Mikey Sklar
Biohacker Hardware Developer Education Guide Creator Creative Engineer
Tacoma, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMikey Sklar is a hardware-focused creative engineer and biohacker with nine years of focused experience at Adafruit Industries, where he supports Raspberry Pi, Arduino and CircuitPython across product lines and contributes educational guides and embedded code used widely in the Adafruit Learning System. He brings 20+ years of PCB design and rapid-prototyping expertise—KiCad, CNC milling, 3D printing and laser cutting—from a well-equipped home fab lab and sells custom hardware directly. Earlier roles in high-performance computing and as a UNIX/remote-management engineer shaped his low-level troubleshooting skills and drive to push systems closer to the bare metal. Based in Tacoma, WA, he balances technical work with endurance pursuits (ultramarathons, cold plunges) and reads over 100 books a year, demonstrating a rare mix of practical maker instincts and relentless curiosity.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
University of WashingtonAA, N/A, AA, N/A at Pierce Community College
Github Skills (12)
adafruit-circuit-python10
embedded10
py10
neopixel10
micropython10
arduino-library10
sys10
el9
i2c9
ec9
html7
javascript7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
adafruit/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides
Oct 2017 - Jan 2023
Programs and scripts to display "inline" in Adafruit Learning System guides
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:47 commits, 98 PRs, 201 pushes in 5 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Mikey contributed code for various projects within the Adafruit Learning System Guides repository, primarily focused on interacting with hardware and developing embedded system applications. They added Python code to control NeoPixels and play sounds, developed Arduino code for an RGB LED torch with an IR remote control and implemented a MicroPython-based smart holiday lights project. Furthermore, the user updated an LCD display example, and included code for interfacing with the HT16K33 matrix displays, demonstrating expertise in both CircuitPython and Arduino development for interactive displays.
inlineservoprogramsadafruitarduino-library
mikeysklar/Adafruit_Learning_System_Guides
Jan 2023 - Nov 2024
Programs and scripts to display "inline" in Adafruit Learning System guides
Contributions:7 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 9 months
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