Lewin Day
Staff Writer at Hackaday
Greater Adelaide Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolLewin Day is a seasoned technology and automotive journalist with 17 years’ experience translating engineering knowledge into compelling online storytelling for outlets like Hackaday, The Drive, and The Autopian. Trained as a mechanical and aerospace engineer, he pairs hands-on hardware experience—from volumetric display R&D to running a boutique music-electronics manufacturer—with sharp feature writing on electronics, sustainability, and car culture. He excels at finding and amplifying inventive maker projects worldwide, turning technical nuance into accessible stories and practical how-tos. Based in Adelaide, Lewin brings a pragmatic maker’s perspective to journalism, often blending creative sustainability projects, short films, and musical work into his coverage.
17 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) (Honours), Mechanical and Aerospace, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) (Honours), Mechanical and Aerospace at University of Adelaide
Github Skills (14)
fpc10
game-development10
opengl10
blink10
delphi10
splines5
tessellation4
c-library3
kd-tree3
triangulation3
interpolation2
cpp2
nintendo-ds1
quake1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
lewinjh/kam_remake
Apr 2020 - Jul 2021
"KaM Remake" is an RTS game remake written in Delphi from scratch.
Contributions:2 PRs, 173 pushes, 38 branches in 1 year 3 months
gamedelphirtsgame-developmentremake
lewinjh/esphome-mitsubishiheatpump
Jan 2024 - Jun 2024
ESPHome Climate Component for Mitsubishi Heatpumps using direct serial connection
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
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