Core Skills
TroubleshootingRobotics systemsSystems diagnosticsWindows systemsNetworking / TCP/IPTypeScriptNext.jsReactGit / GitHubTechnical communication
About
Robotics technician, web software, and audio DSP
Current role is Robotics Technician at Barn Owl Precision. Earlier work included supporting complex simulator systems. Outside of that I build web software and audio DSP tools, write and produce music, and work on research prototypes. The troubleshooting habits carry across all of it.
A lot of my work comes down to diagnosing problems where the symptom and the root cause live in different layers. In robotics, past support work, web software, and audio DSP, the visible failure is often only the first clue: hardware state, environment, operating-system behavior, connectivity, and human context can all be part of the real cause.
I currently do that as a Robotics Technician at Barn Owl Precision. Before that, I supported complex simulator systems. That support work taught me to work from observation, isolate variables, and distrust fixes that cannot be reproduced.
Those habits still apply when I work on my own projects: web software, audio DSP tools, and music. I still care about naming real limits: remote diagnosis with incomplete information, Windows and display stack overlap, real-time audio deadline pressure, and small-scope solo maintenance.
How I Work
- Observe before changing.
- Isolate one variable at a time.
- Prefer reversible fixes first.
- Turn solved incidents into repeatable playbooks.
Skills & Technologies
Working Project Experience
PrismaPostgreSQLAuth.jsTailwind CSSPythonZodResend / UpstashC++JUCEDSP
Familiar / Earlier work
Flask / DjangoMySQLMongoDBMachine Learning / CNNApache
I write, record, produce, and master original work as NEUROCHEMICAL ENTROPY, and that practice directly affects how I think about timing, feel, interfaces, and audio DSP software. StringFlux exists because those two sides of my work overlap.
Experience
Robotics Technician
Barn Owl Precision
Current
Hands-on robotics technician role supporting robotic systems that need to operate accurately and consistently in dust, heat, and day-to-day use.
- Bring layer-by-layer troubleshooting habits from simulator support into robotics work, with emphasis on observation, isolation, and repeatable fixes.
- Apply hardware, Windows, networking, and diagnostic experience in a hands-on equipment context.
Independent Software and Audio Development
Self-directed
2022 - Present
Self-directed web software and audio DSP projects, plus original music, maintained around full-time work with public notes on scope, decisions, and limits.
- Built mmaitland.dev with typed content, CI, smoke tests, contact validation, rate limiting, and optional admin workflows.
- Building StringFlux in JUCE/C++ with focus on real-time-safe behavior, narrow scope, and documented tradeoffs.
- Write case studies and decision notes so project pages explain the decisions, limits, and current state behind the demos and repositories.
Technical Support / Product Support Specialist
Auxillium
April 2024 - 2026
Supported complex simulator systems remotely, often with incomplete logs and limited direct hardware access.
- Built repeatable triage notes for recurring failure patterns so similar tickets started from the right isolation steps instead of from scratch.
- Worked through customer-facing simulator issues by isolating symptoms, testing likely causes, and documenting repeatable fixes.
Education
Bachelor's in Biochemistry
University of South Florida
January 2014 to December 2016
Associate in General Studies
Florida Southwestern State College
January 2008 to December 2011
Certifications
CompTIA A+
July 2023 to July 2026
Validated hands-on skills across hardware, software, networking, troubleshooting, security, mobile devices, and customer support.