I do custom electronic design and manufacturing, and specialize in clever little devices. I am based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

If you require something that isn't sold on a shelf, I can help you out. Whether you're a business or an artist looking for that special thing that does JUST what you need, I have a solution for you.

Distance is no obstacle. I have designed, built, and shipped devices to people all around the world. To talk to me about a job, please send me an email.

donp@AEInnovations.com

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Here are some recent examples of the sorts of things I do:

Designed and built this Reverse Geocache Puzzle, the details are posted on another site - follow the link for pictures and details (also covered by Engadget and Make Magazine news feeds.)

Made the electronics and "brains" of an interactive display consisting of a deactivated machine gun and DMX controlled lighting system. The visitor receives orders over a radio and engages targets with the machinegun as directed complete with sound and lights. At the end, the performance is rated. This installation is in Sweden. It used an Arduino Duemilanove as the main processor. (May 2010)

Designed, built, and shipped the internal control electronics for this Interactive Art Installation in Sweden: the user loads the device with balls which are launched into a device and down a couple floors. The outcome tells the user's fortune. Here are two pictures of the top end of the almost-finished installation: Picture 1, Picture 2. The balls go up the tubes, then down a maze of pipes down to the lower floors. The outcome is communicated by video screen and a printed label for the outcome. (March 2010)

Design, manufacture, and sales of electronic accessories for electrically-powered air guns.

Design and manufacture of core pieces for art installations or other interactive displays.

Development of a kit for the Tiny Dinosaur Model Kit - these were used as gifts near the end of 2007 and I had some spares. The dinosaur itself was cut and designed by Kelly Farrell (visit her site here). Kelly has since developed some great kits of her own, including a really cool glass bell display housing for the tiny models!

I also enjoy documenting and sharing details of other projects for educational purposes. A few examples include:

• An anatomically-correct RFID enabled skull
• A Quickstart Tutorial for ATMEL AVR Microcontrollers or
• How to Reload Rifle Ammunition
• and more amusing things like How to Make a Charred Corpse or
• How to Make a Bloody Valentine's Heart (which won first prize at Instructables.com's Valentine's contest)