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Hey all
My name is Jason/Jace
Interests: Environmental improvement, Metal work, micro-controllers, electronics, cars, bikes, most things, etc
Looking to learn: 3d printing, cnc routing, organic building and computing, most things etc
Studying/Working: BMS tech
Qualifications: BA Mechanical Engineering
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Hey folks,
My name is Brendan, but most of you know me as nog, nog3 or even āwear your glassesā
Interests: Hardware hacking, activism, community building, costume building, anything I can get my hands on or work with.
Looking to learn: Anything and everything, I like to have a broad knowledge and skillset.
Studying/Working: I work at The Edge, as a Digital Fabrication Catalyst.
Qualifications: Dip IT (Networking/Security).
Thing(s) Iām responsible for or know about at HSBNE: Access System, Comms (IRC, Trello, Forums, Slack, Blog, Website), Vending Machines, Network, Cameras.
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Hi, my name is Andrew,
Interests: Metalworking and CNC Machines (if it runs G code, I speak its language), woodworking, 3D printing, electronics, Instruments both acoustic and electronic, audio, computing, cooking.
Looking to learn: 3D printing, electronics both analogue and digital, and pretty much everything else, I love learning, like, a lot.
Working: Piano Teacher, Bartender, wanna be entrepreneur.
Qualifications: not even a year 10 certificate, Iām that bad ass. (Homeschooled, not drop out BTW). Edit: just saw @sjpiper145ās post and it prompted my memory, I have an RSA, an expired first aid certificate, and 1/4 of a Diploma of Justice Administration (Thought about becoming a police officer once, but Iām too nice 
)
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Hi!
Interests: 3D Printing, 3D Scanning, metal detecting, watercolours, non-fiction reading, science.
Looking to learn: Electronics and anything else (I also love learning)
Studying/Working: PhD at QUT, Tissue Engineering
Qualifications: Bachelor of Health (Hons), Boat licence, Commercial Marine Radio Licence, SCUBA, RSA, RSG, CPR, Senior First Aid, Mental First Aid.
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Mah name is Dave
Interests: Cosplay, Prop Fabrication, Programming, FPV Drones, Interface and Web Design, UX/HCI
Looking to learn: CNC Machining, Thermoplastics, Electronics, pretty much anything.
Studying/Working: Work - Developer/SAP Analyst
Qualifications: Bachelor of IT
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Hi, my name is Kelly(Iām a guy just so thereās no confusion) and after going to the open night last Tuesday Iām looking forward to spending more time at HSBNE. Unfortunately I am outta here in a week to look after my Mum for a while so you probably wonāt see me until I get back from Townsville. On the upside my main partner in crime is still living there so ideas for projects will ensue.
Interests: Tabletop wargames, reading, music, pc games, movies, building stuff, pulling stuff apart and general mad scince.
Looking to learn: 3D printing, laser cutting, costume making and I want to refresh all my old machining/welding skills.
Studying/Working: Iām currently unemployed except for occasional shifts at Dominos.
Qualifications: Diploma of Graphic Design(2014), Years of experience in workshops, warehouses, telecommunications, security and sales.
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Hi,
My name is Niklas or Nick, originally from Sweden but lived here in oz for 11 years. 4 years in Brisbane now.
Interests: Wood and metal working, CNC (Iāve got a small 1500W CNC), 3D printing (have a hyrel3d, laser etching and cutting, robotics, rasperry pi, linux arduino,ā¦
looking to learn: Workshop machinery, welding, fabrication, laser cutting, 3d design / cadā¦
working: Run my own little software engineering business with clients around the world.
qualifications: Masters in Physics and Engineering, paragliding pilot
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@niklas
Paragliding? Are you going out much? I got a license and a glider. Would love me a flying buddy!
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Hi @svenska,
No, Iāve not been flying regularly since I moved up to Brisbane four years ago. I still have all the gear including a tandem and a license for it. But, I would need to gentle my way back into it. Not sure if Iāll ever get back to fully flying like I did 5+ years ago.
By the way, your handle is confusing to me: In Swedish it means āSwedishā 
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OMGHI2U!!!
