Hi, I’m Ben.
I like to UNDERSTAND, BUILD and FIX.
It doesn’t matter if I’m troubleshooting a boat engine while being at a remote anchorage days away from the next village or hunting down a tricky bug while sitting in my office - UNDERSTAND, BUILD and FIX follow me wherever I go.
As a software engineer I spend my days understanding, building and fixing programs. In my free time I like to spend my time building physical things like furniture, electronic circuits and small objects which make my life easier in one way or another.
Once a month a volunteer at our neighborhoods repair cafe where we repair whatever people bring us. Coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, radios, toasters, lamps… The primary goal is fixing but every time I come home I’m impressed by how much I did learn by taking these objects apart.
I recently graduated from Fab Academy where I learned to make almost anything. I documented my journey here