About

Hello world! My name is Axel Olaf. I'm just a sentient set of atoms trying to orquestrate other sets of atoms.

Background

Currently I work as a field engineer for a German/American computer vision company. On regular working days I travel across Central/North America, but get to spend the weekend in the 6th most crowded city in the world: the equally beautiful and chaotic Mexico City.
My bachelors degree in mechatronics engineering in UPIITA-IPN gave me the skills to build almost anything, but the learning rythm and several other factors wore down the enthusiasm for it.
Now that time and effort have helped me heal, I'm ready to get hurt again by this fast paced fabrication program. Jokes aside, I feel excited about learning and complementing my skills while sharing time/space/ideas with interesting people from different education and cultural backgrounds.
If I share a complete list of my current interests/fav experiences I would never end, but here are some of them: specialty coffee, technology, arts, design, hiking, cycling, badminton, and businesses.

Projects

1. Ford's makerspace design.
2. Hand rehabilitation orthotic.
3. My own workshop/makerspace.
4. Remote controlled defense car.
5. 3D printing hub with a friend: @r3.prints

Skills

  • Polyglot: Spanish, English, Portuguese, German.
  • Problem solving.
  • Stubborn.
  • Adaptability. This push was made flying from MEX to ATL.

FAB Academy agreement

Fab Academy is responsible for:

  • Teaching principles and practices of digital fabrication
  • Arranging lectures, recitations, meetings, and events for the class
  • Evaluating and providing feedback on student work
  • Offering clear standards for completing assignments
  • Certifying and archiving student progress
  • Supervising class preparation
  • Reviewing prospective students, instructors, and labs
  • Providing central staff and infrastructure for students, instructors, and labs
  • Fund-raising for costs not covered by student tuition
  • Managing and reporting on the program's finances, results, and impacts
  • Publicizing the program
  • Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination
  • Encourage a diverse, accessible, and equitable community

I am a Fab Academy student, responsible for:

  • Attending class lectures and participating in reviews
  • Developing and documenting projects assigned to introduce and demonstrate skills
  • Allowing the Fab Academy to share my work (with attribution) in the class for purposes compatible with its mission
  • Honestly reporting on my work, and appropriately attributing the work of others (both human and machine)
  • Working safely
  • Leaving workspaces in the same (or better) condition than I found them
  • Participating in the upkeep of my lab
  • Ensuring that my tuition for local and central class costs is covered
  • Following locally applicable health and safety guidance
  • Promoting a respectful environment free of harassment and discrimination

Signed by committing this file in my repository, Axel Olaf García Bran