About

Hi, I am Ken Haynes, creator of the Useful Tech Stuff YouTube channel. The channel covers PCs, operating systems, technology, microprocessors, the Arduino platform, and electronics.

I am originally from London, but now I am living near Seattle, Washington USA. I started my career as a programmer in 1981, working on the Xerox 820, using the BASIC programming language on the CP/M platform. I then moved on to C and Assembly Language.

Since those heady days, I have learned and developed projects in C#, .NET, C++, Python, Delphi, HTML, WordPress, JavaScript, ColdFusion, CFScript, PHP, SQL, and a few others. As for operating systems, I started with CP/M and DOS. I have used every Microsoft operating system since then. I am also a Linux user.

In June of 1990, I was elected as a Fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers.

Some of the organisations I have been employed by, or worked on contract for are; The International Stock Exchange, General Electric Information Services, Environment Agency (UK), Reuters, Abbey National Bank, Provident Mutual, and many others. In my last position, I was an IT Project Manager.

I love electronics and microcontrollers, particularly the STM32 and Arduino platform. My love of electronics started in 1980, and I have been tinkering ever since.

I am currently working on an avionics project called Flight-Alert™. Flight-Alert™ is a portable aviation safety monitor designed to give verbal and visual safety alerts and callouts in GA aircraft, usually associated with commercial aircraft. There will be more details available soon in a video I will be producing for my YouTube Channel.

Having acquired a Bambu Lab H2D 3D printer, I have entered into the fascinating world of 3D modeling and have been making all sorts of models and cases for devices. You can see my first 3D project on my Projects page.

Thank you for viewing my About page. Take care and keep safe!