Hi, my name is

Sawyer Smith I like to make things!

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01. Work

Personal projects and engineering work: embedded hardware, robotics, and software tools.

4 square desk display
4 square

Four 128×64 OLEDs, each independently programmable. Feather ESP32-S3 with WiFi, NTP, battery gauge, and a 3D-printed enclosure.

  • embedded
  • ESP32-S3
  • 3D printed
  • open source
MDLive dark theme reading view
MDLive Public

A Markdown previewer that re-renders the moment the file changes on disk. Native macOS app (Swift, WKWebView) plus a Linux port (GTK3, WebKit2GTK) sharing the same renderer.

  • macOS
  • Swift
  • Linux
  • GTK
SuperCaffeinate menu bar menu
SuperCaffeinate Public

Keep a Mac fully awake from the terminal or a menu bar item: no sleep, no display sleep, no screensaver, no auto-lock, with sensible lid and external display handling.

  • macOS
  • Swift
  • menu bar
  • CLI

02. Experience

  1. University of Michigan School of InformationUniversity of Michigan School of Information M.S. in Information · UCAD pathway · starting Winter 2027

    Starting the Master of Science in Information at UMSI in Winter 2027 through the UCAD pathway.

  2. University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan B.S.E. Robotics Engineering · graduating Dec 2026

    This is my last semester of the robotics engineering undergrad at the College of Engineering; I graduate in December 2026. Along the way I've led and worked on multi-person robotics and human-robot interaction projects: real-time experimental systems, Python automation tools, and software-to-hardware integrations.

  3. DecypherDecypher Software Developer Intern · Summer 2026

    This past summer I built full-stack web apps at Decypher, from the database and API up to the UI, using AI-assisted, spec-first tools. Most of my work was shipping data integrations, product features, and internal tools that took ideas to something people actually used.

  4. Built LabVIEW control software for a LIN-based water pump testbench, supported warranty analysis, and worked with engineering and sales teams on thermal-management products.

  5. Ran BLDC motor validation on DYNO systems, updated test procedures, and produced training materials that standardized internal workflows.

03. About

I'm a robotics engineering student at the University of Michigan who builds interactive systems: real-time software, embedded hardware, and the interfaces people use to work with them. I care about taking a project from concept to something deployed, with clean architecture and a front end that feels fast and considered.

04. Contact

Open to new opportunities, collaborations, and side projects. Reach out, or take a look at my resume!

182 contributions since March 2026