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==James Brown <small>MEng FRSA</small>== | ==James Brown <small>MEng FRSA</small>== | ||
* James@James-Elliot.co.uk | * James@James-Elliot.co.uk | ||
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==Bio== | ==Bio== | ||
* Peripatetic social entrepreneur, appropriate technology engineer with a passion for developing new things and ways of doing that improve lives | * Peripatetic social entrepreneur, appropriate technology engineer with a passion for developing new things and ways of doing that improve lives | ||
* Founding director of [[www.midomo.co.uk Red Button Design]] | * Founding director of [[http://www.midomo.co.uk Red Button Design]] | ||
==Background/Experience/Interests== | ==Background/Experience/Interests== | ||
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==Currently working on== | ==Currently working on== | ||
* Arduino based field trial testing kit for water purification system (see [[Midomo test kit]]) | * Arduino based field trial testing kit for water purification system (see [[Project:Midomo test kit|Midomo Test Kit]]) | ||
* Field kit for water quality testing in developing countries (see [[Project:Water Quality Test Kit|Water Quality Test Kit]]) | |||
==Future plans== | ==Future plans== | ||
Latest revision as of 19:30, 26 April 2011
James Brown MEng FRSA
- James@James-Elliot.co.uk
- [james-elliot.co.uk]
- [linkedin]
- [flickr]
- [@JamesElliot]
Bio
- Peripatetic social entrepreneur, appropriate technology engineer with a passion for developing new things and ways of doing that improve lives
- Founding director of [Red Button Design]
Background/Experience/Interests
- Product design
- Mechanical engineering
- Appropriate technology
- Social enterprise (Product R&D, Finance, Project management)
- International development (Ran a 5 month project in Sierra Leone)
- Water and sanitation engineering
- Disaster response (Shelter provision, training and policy)
- Photography
Currently working on
- Arduino based field trial testing kit for water purification system (see Midomo Test Kit)
- Field kit for water quality testing in developing countries (see Water Quality Test Kit)
Future plans
- Nanode based remote sensors & pachube
- Solar (non-pv) powered irrigation system
- Low cost/power cold-chain logistics refrigeration
- Water quality testing/lab in a box
- Open-source shelter module and infrastructure for displaced communities
Interested in exploring
- Crowd-sourced data mining/emergent intelligence
- Rapid prototyping/manufacture
- Community resilience/open governance
- Green tech/sustainable living/permaculture
- Digital appropriate technology
- Physical computing languages
- Film making
- French
- Bushcraft/Survival
