Lousy Outages
Outage monitoring, alert preferences, and early warning signals in a WordPress plugin I’m actively building.
OpenVancouver, BC · IT operations · QA automation · music tech
I build tools for the stuff that breaks.
I’m Suzy Easton. I work in IT operations and QA automation, and I build WordPress plugins, outage tools, and AI-assisted music projects on the side. I like projects where the logs are messy, the problem is real, and the fix needs to be clear.
Featured project
Lousy Outages
A WordPress plugin for tracking service problems before they become everybody’s problem.
I started Lousy Outages because official status pages are useful, but they are not always fast enough. The plugin tracks provider updates, community reports, external signals, and lightweight checks. It is built to show possible issues clearly without treating every report like confirmed fact.
- Monitors provider status feeds and incidents
- Lets subscribers choose the services they care about
- Collects community reports without overclaiming
- Combines official updates, reports, external signals, and canary checks
- Runs as a standalone WordPress plugin with admin screens and REST endpoints
WordPress pluginOutage monitoringEarly warningREST APIBuilt in Vancouver
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Music is still a big part of how I work. I spent years playing bass, recording, touring, and learning how to listen closely. That shows up in the technical work too: debugging, testing, timing, collaboration, and noticing when something is off.
The stuff I’m useful for
I’m good at taking a confusing technical problem and making it smaller. That might mean tracing an alert, testing a workflow, writing automation, cleaning up a handoff, or turning a rough idea into a demo people can actually try.
I’m open to QA automation, IT and cloud operations, WordPress plugin work, AI-assisted prototyping, and practical automation projects.