I have been here for almost a year IIRC. I don't think I ever did make a formal introduction.
My name is Ben Steigerwald, I'm 16 years old and a Sophomore in high school. I live in Cupertino, CA. I got into the laser hobby partly through my father, he is the R&D Director at Lumileds.
Other then lasers, my hobbies are Downhill MTB. I am the machinist for our school FIRST robotics team 115. And I enjoy SCUBA diving locally in Monterey.