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Army War College
I began the two-year Master of Strategic Studies program in August 2026, with an expected completion date of June 2028.
Project manager · organizational leader · systems builder
I make complicated work easier to understand, organize, and move forward.
I’m Derek Leeds. My work spans leadership, technology, web operations, and long-running projects. This is the front door to the places where I keep the details.
Based in Kansas Working across leadership, technology, and the web.
Where to go from here
Four parts of my work, each with its own home.
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Experience and education
Resume
My professional background, military leadership experience, education, and volunteer work.
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Writing and projects
Learn
Notes on web development, the homelab, AI tools, infrastructure, and projects I am working through.
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Practical documentation
Guides
Longer reference material and step-by-step guides for the systems and tools I use.
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Web development and WebOps
Leeds Web Services
Website builds, ongoing care, hosting, performance, security, and operational support.
What I’m working on
Current focus
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A better home for my writing
Learn now brings together the writing from my former Ghost blog and standalone journal in one static Astro site.
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Useful web systems
I am continuing to build and maintain publishing sites, practical tools, and the infrastructure that keeps them working.
From Learn
Recent writing
Project notes, lessons learned, and longer records of work in progress.
Web development
Rebuilding My Resume Site with Astro and Cloudflare Pages
How I replaced an aging static resume template with Astro 7 and Cloudflare Pages, improved the underlying career content, and cleaned up the repository.
Read on LearnPublishing
Saying Goodbye to Ghost: My Move to a Static Astro Site on Cloudflare Pages
How I moved my blog from a self-hosted Ghost instance to a static Astro 7 site on Cloudflare Pages, with the content and source kept in GitHub.
Read on LearnHomelab
Homelab Timeline
A photo timeline showing how my homelab grew from a small workbench in 2016 into a full rack-mounted setup.
Read on LearnGet in touch
Have a project or a useful idea to talk through?
Email is the best place to start. I’ll get back to you when I can.
[email protected]