About: By day I program device drivers. In my spare time, I am a teacher, tinkerer, programmer, hardware engineer, artist, inventor and maker. I wear many hats, often more than one at a time.

I enjoy tinkering with hardware and software. I like taking things apart, and I like re-using those pieces to create new devices, or interesting gizmos, or art. I like showing others how I do what I do. I like teaching.

I like working with open source hardware and software, and the open source philosophy.

I like developing creative and unusual solutions to problems. I like improvising, making use of available materials instead of buying new ones. I find repairing, recycling and reusing very satisfying. I like to teach others how to do this.

I like hanging out, working, teaching, and exchanging ideas with other people like me, but I especially like teaching people with non-technical backgrounds.

I work with metal, electrons, Linux, power tools, foam board, motors, lights, relays, duct tape, broken glass, computers, microcontrollers, wire, magnets, pipe cleaners, pom poms, and baling wire. I weld, solder, and hot glue. I can make metal look good. I can not make wood look good, and am in awe of those who do.

At the Maker Faire I organize a massive unstructured workshop where discarded electronic devices are taken apart for enjoyment, education, and salvaged parts. New contraptions may or may not be built out of the salvaged pieces. Fun for the whole family:

Play Day
A treasure trove of electronics, construction materials, and expert assistance has all you need to turn a creative doodle in your noodle into something physical. Drop in or stay all day.