G'Day Mate！

Since I'm going to be joining the world of blogging here at Opto 22, I thought I would kick things off by introducing myself.

Born and raised in Australia, I moved to the USA to take up workingforOpto, rather thanwithOpto, in 2008.

For some 18 years I used Opto 22 hardware and software to automate a large hospital complex. Pretty much every aspect of the hospital is either controlled or monitored by some part of Opto 22 gear.

HVAC, chillers, boilers, backup generators, ice banks, refrigeration, nursery, operating suites, the list goes on and on.

很酷？我可以从办公室控制所有这些。...地下室.....

我们真的位于医院的地下室。很难为地下室拍照，所以这是我坐在旧办公室内的照片。...注意缺少窗户。

I have lost a little hair since then, but that's life, right?

You might notice the subwoofer under my desk, it was one of three.... Yeah, I like my bass. I enjoy listening to electronic dance music (vocal trance to be precise). Sadly I did not bring the subwoofers with me when I moved to the States, but most in the office here at Opto are glad about that. (Wireless headphones for the win!)

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking. Here is a shot of me in the Grand Canyon a few months back.

在大多数日子里，我在Opto的体育馆里锻炼身体，我可能一直保持着体形，我可能是谈论大多数销售和市场部门的主要煽动者，让我加入我每小时的俯卧撑。

I get teased endlessly (in a fun way) from all my friends and co-workers for driving a Smart Car, but take a look at her....

Howcouldyou not just love driving a go-kart like that to and from work? I have done some mods, and there seems to be a few in progress at all times.... We might throw a few more photos of her up now and then in this blog.

我也做一些摄影。我用佳能数码单反相机拍摄，每次我走出门时几乎都会拿走它。

当然，最好的相机是您对自己的相机，所以我也用手机相机拍摄一些“照片”。这是一个例子.....

是的，那是Raspberry Pi计算机拉链绑在我屋顶上的after上。为什么？关注此博客，您可能会发现。

I wear many hats here at Opto, and this is going to be reflected in this blog. Now and then you might find a theme run for a few entries, but for the most part, I plan to skip around a bit.

Since we are coming up on the third anniversary ofJames Cameron's historic dive对于地球上最深的部分，玛丽安娜（Mariana）的沟渠，我将开始谈论我如何陷入探险和Opto 22在控制潜艇中的角色。

我上线了推特时。不要做Facebook的事情（但是Opto 22确实如此!), sadly I am pretty much addicted toInstagram，因此您可以在那里找到我扔掉与工作有关的奇怪的照片（但老实说，这主要只是我智能汽车的照片）。

So, sign up and follow my blog. If nothing else it should be entertaining, and you never know, you might just pick up a tech tip or two along the way.

队友的欢呼声。