Software Engineer | Embedded Systems Enthusiast | Lifelong Learner
Hey! My day job lives behind corporate firewalls, so you won’t see what I do professionally here. This account showcases my personal projects, experiments, and hobbies (i.e., the things I build at 5am with coffee or after the kids are asleep.)
- Languages: Python, Go, C/C++, C#, VB, SQL
- Databases: SQL Server, Oracle, SQLite, Postgres
- Hardware: AVR/Arduino, ESP32, RP2040/2350, Raspberry Pi, 3D printing
- Pragmatic > perfect. Ship something small; iterate.
- User-centric. Tools should remove friction, not add it.
- Transparent. Clear READMEs, visible trade-offs, honest limits.
- Collaborative. I like crossing silos and connecting dots, though more often than not I'm a lone-wolf (looking to change that!)
- Always learning. I'm always looing for opportunities to grow, improve, and do cool stuff.
- Grade School: Experimented with BASIC, VB, C++
- 2008: Began using Linux as a daily driver
- 2012: Received a B.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Physics
- 2013: Began career in separations and lubricant basestocks process research
- 2016: Started using VBA for automating data workflows at my lab job
- 2019: Learned Python, started fine-tuning GPT-2
- 2020: Launched a Twitter bot that posted custom GPT-2 model outputs
- 2022: Promoted to distillation lab lead
- 2023:
- March: Fell down a rabbit hole programming microcontrollers with C/C++
- June–October: Created demonstration units to showcase lab automation at work
- November: Put on special assignment with Pilot Plant & Laboratory Engineering group to validate API integration
- May 2024: Promoted to full-time SWE embedded within Engineering group
- April 2026: Took a consultant role as a solutions architect
- Issues/Discussions: Best way to reach me is to open an issue on any repo.
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/travisdeshazo
All opinions are my own. Nothing here represents my employer or discloses proprietary or confidential information. Projects are for education and personal use unless stated otherwise.