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┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  ks1686@github ~                                            │
│  $ whoami                                                   │
│  Karim Smires                                               │
│  builder · systems · open source                            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Associate Software Engineer @ Guild · M.S. Machine Learning @ Rutgers · building cross-platform dev tools, AI gateways, and health and IoT apps

peapod.fyi · Resume · LinkedIn · Email


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genv: Global Environment Manager

Track, sync, and reproduce your software environment across macOS, Windows, Arch Linux, Ubuntu-like Linux, and WSL2. A thin layer over the package managers you already use, driven by one git-friendly genv.json.

brew tap ks1686/tap && brew install --cask genv
genv add git && genv apply --dry-run

Docs · Homebrew tap · Go

peaproxy: Local multi-provider AI gateway

One localhost endpoint for coding tools: OpenAI-, Claude-, and Responses-shaped APIs over API keys, local runtimes, and optional subscription OAuth, with a live model catalog, 429/401 failover, OS keychain secrets, a CLI, and a browser UI.

brew tap ks1686/tap && brew install --cask peaproxy
peaproxy serve

Docs · Go

umbilical: native macOS download manager

Native macOS download manager over aria2 and yt-dlp. Parallel HTTP, magnet/torrent with no seeding, Safari handoff, and a menu bar.

brew tap ks1686/tap && brew install --cask umbilical

Docs · Homebrew tap · Swift

Flutter pilot for CSPNJ Community Wellness Centers (Rutgers BHEI), Android and iOS. Nearby services from OpenStreetMap, on-device health records, a persistent Help Now control, and no accounts or third-party analytics. CI runs format, analyze, tests, and APK builds on every PR. Paper submitted to IEEE HMSS 2026.

Flutter · Dart · Android · iOS

DrinkSync: Sustainable hydration tracking

Low-cost IoT smart coaster and Kotlin Android app. A Raspberry Pi (HX711 load cell, MPU6050 gyro) detects each sip and sends it to the phone over Classic Bluetooth RFCOMM. Rutgers capstone, described in a co-authored IEEE publication.

Kotlin · Python · Raspberry Pi · IEEE

psych-cert-automator: CE Certificate Automator

Desktop app for the Rutgers GSAPP Psychology Department that matches Zoom attendance to Qualtrics CE surveys and generates per-person PDF certificates. Offline installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Python · Tauri

pea-pod: Personal project hub

Dependency-free static site (HTML, CSS, vanilla JS) for project docs and my resume, served on Cloudflare Workers.

peapod.fyi · JavaScript · Cloudflare Workers


Stack

Languages: Python · TypeScript / JavaScript · Go · Java · Kotlin · C / C++ · C# · Swift · Rust · SQL · MATLAB · Verilog

Cloud & infra: AWS · Docker · GitHub Actions · Cloudflare

AI / ML: PyTorch · TensorFlow · Hugging Face · OpenCV · CUDA · LLMs · NLP · computer vision · RL

Python Go TypeScript AWS Docker PyTorch Kotlin Rust


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  1. genv genv Public

    GENV - The Global Environment Manager

    Go 3 1

  2. DrinkSync DrinkSync Public

    IoT smart coaster (Raspberry Pi + HX711) and Kotlin Android app for hydration tracking over Classic Bluetooth RFCOMM. Rutgers capstone, IEEE paper.

    Kotlin

  3. psych-cert-automator psych-cert-automator Public

    Desktop CE certificate generator for GSAPP — matches Zoom attendance to Qualtrics surveys (Tauri + Python).

    Python