lives at the intersection of two different skill sets — the kind of problem that's frustrating for someone with only one toolbox.

SamRaleigh · NC
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// Selected work

A few things I've built, shipped,
or am still shipping.

Some are AI agents. Some are conference rooms with forty cables behind a wall. Both have to work on a deadline.

02 / 04

// About

I build at the seam of atoms and bits.

My background is mechanical. I picked up IT, then networking, then software. Each layer informs the others — physical constraints don't lie, and they keep my builds honest.

Snapshot

Years building
10+
Stacks
AV · IT · SW
Operating systems
Win · macOS · Linux
Cert
CTS
  1. 2026

    Building Sumov.io

    Designed and built an autonomous research agent — orchestration, tool use, and the UX of handing off intent to an AI.

  2. 2023 — present

    PMC / A.Visual

    Install and service AV + networking gear. Build out Teams and Zoom rooms end to end. Train customers on systems I helped design.

  3. 2020 — 2023

    Tek Serve · internal IT

    Ran internal IT — imaging, deployment, ticketing, and the occasional Linux server. Customer-facing for hardware support.

  4. 2016 — 2020

    Mechanical work

    Heavy machinery, power tools, assemblies. The reason I'm comfortable when something physical breaks and a screen full of code can't fix it.

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// Capability index

The kit. Mechanical, IT,
and software, in that order.

Self-rated, pragmatic, and honest. Levels are calibrated against the people I work with — not against an idealized expert.

Software

01

What I write

  • TypeScript / JavaScriptlang
  • Pythonlang
  • React / Next.jsfw
  • Linux & shellops
  • Git / source controlops
  • Agentic engineeringai

Hardware & IT

02

What I run

  • Computer networkingnet
  • PC / iOS / Linux adminsys
  • AV systems · CTSav
  • Teams / Zoom roomsav
  • Ticketing systemsops
  • Cable runs & terminationfield

Mechanical

03

Where it started

  • Hands-on assemblymech
  • Power tools / heavy machinerymech
  • Reading diagrams & schematicsmech
  • Iterative debuggingmind

Always learning

Currently going deeper on agent orchestration, system design, and self-hosted infra. Recent reads: Designing Data-Intensive Applications, The Pragmatic Programmer.

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// Contact

The fastest way to reach me
is to send the email.

If you've got an interesting problem — mechanical, IT, software, or somewhere in between — I'd like to hear about it.

Let's build something.

[email protected]