Kenson's Story

My passion is engineering.

I discovered my passion for Engineering at a really young age. Unlike other kids, who would use their toys to imagine scenarios, I was always more interested in seeing how the toy was built and put together. Once I learned where the family's screwdriver was and how to use it, my life was changed. Whenever I received something new, the same two things would happen. First, I would play with the item for a bit, but once that got boring, I would look for any screws in the toy to see if I could take it apart. While I did break many things, I started to learn why certain parts of an object existed, whether it be for support or for decoration. Whenever I got home from Tae Kwon Do, I saved the wooden kicking boards we used and tried to make objects out of them, like picture frames or book stands.

Attending BlueStamp Engineering will help me pursue my passion for Engineering by providing me with good mentoring and resources to pursue new ideas. One topic that has always been interesting to me is wiring and programming micro-controllers to control hardware such as LED lights or motors. While the Internet is full of ideas and tutorials on how to use them, I have not had enough confidence or guidance to start investing a lot of money at the hobby. I feel that at BlueStamp engineering, I can use support from mentors who are experts in this to learn how to start using micro-controllers. I feel that learning this would enable me to create almost anything, since micro-controllers are extremely versatile. While this is not the only thing I would learn at BlueStamp, I find it to be an important one. Looking at BlueStamp's website, I see many projects utilizing micro-controllers.