I’m Steve Elgersma
— a technologist, musician, chef-in-training, and amateur photographer, based in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Building things on the internet since before most people knew it existed; a440.org has been home since 1998.
By day I’m attending the Culinary Management program at the Nova Scotia Community College. By evening I’m splitting my time between running Brede Logic and cooking in the kitchen of Cwtch, a downtown Sydney restaurant. Whatever spare time I have left goes toward tinkering with synths in my studio, or finding interesting things to photograph while exploring the island around me.
My wife Dr. Michelle Elgersma runs Kalmeren Veterinary Acupuncture as a mobile practice serving the Sydney and surrounding areas of Cape Breton. Between the two of us—and three cats—we keep things interesting.
Professional
Thirty-plus years in systems and software engineering, mostly at higher-ed institutions, spanning everything from bare-metal Linux infrastructure to bespoke web applications. I care about doing things properly — clean architecture, maintainable code, systems that actually work in the real world.
Brede Logic
Founder and principal engineer. We build bespoke applications, custom websites, and the infrastructure they run on. Our flagship product is RoamVet, a practice management platform for mobile veterinarians. Pronounced BRAY-duh Logic.
Infrastructure & Linux
Proxmox, Docker, Apache, PHP, MySQL — the full self-hosted stack. I manage my own homelab and production infrastructure, and I’ve been doing it long enough to have learned most lessons the hard way.
Web Development
Full-stack web work with a bias toward keeping things simple and semantic. Apache, PHP, MySQL at the core — chosen tools, not defaults. I’m always open to the right tool for the right job.
Breadth Over Depth
The name Brede Logic isn’t accidental. The best solutions come from drawing connections across domains — medicine, music, the arts, engineering. Narrow specialists miss things that generalists catch.
Photography
Wildlife and landscape around Cape Breton and beyond, with occasional forays into macro and abstract work. Themes include paths and animal closeups. Click any image to open the viewer.
Music
Synthesizers, sequencers, and the occasional attempt at guitar. I’ve been making noise in one form or another for most of my life. And I still have a deep love for where it all started — the piano. Expect more here soon — gear notes, recordings, and whatever else comes out of the studio or the stage.
Gear
Keyboards
Modules
Rack Synths
Culinary
Cooking is something I’ve always enjoyed, but when we decided to change our diet for health reasons, I leaned into it seriously — starting with the Rouxbe Professional Plant-based Certification course. What began as learning to cook better for ourselves has since turned into a full program at NSCC, a job in a restaurant kitchen, and the beginning of what looks like a second career.
Rouxbe Plant-based Certification
Online professional certification in plant-based cooking technique. Rigorous and career-grade in its approach — this was the course that made it clear cooking was something worth pursuing seriously.
NSCC Culinary Management
Two-year program at the Nova Scotia Community College covering culinary technique, kitchen management, and the business of running a professional kitchen.
Cook at Cwtch
Working in the kitchen of Cwtch, a downtown Sydney restaurant, alongside school. A great environment for getting genuine hands-on experience and learning what a professional kitchen is really like.