M.Eng. Electronic & Electrical Engineering Degree from University of Leeds, UK, and currently working as a research assistant there.
You can find me on Github @TCWORLD. I have several repositories, including an Arduino library compatible with all Nokia 6100 displays I've found so far (there are many different variants), and an ATTiny MCU core for Arduino (the core included with UECIDE). You can also find the code for my open source Go-To Telescope Mount Controller, AstroEQ.
Prior to studying for a Masters degree in EE, I was a hobbyist in electronics and had been for many years - I started programming with Lego Mindstorms when I was little and slowly worked my way into building electronic kits and then on to designing circuits. I taught myself PCB design and much of the practical aspects of circuit design when digitising a model railway that I have on my windowsill (block detection, control of points, signals, etc.).
It wasn't until going to university that in being taught the fundamentals of circuit design and theory that I started having much more success with my hobby and am now turning that into a career in electronics. Having learnt to program in C/C++ during my first year at Uni, I moved on and taught myself to program in Verilog and work with FPGAs - digital logic circuitry being my main area of interest.
For my Masters year I developed an FPGA based data transfer system based around a low level PCIe IP core (Altera) and in the process taught myself how to write Windows KMDF drivers and DLLs. In fact this project landed me a job at Georgia Tech where I continued development of the system and have since turned it into a Ultrasound Imaging Platform which is configurable enough to be useful in many other research areas including medical research and industrial applications.
Electrical Engineering
Q&A for electronics and electrical engineering professionals, students, and enthusiasts
Code Golf
Q&A for programming puzzle enthusiasts and code golfers
Super User
Q&A for computer enthusiasts and power users
Stack Overflow
Q&A for professional and enthusiast programmers
Home Improvement
Q&A for contractors and serious DIYers
Arduino
Q&A for developers of open-source hardware and software that is compatible with Arduino
Puzzling
Q&A for those who create, solve, and study puzzles
Mathematics
Q&A for people studying math at any level and professionals in related fields
Meta Stack Exchange
Q&A for meta-discussion of the Stack Exchange family of Q&A websites
English Language & Usage
Q&A for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts
Gardening & Landscaping
Q&A for gardeners and landscapers
Bicycles
Q&A for people who build and repair bicycles, people who train cycling, or commute on bicycles
Motor Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Q&A for mechanics and DIY enthusiast owners of cars, trucks, and motorcycles
TeX - LaTeX
Q&A for users of TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and related typesetting systems
Raspberry Pi
Q&A for users and developers of hardware and software for Raspberry Pi
Retrocomputing
Q&A for vintage-computer hobbyists interested in restoring, preserving, and using the classic computer and gaming systems of yesteryear
Information Security
Q&A for information security professionals
Unix & Linux
Q&A for users of Linux, FreeBSD and other Un*x-like operating systems
Biology
Q&A for biology researchers, academics, and students
Academia
Q&A for academics and those enrolled in higher education
Photography
Q&A for professional, enthusiast and amateur photographers
Android Enthusiasts
Q&A for enthusiasts and power users of the Android operating system
Personal Finance & Money
Q&A for people who want to be financially literate
Graphic Design
Q&A for Graphic Design professionals, students, and enthusiasts
Signal Processing
Q&A for practitioners of the art and science of signal, image and video processing
Code Review
Q&A for peer programmer code reviews
Ask Ubuntu
Q&A for Ubuntu users and developers
Astronomy
Q&A for astronomers and astrophysicists
Physics
Q&A for active researchers, academics and students of physics
MathOverflow
Q&A for professional mathematicians
Literature
Q&A for scholars and enthusiasts of literature
Space Exploration
Q&A for spacecraft operators, scientists, engineers, and enthusiasts
Pets
Q&A for pet owners, caretakers, breeders, veterinarians, and trainers
Arqade
Q&A for passionate videogamers on all platforms
Aviation
Q&A for aircraft pilots, mechanics, and enthusiasts
Worldbuilding
Q&A for writers/artists using science, geography and culture to construct imaginary worlds and settings
User Experience
Q&A for user experience researchers and experts
Chemistry
Q&A for scientists, academics, teachers, and students in the field of chemistry
Bricks
Q&A for LEGO® and building block enthusiasts
Area 51
Q&A for proposing new sites in the Stack Exchange network