About the Author

Dr. Charles Bell conducts research in emerging technologies. He is a member of the Oracle MySQL Development team as team lead for the MySQL Utilities team. He lives in a small town in rural Virginia with his loving wife. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2005. His research interests include database systems, software engineering, sensor networks, and 3D printing. He spends his limited free time as a practicing Maker focusing on microcontroller and 3D printing projects.

Dr. Bell’s research and engineering projects makes him uniquely qualified to author this book. He is an engineer by trade, hobby, and life choice and has extensive knowledge and experience in building, maintaining, and using 3D printers.