Debra Ansell
Owner at Bright Wearables
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDebra Ansell is a maker-entrepreneur and founder of Bright Wearables with 11 years of hands-on experience designing, coding, and producing LED-based wearable tech. With an MS in Physics from Cornell and a BA in Physics and Applied Mathematics from UC Berkeley, she combines rigorous technical training with practical skills in PCB design, prototype assembly, and embedded coding. Debra has published how-to projects in Make: Magazine, documented dozens of builds on geekmomprojects.com, and co-developed introductory coding curriculum for underserved LA elementary students through PS Science. Over the past two years she has been developing a line of patent-pending, micro:bit-codeable wearable bags and backpacks, leading product development from concept to small-scale production. Her profile blends maker-community credibility with entrepreneurial execution and a clear passion for tech-enabled education.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Physics and Applied Mathematics at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science - MS, Physics, Master of Science - MS, Physics at Cornell University
Github Skills (26)
furry8
stm32f45
python5
mapper4
stlink4
microchip4
structure-from-motion4
hal4
flash3
esp323
spi2
adafruit2
bootloader2
embedded2
breakout2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
geekmomprojects/Remoticon2021
Nov 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:8 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
geekmomprojects/PyCascades2021
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:23 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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