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            <title><![CDATA[Why I'm Documenting This Journey]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[I am an AV engineer who installs and troubleshoots systems for a living. I also hold four Oracle Cloud certifications and just passed my CTS from AVIXA. On paper, that sounds like a person who has it figured out.]]></description>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am an AV engineer who installs and troubleshoots systems for a living. I also hold four Oracle Cloud certifications and just passed my CTS from AVIXA. On paper, that sounds like a person who has it figured out.</p>
<p>I don't.</p>
<p>What I have is a clear direction, a lot of ground to cover, and a decision to document every step of it honestly — the wins, the confusion, and the hard lessons in between.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="why-this-site-exists">Why this site exists<a href="https://blog.profgabs.me/blog/why-i-am-documenting-this-journey#why-this-site-exists" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Why this site exists" title="Direct link to Why this site exists" translate="no">​</a></h2>
<p>I work in post production and support at an AV integration company in Lagos. My days involve rack building, support tickets, preventive maintenance, and documentation. It is hands-on, practical work and I genuinely enjoy it.</p>
<p>But I know where I want to go — cloud infrastructure, security, and building systems that sit at the intersection of physical and digital environments. Getting there requires deliberate effort and I have decided that documenting that effort publicly is the most honest way to hold myself accountable.</p>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="what-you-will-find-here">What you will find here<a href="https://blog.profgabs.me/blog/why-i-am-documenting-this-journey#what-you-will-find-here" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to What you will find here" title="Direct link to What you will find here" translate="no">​</a></h2>
<p>This blog will cover:</p>
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<li class="">Things I am learning — certifications, tools, concepts</li>
<li class="">Projects I am building — starting with an AI-powered knowledge management system for AV engineers</li>
<li class="">Honest reflections on the process of possibly transitioning careers/ pivoting while working full time</li>
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<p>No fluff. No performance. Just the work.</p>
<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="a-note-on-the-name">A note on the name<a href="https://blog.profgabs.me/blog/why-i-am-documenting-this-journey#a-note-on-the-name" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to A note on the name" title="Direct link to A note on the name" translate="no">​</a></h2>
<p>Prof Gabs is a nickname that stuck. I am not a professor. But I have always believed that the best way to learn something is to teach it — to document it clearly enough that someone else can follow. That is what this site is.</p>
<p>Welcome to my journey.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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