Solutions for Education, Electronics, and Maker Projects
We got into single-board computers (Raspberry Pi and Arduino) through some great techie/Maker friends of ours. These men, women, and very smart children work on amazing projects. But they are frustrated with the set-up…wires, breadboards, fragile chaos, and the struggle to move on to the project or prototype itself.
Many electronic projects don’t look as great as they really are. And Makers are frustrated with duct tape, plywood, rubber bands, and hot glue.
Chris: My first Pi Zero case arrived in broken little pieces when I opened the kit. So I started thinking. And I haven’t stopped since. Somehow, all that thinking turned into a company.
Barbara: Chris makes it sound easy. There were lots of bumps and challenges in the early years. (I mean…who starts a manufacturing business right now? Plus, pandemic anyone?) But when Makers, Educators, and professional engineers respond to our products, we know we are on to something great.
More Innovation. Less Frustration.
Specifically, our goal is to help Educators, Engineers and Makers stay focused on the things they do best, while we focus on the things we do best.
Woodworkers need hinges, drawer pulls, or screws. People who sew need zippers or buttons. But no one wants to make hinges or zippers. You want to buy them and get on with the fun part of your project.
Chris: I’m focusing years of design and manufacturing experience to help you realize your vision. Protect and dress up projects, yes. Enjoy the creative process more and showcase innovations, yes. Most of all, we want to help you do things that you could imagine but up until now could not accomplish, at least not without a ton of pain and expense.
Barbara: You are no longer limited to what your workshop will support. We help you learn, experiment and build innovative projects that use electronics, including nanocomputers (such as Raspberry Pi), microcontrollers (such as Arduino), sensors and motors.
We live for this.
Barbara: I make sure that our customers are served and supported, and that our CPA is happy. If you reach out to Phase Dock, I’ll be the first person to respond. I’m always excited to hear from you!
Chris: I’m a machinist, computer scientist and a manufacturing engineer. I’ve helped build UAVs, flying cars and medical products. Wood, metal, plastic—bring it on.
I was a United States Air Force machinist on the fastest, baddest aircraft ever built—the SR-71 Blackbird. Everything you heard is true, and then some.
The first time I got close to one was at Beale Air Force Base in California. I had just finished Machinist School, my security clearance came through, and when Tech Sergeant Clyde took me out to the SR-71 phase dock, told me to climb into the cockpit and “get it over with,” well… you never forget that. My time in the Air Force drove home what incredible things we can achieve when we master technology.
