Problem solver. Systems thinker. If it can be optimized, I'll find a way. More interested in how things work than how they're supposed to work.
Rebuilding a motorcycle engine. Not because it's broken - just curious about making it more efficient. Current status: 15% more power, significantly less coffee in my system.
Found a way to repurpose old computer parts into a custom home automation system. Because why buy new when you can hack together something better?
Everyone said the old CNC machine was beyond repair. Turns out it just needed some creative rewiring and a complete firmware rewrite. Now it's more precise than when it was new.
Working on a custom tool for a problem that doesn't have a solution yet. Sometimes you have to build what you need instead of waiting for someone else to think of it.
First, understand how it really works, not just how it's supposed to work.
Test the limits. Break it if necessary. Learn from the failure.
Make it work better than before. Efficiency over convention.