About ME

I am a senior studying Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, MO. I have a passion for engineering and enjoy almost anything related to computer systems, 3D printing,  space, and rocketry. At S&T, I am a member of the Rocket Design Team where I am heavily involved in the electronics subgroup, helping to design and teach new members about schematic capture and PCB layout. 

Picture of Seth standing in front of a rocket engine at the museum of nuclear science and history

PROJECTS

FatFryerPCB View
PCB front view
FryerControllerSchematicpng
ConstructedFatFryer

Fryer Controller

My first ever custom PCB was for automating the temperature control of a propane deep fryer. The PCB was based around the Atmega328PB microcontroller chip and was entirely through-hole, with the exception of the 8 pin SOIC MAX-31855 thermocouple chip. 

alnicoMagnet
HallEffectSensor
arduinoNanoLogger
MagnetResults

Science Fair

For the 2019, SEMO Regional Science fair, I investigated how temperature affected the magnetic flux density of common magnet types. Data logging involved an Arduino Nano, temperature sensor, and hall effect sensor. This project won best in category and received the Office of Naval Research award. 

R710

Homelab

For many years I have hosted game servers and various opensource services for friends and family. In fact, this very website is being hosted on the above machine, A Dell R710 with dual 8 core Xeon processors. It is currently running Unraid as its main OS and hosting numerous VMs and docker containers.

ReflowOvenOpen
ReflowOvenController
ReflowOvenSide
ReflowSuccess
ReflowCycle

Reflow Oven

Recently I modified an infrared toaster oven to be used for reflowing surface mount PCBs. This involved insulating the oven and installing a solid state relay and an Arduino Nano to run the temperature control loop. The Arduino was mounted in a custom 3D printed heat shield which positions the Arduino so that its USB port can be accessed through the hole left from the removed temperature control dial. The Arduino PID loop interfaces with a host PC running a custom python script which communicates setpoint values and displays a live graph of the Oven’s temperature. 

Assembled PCB
microcontroller schematic
sradWorkingGif

SRAD Altimeter Board

As an active member of the electronics subgroup on the Rocket Design Team, I have been helping teach PCB design, PCB assembly, and PCB bring up to the new members. This SRAD Altimeter Board was designed, built and tested during the 2023 – 2024 school year as a potential future deployment system for the team’s rockets. Full Schematics available HERE and firmware and design files available HERE.

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Project Portfolio