About Me

My name is German Kalinec. I'm originally from Argentina but I've lived in the US for most of my life. I've always had a passion for computers and education and I've been able to combine them in my career. I'm currently the Director of Technology at an amazing school, New Roads School where I've been working for 20 years.

I started this site because I've been wanting to work on a personal project that's been kicking around my head for a while now. Back when I first started my job I developed an LMS that ran my school for over 10 years. It has sine been retired but I always wanted a chance to rebuild it with current technology. I decided that I would start my own project and make it as a "portfolio" where I can talk about the decisions that went into making this LMS.

Since then this project has expanded into three projects: My LMS, a Drop-In CMS, and a Blogging Plugin for that CMS. You can find more information about them in this site, or my Github page. This site and pages have all been currently built by my CMS.

If you'd like to contact me, you can send me an email at german@kalinec.net. You can also look at my resume.

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Posted by German Kalinec on 09/20/2025 12:09 AM


Intelligent Integrations


and connections to other systems


My latest FabLMS update on is on integrating third party systems. This post details the creation of a new system that handles connections to external services like Google and AI, and introduces the concepts of "System Integrators" and "Personal Integrators." Learn about the core code logic, the new Secure Vault for credentials, and how I'm making it easy for third-party developers (me) to contribute.

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