👋 Hi! I’m Alastair (aka @pyrat)
I’m a software developer, product builder, and CTO at Createview AS, focused on computer vision tooling, backend systems, and developer-first products.
I build open-source libraries, run production services, and create SaaS products that solve real-world problems — from vision pipelines to hardware BOM management.
🚀 What I’m Working On
- 🧠 Computer vision tooling & ML infrastructure
- 🌐 Backend systems in Python and Ruby on Rails
- ⚙️ APIs, DevOps, and self-hosted services
- 🛠️ Products that bridge software + hardware
🧑💼 Professional Role
🏢 CTO — Createview AS
As CTO at Createview AS, I work on technical strategy, architecture, and delivery of scalable software systems, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and long-term maintainability.
🧱 Products & Organizations
🧾 BomBuilds
Founder & creator of BomBuilds — a Bill of Materials (BOM) management platform for hardware teams and builders.
BomBuilds helps organize parts, manage builds, and keep hardware projects sane as they scale.
📸 OsloVision
Creator and maintainer of OsloVision, a collection of practical computer-vision tools and services.
- 🌐 Production app: https://oslo.vision
Public repositories:
- paddle-ocr-http — HTTP API wrapper around PaddleOCR 3 / PP-OCRv5
- anpr-rpi-standalone — Stand-alone automatic number plate recognition for Raspberry Pi / edge devices
More tools and documentation coming over time.
📌 Open-Source Projects
💻 Developer Tools & Libraries
- wee_beastie — Lightweight forum engine for Rails
- ssl_requirement — SSL enforcement utility for Rails
- wee_lightbox — Lightbox integration plugin for Rails
- deployment_recipiez — Nginx + Thin/Passenger deployment recipes
- chef-backup — Chef cookbook for automated backups
- wee-php-beautifier.tmbundle — PHP beautifier bundle for TextMate
Explore everything here → https://github.com/pyrat
🧠 Tech Stack & Interests
| Area | Tools |
|------|------|
| 📸 Computer Vision | Python, YOLO, PaddleOCR, SAM |
| 🌐 Backend | Rails, FastAPI, Flask |
| ⚙️ DevOps | Docker, CI/CD, Nginx |
| 💻 Frontend | JavaScript, Bootstrap |
📫 Get in Touch
- 🐙 GitHub: https://github.com/pyrat
- 🌍 OsloVision (production): https://oslo.vision
- 🧾 BomBuilds: https://bombuilds.com
Thanks for stopping by 👋