User:Mchua

Olpcboxes @ mel laptop.org help@ This user is a Support gang volunteer. Specializes in: documentation, peripherals, new volunteers, grassroots IRC Nick: mchua This user is a spare parts hound. This user is a member of the Volunteer Infrastructure Group. en This user is a native speaker of English. zh-1 这个用户是能够有助于满足于基本 水平的 中国人 。. ja-1 この利用者は少しだけ日本語を話すことができます。 This user's time zone is UTC-5.

Quick reference

You might be looking for...

• My talk page - for leaving me a message.
• My running log of what I'm working on. Also see weekly updates.
• My projects - to see what I'm working on, have worked on, or should/would-like-to work on.
• My braindumps - Thoughts in progress that are not yet fully formed or ready to go to main wiki. Probably inaccurate, half-baked, or some combination of the two. You have been warned.
• /Templates - things I've made that may be useful for wiki-users, including Firefox bookmark shortcuts
• /Sandbox - For testing wiki syntax, templates, etc.
• /About - obligatory bio thing

Who are you?

My name is Mel Chua, and I am an itinerant hack of all trades. I've been an OLPC intern (content and grassroots) twice (summers of 2007 and 2008), an employee once (QA/Support engineer for 3.8 months between 2008 and 2009), and - what I consider to be my most important role - a volunteer since January 2007.

Volunteering interests include Community testing, Support gang, OLPC Chicago, and the ILXO grassroots office in Illinois. I am an alumni from (and involved in the OLPC groups of) IMSA and Olin as well as University chapters, Boston pilots, and Grassroots in general. I ran the first Jam in Boston 2007 and continue to assist with coordinating and presenting at Jams and other events. On the technical side, I'm a wiki sysop and create documentation and templates on this wiki on a regular basis and generally like making it easy for new contributors to get started. More info about past, current, and future work is on my /Projects page.

You may also know me from the MIT Media Lab, Design Continuum, The Open Planning Project, or Sugar Labs. I'm an electrical and computer engineer by training, educator by passion, artist by hobby, journalist by accident, and everything else out of sheer curiosity. Pressed for a short job description, I would say that I engineer educations. More at http://melchua.com.

Contact

To find out where I am, check the Doppler badge on my blog. Leaving a message on my talk page or sending me an email (my first name at laptop dot org) is the best way to reach me 99% of the time. I usually respond within 48 hours. You can also find me on IRC (mchua) and skype (mel_chua). If something's truly urgent, text or call me at 847.970.8484 - please don't leave a voicemail though, as they're extraordinarily difficult for me to understand (I have a hearing loss).

Upcoming events I'll be at

• LCA - Jan 20-24 (staying in Hobart 'till the 26th)
• Wellington, NZ OLPC testing group, Jan 28 (for Walter Bender's visit) and 31 (for the regular Saturday test session)
• web4dev in Manhattan, NY from Feb 11-13

Let me know if you'd like help at your event; I might be able to pitch in or know someone who can.