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==James Brown <small>MEng FRSA</small>==
==James Brown <small>MEng FRSA</small>==
* James@James-Elliot.co.uk
* [[http://www.james-elliot.co.uk/blog james-elliot.co.uk]]
* [[http://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameselliotbrown linkedin]]
* [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameselliot/ flickr]]
* [[http://twitter.com/JamesElliot @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 [[www.midomo.co.uk Red Button Design]]


* James@thisisredbutton.co.uk
==Background/Experience/Interests==
* @JamesElliot
* 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]])
 
==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

Revision as of 13:34, 25 April 2011

James Brown MEng FRSA

Bio

  • 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

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)

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