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| − | * James@ | + | ==James Brown <small>MEng FRSA</small>== |
| − | * @JamesElliot | + | * 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]] | ||
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| + | ==Bio== | ||
| + | * Peripatetic social entrepreneur, appropriate technology engineer with a passion for developing new things and ways of doing that improve lives | ||
| + | * Founding director of [[http://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 [[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== | ||
| + | * 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 | ||
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