About
Damian Mattey
Engineering, software and music aren’t separate things to me. They’re three ways of making something work.
- Licence
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), Ontario
- Background
- Mechanical engineering
- Day job
- I lead engineering work: technical operations, quality assurance, training and automation, and the systems that keep complex work moving. That work belongs to my employer, so none of it is shown here.
- Here
- My independent work: simulated machines, games, software and music. Most of my own engineering is mechatronics, where the mechanism, the motors and the code have to agree.
- Studio
- ALLOICwebsites, software, automation
- Music
- Mattey FMradio and mixes
Not for constructionPieces marked simulated are models of machines, not recordings of them. Nothing here is engineering advice or a design check, and none of it is reviewed or endorsed by my employer or by Professional Engineers Ontario.
The work
See it on the wallMachines
- QuartetMallet machine, simulatedFour mallet arms share one rail and can never pass. A planner gives every note to an arm, then rehearses each move inside real speed and acceleration limits.
- Load PathBridge-building gameA direct-stiffness truss solver checks every member as the truck crosses: ties to yield, struts on the CSA S16 column curve down to Euler buckling. A teaching model, not a design check.
- LonghandDrawing machine, simulatedSimulated from the linkage and motors of the drawing machine I’m building. Every stroke is timed so neither motor is asked for more torque than it has at that speed.
- The seat that cleans itselfProduct designA toilet seat that sheds drops into the bowl, then disinfects itself with UV light. ALLOIC’s own design; every picture is rendered from one to-scale 3D model.
- TucketProduct designA soft speaker that tucks under the clothes of any doll or bear so the toy can talk, and a parent approves every word. ALLOIC’s own design, with working demos on the page.
- AboardProduct designA tag on the backpack and a box above the bus door tell a parent when their child got on the school bus and when they got off, with nothing to tap. ALLOIC’s own design.
Worlds
- Open WaterA lake crossed at duskA boat that floats on the waves it draws. The lake is Ultra-Water by Humpalumps (MIT); the course, the helm and the beacons are mine.
- After HoursA street, relitA short game on a rainy street with the power out. Each sign you bring back on is one of the works on this site.
- InkfrontTerritory gameA territory game played in ink: take the wells, cut the supply lines, flood the map. An original browser game by ALLOIC, with twelve levels and endless random maps.
- Embercote3D product pageA product page where the piece can be turned in 3D, measured at true size and checked against your own floor and doorway. A concept for a made-up shop; the furniture is free Poly Haven models.
- Kettlewick DecksDeck quote in 3DSize a deck by dragging the plan: it counts the materials and a price range, then builds the same deck in 3D, board by board. A concept for a made-up business, with sample prices.
Apps
- NPPE PrepExam practicePractice questions and a mock exam for the NPPE, the professional practice exam engineers write in Canada. My own product.
- Sun PathShade plannerWhere the shade falls on a backyard at any hour of any day, worked out from the sun’s position. A studio tool by ALLOIC: a planning aid, not a professional study.
- Audit EngineWebsite audits, automatedIt opens a site on a phone the way a customer would, and proves every fault it finds. ALLOIC’s own automation, shown here on a made-up business.
- Wrenfield PhysiotherapyBooking flowBook a first visit in about a minute on a phone, with no account: five questions, a real calendar and a calendar file at the end. A concept for a made-up clinic, with sample availability.
- Ormsvale dispatch boardOperations dashboardToday’s jobs and technicians on one board: a no-heat call is placed in seconds, and every change can be undone. A concept for a made-up business, with sample data.
- Brightgable repliesEnquiries, answeredEvery enquiry is read by plain rules, priced from the sheet and drafted in about a minute; a person still approves each reply. A concept for a made-up business: sample enquiries, nothing is sent.
- FloorbellLive pitch platformA pitch show anyone can fund: founders pitch live, a panel makes offers on air, and the room invests at the same price. A platform concept by ALLOIC, with sample companies and play money.
- DaybiteRestaurant deals by dayEvery restaurant’s day-of-the-week deal on one board, from the big chains to the pub down the road, each linked to the page it was found on. A product concept by ALLOIC.
- Line ItemCivic budget platformType what you earn and see where every tax dollar goes, then move your own dollars between budget lines. A product concept by ALLOIC, from public tax rates and budgets, with sample resident answers.
Websites
- Touradas à Cordatouradasacorda.com, liveA whole island tradition on a phone: live broadcasts and an archive of filmed touradas from the Azores. ALLOIC’s own public website, not commissioned client work.
- Six markets, one studyResearch and conceptsSix real market websites reviewed, each with its fixes and a working concept. An independent study by ALLOIC, not commissioned or approved by the markets.
- LanternwakeFilm festival plannerThree nights of films on the water: pick your films and the planner warns when two clash or the walk between screens is too short. A concept for a made-up festival; no tickets are sold.
Write to me
About a role, a project, or anything here. A résumé is available on request.