Griffin Hale
ABOUT
Embedded and software developer in Portland, OR. I repaired ultrasound machines and reflashed their firmware for 20 months. Now I build firmware, services and games, run KnownBetter Studios, and take client work through Silicon Forest Solutions.
INTERESTS
- Audio
- Ran a DIY recording studio in Portland from 2017 to 2020: tracking, mixing and production for local artists.
- Programming
- Writes C for microcontrollers, Rust and C++ for desktop apps, Python and TypeScript services, and Swift for iPhone and Apple Watch.
- Keyboards
- Builds QMK firmware for a split Corne keyboard: two OLEDs turn typing rhythm into a spell duel.
- Mapping
- Maps permits, floods and water quality in ArcGIS Pro and Python, and is building ageomaps, a Rust desktop GIS.
- 3D printing
- Prints cases and parts, including Raspberry Pi cases; a replacement Corne keyboard case is next.
- Games
- Makes games at KnownBetter Studios, from a city builder for iPhone and Apple Watch to a city-management game inside ArcGIS Pro.