<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That&#39;s awesome, but I cleared out my piggy bank paying him for other jobs around here, so I&#39;m looking for a stopgap for him.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I want to keep him, and you want to keep him (even if you haven&#39;t experienced why yet), but that costs money.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The products I went out to find are mostly production -- I made my money on selling quantities of things.  I just got another order for 500 pieces of a thing, but delivery won&#39;t be here for another week and then payment&#39;s another 14 days out.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">The moral of the story is I focused too long on the drone project without mining for money -- if I had shifted my focus a month earlier it would be different.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I&#39;m also trying to avoid 2 big boys that would eat me up if they decide they like me, and Joel alone won&#39;t be enough for them -- they would need mechanical, hardware and firmware.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">That&#39;s just FYI.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">-- Tom</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div></div><br><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Nov 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM Rick &lt;rick@mavrix.one&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> Good news is coming soon….like within the next 15 days… ok? <br> <br><p>On November 19, 2025 at 11:13:35 AM, Thomas Pownall (<a href="mailto:tpownall@cadxservices.com" target="_blank">tpownall@cadxservices.com</a>) wrote:</p> <blockquote type="cite"><span><div><div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Rick:</div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Joel&#39;s made everything I have for him to do work -- so I need to find him some work or find another client project I can include him on. Do you know of someone?</div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">When that money comes in we&#39;re going to want to clone Joel, but I also don&#39;t want to lose him.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Joel has </span>over 20 years of industry experience. Joel is proficient in a wide range of programming languages, with deep expertise in C and assembly. His typical workflow involves developing in C and then optimizing performance-critical sections directly in assembly when needed.<br><br>Joel has extensive hands-on experience with 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers, including both ARM-based devices and proprietary architectures such as Microchip’s PIC family. He is also familiar with higher-performance processors from NXP and has some background in FPGA design. In addition, he is a long-time Linux enthusiast, comfortable working close to the metal across a variety of environments.<br><br>He prefers remote engagements but is open to on-site work for firms in the Rochester, NY area.<br><br>If you have upcoming projects that could benefit from his skill set, please feel free to <span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></span>l<span class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">et me know.</span><br><span style="font-family:&quot;courier new&quot;,monospace"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:&quot;courier new&quot;,monospace">Regards,</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Thomas Pownall</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">CADX Services, Inc.</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Tel: 585-624-1491 X101</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Fax: 585-582-1101</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">E-Mail: <a href="mailto:tpownall@cadxservices.com" target="_blank">tpownall@cadxservices.com</a></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Web: <a href="http://www.cadxservices.com" target="_blank">http://www.cadxservices.com</a></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">***********************************************************</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">**************** Confidentiality Statement ****************</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">***********************************************************</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">message. 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