My actual name is Colin, but I have been known to go by the moniker of Firedrake (drake for short) in online games for near 15 years nowā¦
Iām in my early 30ās, like long walks on the beach, spooning, am a Gemini, waitā¦ wrong forumā¦
Interests: Pretty much summed up as Making Things! Sewing, Wood, Metal, Plastic, itās all fun!
Looking to learn: 3D printing looks pretty cool, despite a serious lack of practical use for a printer at this stage. Welding is fun, Iām just seriously out of practice. Proper cabinetmaking.woodworking would be nice too.
Studying/Working: Iām a Heavy industrial Electrician by trade (big, heavy, greasy stuff that will kill you without a second thought), currently working as a T/A for a mobile equipment mechanic at the moment. Have hammer, will āadjustā things.
Qualifications: Trade certificate in Electrical Engineering, First-Aid, CPR, LVR, Wilderness First Aid. Lots of other āinformal trainingā covering subjects from Emergency Scene Management, to Classroom Instruction, to How To Mess With Your Apprentice, to How To Set A Bad Example, to Programming PLC units, and the most critical How To Not Electrocute Other People!
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HI All,
Iām Michael, from Brisbane but have been told I sound like a South African, not sure how that happened as Iāve never been there.
Interests: lasers & robotics, open source software/hardware, right to repair, online voting/democracy/education, encryption, RTS games,
Looking to learn: git/source control, micro controller programming, encryption,
Studying/Working: PhD on laser interaction with metals, working at a laser welding & additive manufacturing company.
qualifications: BSc (Physics, hons)
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Hi Iām Hamish. Iāve got 3 young kids - so I tend to turn up later in the evenings after they are asleep.
Interests: Making things
Looking to learn: Welding, engines and other Scrapheap Challenge type skills. Also keen to explore the world of computer controlled machines (3d printers, laser cutters, cnc routers, etc)
Studying/Working: Computer Programmer.
Qualifications: BSc (Computer Science)
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Hi yall
My name is Will and I have just recently been introduced to HSBNE. I have to say, this place seems like candy land.
I look forward to meeting some of you this coming Tuesday.
Interests:
computer programming, design, 3d printing, electronics and well, all things creatively interesting.
Looking to learn:
woodwork, welding, 3d printing, black smithing. Anything and everything, depending on the day.
Studying/Working:
Bachelor of Psychology Science.
Qualifications:
Cert I & II in technology
Cert I in construction
Dear god do I feel under qualified.
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Hi All
My name is Jim
Interests: Mechanical Design, 3D modelling, ACAD, FPV Racing, inventing the āusefulā, inventing the ānot so useful but funā
Looking to learn: 3D printing, laser cutting, CNC, FPV Racing
Studying/Working: 2D and 3D draftsman at āHeat and Controlā, we make the cooking equipment and processes for the global food industry.
Qualifications: Associates degree in Mechanical Design
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Hi everyone, my name is Ollie, Iām your resident bike nerd.
Interests: bikes, bike polo, coffee, drankin beer, making things. Iām co-owner in two small companies: one selling bike frames, the other bike polo equipment.
Looking to learn: metal work, welding, G code and anything else. I like collecting new skills.
Studying/Working: Iām just about to graduate from a Bachelor of Journalism. I work as a barista and have done so for about ten years.
Qualifications: If you need anything coffee, bikes or communications related Iām your guy.
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Hi there.
Iām David, and I like stuff.
Interests: cosplay, 3d printing, woodworking, metalworking, electrical working, cooking, and basically everything other than astrology.
Looking to learn: LEARN ALL THE THINGS!
Studying: Honours in Biomedical Science at UQ. I study steak monster genetics.
Qualifications: cert III in cynicism from the school of hard knocks.
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Hi, Iām Sam.
Interests: I like learning about systems and bodies of knowledge that keep society working. Sewerage systems through to power generation, how the infrastructure underlying the internet works, whatever.
Looking to learn: Metalwork, I have a welding project going (making a welding table, welding corner jig etc). I need someone to teach me to use the bandsaw safely
Studying/Working: Took a redundancy from my career of eleven years a few months back, Iāve applied for the B. Engineering program at QUT for 2016. Iām doing a maths bridging course four days a week to prepare.
Qualifications: Master Mariner (I worked aboard merchant ships, tankers, bulk carriers etc). So, navigation, cargo management, ship maintenanceā¦
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