Personal Projects

Tech

• Aeroscope Wireless Oscilloscope (2015-2017)

  It started off as a personal project with my longtime friend and former Agilent/Keysight colleague Alex Lee. We made a pen-sized wireless oscilloscope probe that connects to a tablet or phone and eventually turned it into a company.

• FPGA Breakout Game (2013)

  I created a breakout game on an Altera Cyclone IV FPGA using Verilog.

• Autonomous Soccer Robot (2006)

  I helped created an autonomous soccer playing robot as part of a graduate mobile robotics class. A computer downloaded images from an overhead webcam, processed them, and sent instructions to the robot over WiFi.

• Ultra Wide Band EKG Transmitter/Receiver (2006)

  I made an ultra wideband transmitter and receiver to transmit EKG data from a patient and output it to a heart monitor. This was a very intensive project that involved building a radio from the ground up.

• Low Noise VHF Amplifier (2006)

  I made a low noise amplifier for MRI applications to amplify signals at 64 MHz.

• Mini-Baja Speedometer/Odometer (2004-2005)

  This was the first embedded project I did by myself. It also was the first circuit board that I designed. The board displayed speed and distance information to the LCD display of an off-road race car. I enjoyed helping to build the car as well.

Craft

• Roman Style Workbench (2017)

  Small woodworking bench that is ideal for aparments or other small dwellings. The major distinguishing feature is that you sit on it to work.

• Solid-Body Electric Guitar (2001-2002)

  Dreaming of having an electric guitar, but not being able to afford one, I decided to build my own. If you just count materials cost, it was cheaper, but if you factor in labor...

  It was all worth it in the end.

• Spokeshave (~2001)

  A spokeshave is a woodworking tool that is like a cross between a plane and a drawknife. It was used to make wagon spokes in days past. I used my forge to harden some O-1 steel for the blade and carved the handle body from maple. Instead of carving spokes, I used this to carve my guitar neck.

• Various Forges (~2000)

  I made several forges for heat-treating, blacksmithing, and melting aluminium.