Jonathan Oxer
Director at Freetronics
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJonathan Oxer is a veteran hardware-software engineer and director with 17 years of experience designing open hardware, robotics, and embedded systems from Melbourne. He co-runs Freetronics, producing Arduino-compatible boards and accessories used by hobbyists and professionals, and has a long track record of making technical topics accessible as a presenter for SuperHouse Automation and an author of Practical Arduino. Jonathan blends hands-on product design and small-scale manufacturing with community leadership—formerly president of Linux Australia and a frequent OSDC speaker—so he thinks in terms of reproducible, open solutions. His background in robotics and digital technology gives him a deep practical understanding of firmware, electronics and system integration, and he has repeatedly turned prototype ideas into shipped devices and educational content.
17 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Blackwood Community SchoolSt Michael's GrammarRobotics and Digital Technology, Robotics and Digital Technology at Monash University
Github Skills (94)
ros10
robotics10
breakout10
sensor10
multimeter10
arduino10
mavlink9
autopilot9
smt9
rover9
arduino-library9
temperature9
shield9
hardware9
esp82669
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
freetronics/16x2LCDShieldv2
Mar 2011 - Nov 2013
Contributions:2 commits in 2 years 7 months
jonoxer/etherShield
May 2009 - Mar 2014
Library with example code for the nuelectronics Arduino EtherShield (ethernet shield)
Contributions:12 commits in 4 years 11 months
ethernet-shieldethereumsubgrapharduinoshield
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