01 / HARDWARE
Custom Mechanical Keyboard
A from-scratch keyboard centered on schematic capture, USB-C, an ATmega32U4, switch-matrix design, ESD protection, decoupling, PCB layout, CAD, and design-for-manufacturing.
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I build hardware from the PCB up.
I’m Kirk Ventura, an electrical engineering student focused on embedded systems, PCB design, and electronics. I have a long-term goal of going into the FPGA or chip design industry.
Selected work
Experience
Here are a few of my favorite projects that combine electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical design. Each project is a complete system with hardware, software, and mechanical components.
02 / MECHATRONICS
Six-Degree-of-Freedom Robotic Arm
A mechanical and embedded controls project combining custom CAD, torque calculations, servo selection, electronics, C++, and iterative calibration of a multi-joint robotic arm.
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04 / SYSTEMS
Cyberdeck → Custom Phone
A staged systems project using Linux and embedded hardware as a stepping stone toward a custom phone: display integration, hardware management, power, sensors, thermal control, and eventually custom compute hardware.
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Broad by design.
My work sits at the intersection of electrical engineering, computer engineering, and mechanical design. While I'm currently focused on electrical and computer engineering. I have strong mechanical design skills and experience with CAD, 3D printing, and mechanical systems.
I also bring hands-on electrical experience with power distribution, breakers, HVAC-related systems, single-line diagrams, three-phase systems, and P&ID documentation—experience that keeps my circuit work grounded in real physical systems.