Adding Genealogy to Navigation and Refactoring Health Content Architecture
Quick site updates: adding Genealogy to the main navigation bar, updating category descriptions, and refactoring Fitness content into a broader Health category.
Alex Laverty
Platform Engineer / Vibe Coder / Ocean Enthusiast
Big Data Platform Engineer by day, AI Vibe Code Dreamer by night. I am an AWS Certified Big Data Platform Engineer with over 20 years of IT experience, specializing in automating cloud migrations using Terraform and Python for the FinTech sector. Off the keyboard, I am a Manly local of 10+ years who enjoys the ocean, I enjoy surfing, photographing sunrises, and taking video when big swells roll into town. I also enjoy learning about my family history, preserving the history of my grandparents, Leonard James Laverty and Elsie Pearl McGree, and our heritage in Taylors Arm, NSW.
Areas of Expertise
Cloud Platform Engineering
Creative Coding & AI
Visual Arts
Action & Ocean
Digital Genealogy
VR & 3D
Top Contributions
Vibe Coding
Debugging Fitbit API Integration and Building a Fitness Data Table
Fixing broken API endpoints, understanding Fitbit's Web API structure, and creating a simple data table to visualize synced fitness metrics.
Vibe Coding the Perfect Website for 2026
Building laverty.io: A Hub-and-Spoke architecture using Astro, Cloudflare Workers, D1, and Clerk to host multiple independent web experiences (photography, coding, fitness, genealogy, forums) under a single identity with serverless infrastructure.
Health
The 'Centenarian Protocol' Morning Box: Raw Fuel for Longevity
A zero-prep, raw food protocol designed for the 40+ male to maximize healthspan. Targets inflammation, testosterone support, and DNA repair.
Optimizing Sulforaphane: The Mustard Seed Protocol
An analysis of the chemical interaction between glucoraphanin and myrosinase, and why Keen's Mustard Powder is the superior choice for enzyme reactivation.
The Ultimate Longevity One-Pot: An 8-Litre Instant Pot Recipe Backed by Nutrition Science (v2.0)
A scientifically optimised, one-pot meal designed to maximise human healthspan. Targeted to lower LDL, regulate blood pressure, and activate NRF2 pathways.
Genealogy
Genealogical Report: The Cook (Koch), Coulter, Laverty, and McGree Families of New South Wales
A comprehensive genealogical study of interconnected European immigrant families who settled in the Mid North Coast region of NSW from 1853ā1865. Documents their immigration, settlement, marriages, WWI sacrifice, and community legacy across three centuries.
Laverty History with Gemini 3 Pro
A genealogical narrative using Google Gemini 3 Pro to verify and document family history from GEDCOM data. Covers the McGree brothers' sacrifice in WWI, the Laverty migration from industrial England to rural NSW, the Trainer family's post-war immigration, German pioneer heritage, and Jacobite legends.
Leonard James Laverty Interview
An in-depth oral history interview with my grandfather Leonard James Laverty, covering life in rural Australia during the 1920sā1930s, including transport, school, farm work, food, and daily challenges of pioneering life.