I make prototypes
Who am I
Briefly, I create prototypes. I am located next to Lassouts, 12500. I build robots and automate things. I handle software, firmware, electronics, CAD, 3D printing, and everything in between.
I have lent my expertise to diverse fields including finance, logistics, software environments, and electronics companies. Connect with me via LinkedIn or follow my build journeys on my blog.
What is a prototype
Building a prototype is the critical first step in realizing a product, machine, or tool. The primary directive is to research, prove a concept, and gain immediate operational understanding over a system.
Prototyping is inherently rapid; the objective isn't absolute initial perfection. Safety, user experience, and long-term reliability are systematically unlocked through fast, continuous design iterations.
It demands deep cross-disciplinary mastery spanning electronics, mechanics, and software engineering. Success requires knowing exactly what technology to leverage and defining what is truly possible.
How I build prototypes
To build a prototype, the goal is to de-risk and validate assumptions first, failing quickly to find the right path forward. Every build requires a tailored sequence.
Hardware
Requirements
To iterate quickly, ideas are sketched out rapidly so constraints and specifications can be mapped out immediately.
Choosing Components
Sourcing off-the-shelf components is critical. Custom-machined components are expensive and time-consuming; leveraging existing components accelerates time-to-proof.
Manufacturing
Depending on parameters, manufacturing is optimized using 3D printing, milling, turning, laser/plasma cutting, or sheet bending.
Electronics
Power Architecture
Power infrastructure dictates critical board behavior—governing thermals, current pathways, connectors, clearances, and EMI performance.
Sensors
Evaluating data paths means staying agile. I routinely swap, benchmark, and debug hardware sensors to optimize data telemetry on the fly.
Manufacturing
End-to-end management: PCB design, assembly, wire harness building, schematic design, component supply chains, and surface-mount debugging.
Software
Controller
The brain of automation. Developing deterministic state machines, exact process sequencing, sensor calibrations, and continuous integration testing.
Drivers
Writing native drivers across primary communication buses (SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, UART, DMA) and using logic analyzers to resolve hardware bugs.
High-Level Systems
Tying the ecosystem together. Utilizing data analysis pipelines, scripting, custom web frontends, and utility scripts to build unified tech stacks.