Hobby Projects:
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Some items I’ve designed and 3D printed. I want to show that 3D printers are not just for printing little knick knacks and toys. |
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What started as a hobby project ended up becoming a real product posted on Kickstarter. The Sleep Sensei is a device designed to help you fall asleep faster via breathing training. |
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A system to automatically open my curtains when my alarm goes off. Uses a servo motor attached to a string to open the curtain, and uses IFTTT with Adafruit IO for communication. |
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I wrote the front and back-ends for a website to allow guests who were invited to my wedding to RSVP online. The server-side code was written in Node.js, which interacts with a MySQL database to store and update invitee information. I used bootstrap to make a quick and simple interface. |
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VR Block Buster – 72 Hour Game Development This was the game I created for Ludum Dare 37, the 72 hour game making challenge. Since I am interested in virtual reality, I decided to make my first real VR application. Players use their head to aim a ball and launch it to knock down blocks and earn points. |
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An open-source Arduino-based clone of the popular memory game Simon. This post details the evolution of the design from a bread board to a nicely etched PCB. |
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Theremax Ultrasonic Instrument This project was a result of a weekend hackathon with my brother, Mark. It uses an ultrasonic distance sensor to output tones and display lights based on the distance to the user’s hand. I later etched a board for it. |
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A Valentine’s day gift for my girlfriend. This project uses an Arduino, a 16×2 LCD screen, and a real time clock to display the amount of time we have been together. |
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An alarm clock I made that makes you play a memory game to shut off the alarm clock. This is one of the more complex personal projects I’ve taken on! |
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Construction Timelapse using Python Using a custom Python script, I was able to turn a $20 android phone into a reliable time lapse capture device. I wrote another script to aid in compiling the final video. |
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A recreation of the classic game Pong using an OLED screen and an Arduino. |
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I used a couple of neopixel rings to add some flair to a Pikachu onsie for Halloween. |
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A device I created for my workplace to display a pattern of lights used to make sure our cameras are not frozen. This project taught me the use of the 74HC595 chip for serial to parallel output. |
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ESP 8266 WiFi Temperature Logger My first use of the ESP 8266 WiFi module. This project uses a DHT22 sensor to log the temperature in my room to a Google drive spreadsheet every 5 minutes. |
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A board I designed incorporating the MAX7219 display driver, necessary components, and LCD screen in one neat little package. |
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A birthday “card” I sent my brother incorporating an ATMega328 and a buzzer designed to play the overworld song from Chrono Trigger when a button is pressed. |
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A Valentine’s day gift that uses the basics of my Camera Show project in a heart-shaped PCB. |
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A weekend project to create a beacon for friends to find me in crowded places, such as music festivals. This project taught me best practices for PCB etching. |
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In my quest to design the perfect interlocking laser-cut box, I found that I had to try many different designs before finding the ideal fit. |
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A laser-cut design I made to make storage of my Sonicare toothbrush heads sleeker and easier. |
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A craft project to add a series of LEDs to a candle lantern to provide additional light below. |
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A simple PCB to make prototyping with a rotary encoder faster and easier. |
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When buying new ATMega328 chips, it is necessary to burn the Arduino bootloader onto the IC before it can be programmed. This is my easy-to-use solution. |
Selected Work Projects:
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An autonomous LabVIEW-based system I created to cycle through various hydraulic functions while acquiring data from pressure and position sensors. It more than doubled testing speed. |
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The first automated test system that I made as an engineer in the ATO Lab. I designed the plumbing, wired up the components, and wrote the software and GUI. It ran overnight and tested over 10,000 cycles. |
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High Speed Data Acquisition System A high-channel-count data acquisition system I made using CompactDAQ and LabVIEW that could take 1000 Hz data from 48 channels. It was designed to be very user-friendly since many technicians on several shifts would be using it. |
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Brinell Hardness Greenbelt Project Working with a fellow Edison Engineer, we looked into many sources of error in Brinell hardness reading including human error, heat treating, grinding media, type of scope used, and hardness punching methods. |
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Once a year the GE Oil & Gas facility has a family day, and the ATO Lab prides itself on putting on the best show possible. These are some of the projects I made for family day over the years. |
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I was flown out to Aberdeen, Scotland to help train their instrumentation technician in LabVIEW. We ended up developing a valve pressure cycling system from the ground up, allowing for automatic pressurization and depressurization of valves under test. |
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Friction Test Fixture This project involved converting an existing fixture to be automated with LabVIEW. I created new control hardware and software from the ground up and made an independent remote-operated hydraulic power unit. |
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A relatively inexpensive data acquisition system I made to get a sister lab up and running with modern data collection. It was made to be simple to use and included full documentation. They liked it so much that they asked for 3 more! |
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I received a lot of training and hands-on learning while working in the ATO Lab. But, I also held some training sessions of my own and created tools to help others learn hands-on. |
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Lab Process Improvements During my time in the lab I was able to identify many processes that could be improved using technology. I created a test request process, upgraded the warehouse inventory system, implemented a sensor calibration database, and started a code repository. |
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Secondary Safety System Most of the testing that occurred at the ATO Lab was potentially dangerous, and after a near-miss new safety measures were required. I came up with a system that required “heartbeats” from the test control system and the PC before the system could be energized. |
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Fire Test Facility Data Acquisition System I provided the data acquisition system for the fire test facility. It included logging pressure and temperature sensors and setting up PTZ cameras for remote test monitoring. |
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Solar-Powered Headless Data Acquisition This data acquisition system was designed to be placed in the field, connected to up to 8 4-20 mA sensors, and left to collect data automatically for up to 4 weeks. I wrote the LabVIEW Real Time software and determined the system’s power needs to size the solar hardware. |