Zulfikar Ali Yousef (Alex)

My Role

I identified the practical problem, designed the workflow, built the application, tested it during real delivery work and continuously improved the receipt reading, reminders, maps, route selection and delivery-history functions.

Problem Solved

The application helped compensate for my lack of local route experience, reduced unnecessary manual checking and supported faster decisions about which deliveries could be combined without wasting time or fuel.

My Role

I identified the need, designed the workflow and developed the application from an initial personal scheduling tool into a configurable staff-management system. I built the employee, schedule, hour-calculation, pay-estimation, reporting and printing functions and adapted the interface for both desktop and mobile use.

Problem Solved

The application replaces handwritten schedules, separate hour calculations and scattered work records with one organized system for employees, schedules, working hours, estimated pay and reports.

My Role

I designed the architecture, built the local web application, connected it to local AI models, created the chat and persona systems, implemented saved conversations, memory controls, knowledge files, attachments and administrative tools, and continuously expanded the platform with practical utility modules.

Problem Solved

The project reduced dependence on cloud AI subscriptions, improved privacy by keeping data locally controlled and provided a way to use AI tools even when internet access is unavailable.

My Role

I configured and tested the LoRa nodes, designed and developed the computer control center, integrated private and public messaging, node monitoring, maps, channels and battery information, and connected an AI assistant to the communication workflow.

I also built the solar-powered field enclosure and worked through connection, channel, direct-message and server-integration problems.

Problem Solved

The project explores how people can exchange messages and receive AI-assisted information when normal communication infrastructure is unavailable or unreliable.

It also centralizes node status, message activity, locations and power information in one computer-based interface.

My Role

I assembled the Raspberry Pi hardware, installed the system, configured the emulators and user interface, organized the storage, added cooling and mapped the wireless controllers.

I also configured media functions, online updates, game information and cover-art retrieval, and solved compatibility, controller and display problems during setup.

Problem Solved

The project transformed one compact single-board computer into a unified system for many generations of games and media, instead of using multiple separate consoles and devices.

Practical Result

The completed system runs from the television, supports two wireless controllers and provides an organized interface for game platforms, collections, media functions and system settings.

My Role

I independently selected components, assembled circuits, connected sensors and actuators, wrote or modified microcontroller code, measured electrical behavior and solved both hardware and software problems during testing.

A large part of my experience comes from practical experimentation: starting with an idea, building a first version, finding what does not work and improving it step by step.

Practical Capability

The photographed components represent only part of my available electronics collection. I keep a broad range of development parts that allows me to rapidly prototype small scientific, educational and interactive systems without first having to source every basic component.

This makes it possible for me to move quickly from an idea to a working test setup.

My Role

I designed and assembled the acrylic structure, prepared the plate system, added the electrical and rubber isolation, installed the tubing and fittings, developed the gas-separation stages and tested the prototype over several development periods.

I also investigated sealing, current flow, gas movement and practical construction problems, modifying the assembly when weaknesses appeared.

Problem Solved

The project explored how a compact plate-based electrolysis system could be assembled with improved isolation, reduced leakage and separate final paths for hydrogen and oxygen.

It also helped me study the relationship between mechanical construction, electrical current, sealing, gas production and controlled gas flow.

My Role

I developed the material mixture, prepared the test samples, exposed them to direct high-temperature flame and measured the surface temperature during testing.

Problem Solved

The experiment explored whether a simple and inexpensive material mixture could delay burning and resist direct high-temperature flame.

Testing Different Materials

I compared copper, zinc, aluminum, salt-water and chlorine-based electrolytes, other available metals and naturally available mineral or crystal materials. Results varied with electrode pair, electrolyte, surface condition and connection method.

Oxidation and Electrode Degradation

Oxidation and gradual chemical change affected electrical output and cell lifetime. Testing different surfaces and arrangements showed the difference between a short voltage reading and a cell that remains useful under load.

Using Low-Voltage Energy

I experimented with DC step-up circuits, boost converters, Joule Thief circuits, LEDs, series and parallel cells and low-power loads to understand how weak sources behave with conversion electronics and real loads.

Electroplating Experiments

I also investigated electroplating, including a small silver-plating test on copper involving silver-nitrate solution, to observe electrical energy driving chemical change on a metal surface.

Earth-Cell Experiments

I explored electrodes in soil, observing initial voltage, duration, moisture, electrode condition and combinations of low-output cells. These exploratory tests were not claims of replacing conventional batteries.

My Role

I independently designed and assembled cells, selected and compared materials, measured voltage and current, connected cells in different arrangements and observed them over time.

I also integrated voltage boosters and Joule Thief circuits. The staged work was iterative: build, measure, observe chemical change, identify weaknesses, modify and test again.

Problem Solved

The experiments explored how materials and cell configurations affect useful voltage, current, stability and long-duration behavior under real loads.

Battery Architecture

The system contains four individually monitored nominal 12 V lithium battery sections.

Each battery section was assembled from individual lithium cells and electrically prepared as a separate module.

The design allows one battery section or multiple sections to be selected depending on the required operating condition.

Individual front-panel voltage displays make it possible to compare the condition of B1, B2, B3 and B4 before or during use.

The photographs show example readings around 12.2–12.4 V across the four battery sections.

Multiple Charging Sources

The system was designed to accept energy from foldable solar panels, a solar charge controller, mains electricity, a vehicle electrical supply when appropriately connected and a dedicated charge input on the enclosure. This makes the prototype useful for testing how one portable storage system can combine renewable and conventional charging sources.

Multiple Power Outputs

The system provides 5 V USB, low-voltage DC, dedicated 9 V and 12 V outputs, application-specific low-voltage supply and nominal 230 V AC through the inverter. This supports compatible equipment such as phones, routers and small electronic devices.

Power Capability

The system was designed around a high-power inverter stage, with the overall portable project intended for loads up to approximately 1500 W when the battery configuration, wiring, thermal conditions and connected equipment allow it.

The installed inverter shown in the photographs is marked as a 2000 W unit; this label describes the inverter hardware and should not be presented as a verified continuous output of the complete battery system.

Cooling and Protection

Thermal management was an important design consideration. I integrated active cooling with separate fan control and arranged the battery monitoring, inverter, charging and low-voltage sections for independent inspection. Protection and monitoring were incorporated, although this remains a personal experimental build.

Portability

Despite combining four battery sections, an inverter, monitoring electronics, charging hardware and cooling, the complete unit was built as a portable system weighing approximately 3 kg.

My Role

I designed the overall system architecture, assembled the battery sections from individual lithium cells, integrated the charging paths, inverter, DC outputs, voltage monitoring, switches, cooling and enclosure controls, and performed practical electrical testing throughout development.

The project required electrical and mechanical problem solving to arrange components, distribute power, monitor every battery section and combine the charging and output systems.

My wife assisted me during the project. We studied electrical technology together in Sweden, which made the build a collaborative practical electronics project.

Problem Solved

The goal was to create one portable energy unit that could store energy, accept charging from different sources and provide several different voltage outputs without depending on a single fixed power source.

Instead of separate devices for solar charging, storage, DC power and AC conversion, the project integrates these functions into one portable experimental system.