Melanie Rhianna Lewis

Location: Leeds | UK (willing to travel)
Speaking Topics: arduino | AVR | c | c++ | Digital TV | Drivers | Embedded Linux | java | linux | low level software | OOD | open source | php | php extensions | Software Design | Software Development | Software Patterns | Web Services | women in technology | WordPress
Spoken Languages: English

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I have been working with software since the early 80s. Initially using 8 bit processors before moving on to the 32 bit ARM processor at the end of the 80s. During this time I also used UNIX and VMS. I first used Linux in about 1995 which was when I returned to University to study for a Masters specialising in Machine Vision. I subsquently put together the first ARM Linux distribution. I have worked in embedded software, application software, client/server and comms. I have been active in the FOSS community off and on since then.

Previous Presentations: 
Linux on Acorn/ARM - Wakefield Acorn User Show 1999
BarCamp Leeds 2009 (UK) - Introduction To Digital Television
PHP NW (September 2009) - Wordpress Plugins
PHP NW (October 2009) - The Decorator Pattern
BarCamp Manchester 2009 (UK) - Arduinos, AVR and Beyond
BarCamp Manchester 2009 (UK) - Wordpress Plugins
BarCamp Bradford 2009 (UK) - Arduinos, AVR and Beyond
Manchester Geek Girl Afternoon Tea (January 2010) - Arduino Workshop
Makefaire Newcastle 2010 (UK) - Displayed various craft and geek projects
Geekup Leeds (April 2010) - Makefaire Newcastle
PHP NW (April 2010) - Web Services for Consumer Devices [BETA]
Embedded Linux Conference 2010 (SF, CA) - Embedded Linux in a Set Top Box - A Case Study.
Dutch PHP Conference 2010 (NL) - Tutorial - PHP Extensions in C