Hello out there
I'm watching Dave's videos (along with other electronics related channels) for years now, but it took me till today to register here.
Well, what to say about me: I'm a 32 year old guy who's just interested in electronics, automation and everything surrounding it.
I've started my career by taking an apprenticeship as an electrician focused mostly on PBX and networking. To be fairly honest, I had the opportunity to choose between electrician and electronic technician and looking back I would make a different choice. After the apprenticeship I worked as a service technician in telecommunications and started studying automation technology for three years. During studying I changed into the machine industry working on the entire electric/electronic/software part of gear hobbing machines (which is quite a big business in Switzerland due to our big watch industry).
After studying and also because my employer went into financial trouble, I changed into the PLC/robotics programming business and worked over five years for a company that builds fully automated assembly lines, mostly for the automotive industry. It was a great time, and I do miss programming these big machines and bringing them to life, but sadly this business is pure frustration due to the lack of time and pricing pressure.
I always had a love for trains, so when the opportunity came to work for a company that is specialised in rail signalling solutions, I had to go. This is where I'm working now as a project manager and head of my own (great) team
Trains are also a hobby of mine, so I do have my own little layout in my flat (about eight square meters). It a fully computer controlled H0 gauge layout, with a typical Swiss scenery. It's technically fully operational, but I still ahven't really started with the scenery itself. Aside helping a friend on his huge layout I really like to play around with electronics and build stuff for me, my family and my friends. These things are mostly based on some sort of Arduino platform which I do prefer just for the time it safes you
What else ? Well, I do have a very weird musical taste
ah, my Nickname: It comes from a time, when I was a very ambitious gamer (looooong time ago, in this galaxy).
As I'm very busy at work at the moment, I don't really know how active I'm gonna be in this Forum, but time and new projects will come
Best regards from Switzerland
Nico