About

Hi, I’m Lance.

I’m a recent Cybersecurity graduate from Flinders University. I’ve been working in industry for nearly 2 years. I started as a Cybersecurity Engineer before being moved to work as an Embedded Systems Engineer due to my background in robotics.

I’ve always found computers interesting. I got my start with technology when I was 9 years old by programming PIC chips with a graphical program providing a thin layer on top of assembly. (PIC chips are a type of microcontroller, think of it as the smallest possible CPU that can still be programmed.)

My first robot was a Coin Sorter built from Lego and electronics when I was 11. It won first place in the Adelaide Show. Since then I’ve competed more in Australia, and competed in the International Seaperch Competition, placing 6th out of 200 teams from around the world.

My experiences inspired me to share my passions and I’ve been teaching robotics workshops with a non-for-profit for over 6 years.

I really enjoy programming, too. My favourite languages to work in are Python and C++. However, I am also comfortable using Java, C, PHP, and C#. Recently I’ve been branching out with Rust by solving old Advent of Code challenges with it, and really enjoying it.