Programmer, Engineer, Maker

Well hello! My name is Juliet Ann Steiner, and this is where I’ll be sharing the things that I’ve built, programmed, written, carved, brewed, accomplished, tested, discovered, and more! Most of what you’ll find here will be ongoing or completed projects involving engineering or software, but sprinkled throughout that I am sure there will be other little gems of passion — projects, like homebrewing, fashion, and art. I hope that the things that I share here will help communicate who I am, what I value, and that of which I am capable.

My earliest experience with programming actually goes quite far back, as I got my earliest exposure to it in junior high school. Having found software development to be something that captured my imagination, learning new programming languages (both practical and esoteric) has been a hobby of mine ever since. While I favor Python and C++, I have developed a comfortable proficiency in many other languages, including Java, C#, C, AVR Assembly, Lua, Forth, Matlab, Bash, Powershell, and more!

Aerospace engineering has also been a passion of mine since childhood. I’m honestly not sure what first inspired it, whether it was trips to the Strategic Air Command Museum in Nebraska, watching my father fly RC aircraft, or flying model rockets of my own. Regardless of what lit the fire, it has continued to burn throughout my life. Since then I’ve tried to find a variety of ways of feeding that passion; through hobby projects like converting RC aircraft to fixed-wing drones and construction of model-scale jet engines; through my work with the MSAT satellite design team at Missouri University of Science and Technology; and especially in my free time through games like Kerbal Space Program and Stationeers!

Since graduating from Missouri S&T in May of 2020, having majored in Aerospace Engineering and minored in Computer Science, I’ve been working as a Systems Engineer for The Boeing Company. During that time, my passion for Tinkering, Making, and other DIY crafts has come into focus as well. In the years since I have attempted a variety of projects ranging from more artistic crafts, such as IoT art projects, homebrewing and musical instruments, to more technically inclined projects like building a CNC router table, customizing my 3D printer, and building a PC. Through these projects, I like to push the boundaries of my experience and comfort zone by attempting projects that either push the limits of my skill or achieve a level of polish that conceals their DIY origins.