About the Reviewers

Tim Gorbunov was born in the USA. At a young age, he fell in love with building and constructing things, just like his dad. Tim became very good at origami and started to sell it at elementary school. As he grew up, Tim leaned more towards electronics because it fascinated him more than any other hobby. Creating circuits that buzzed or flashed was one of Tim's favorite things to do. As time went by, he started exploring more advanced electronics and programming, and from that point on, he became more and more knowledgeable about electronics. He got hired to help create cymatic light shows at CymaSpace. At this company that specializes in sound-reactive technologies, he helped start Audiolux devices by helping them design their products. Tim has many other hobbies, but he does a good job at implementing his electronic ideas in his activities. One example of this is a fishing boat motor controller that allows the user to throttle and shift using a joystick, which is all based on the Arduino in his custom printed circuit board.

I would like to thank books, such as this one which I was privileged to review, and the Internet for allowing me to learn so many cool things about the Arduino and the electronics world.

Francis Perea is a professional education professor at Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Andalucía in Spain with more than 14 years of experience. He specializes in system administration, web development, and content management systems. In his spare time, he works as a freelancer and collaborates, among others, with ñ multimedia, a small design studio in Córdoba, working as a system administrator and main web developer.

He has also collaborated as a technical reviewer on SketchUp 2013 for Architectural Visualization, Arduino Home Automation, Internet of Things with the Arduino Yún, and Arduino Cookbook by Packt Publishing.

When not sitting in front of a computer or tinkering in his workshop, he can be found mountain biking or kite surfing or, as a beekeeper, taking care of his hives in Axarquía County, where he lives.

I would like to thank my wife, Salomé, and our three kids, Paula, Álvaro, and Javi, for all the support they gave me, even when we all were busy. There are no words to express my gratitude towards them.

I would also like to thank my colleagues at ñ multimedia and my patient students. The need to be at the level you demand is what keeps me going forward.