mlMichael Lawson
SCIENTIST / AI SPECIALIST / BUILDERBASED IN THE UK

Curiosity,
put to work.

I’m Michael. I connect science, software and hardware to turn difficult problems into useful products.

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Applied AIScientific instrumentationProduct engineering

Selected work01 — 03

From digital products to physical systems.

01 / SOFTWARE
plainsellingClarity for Amazon sellers.
INDEPENDENT PRODUCT · E-COMMERCE

Plainselling

Building a seller tool that brings product data and analytics together, helping Amazon sellers make sense of their next move.

Full-stack developmentData orchestrationProduct design
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My focus is the foundation: a coherent data model, reliable orchestration and an interface that makes complex seller information easier to act on. The work brings together software engineering, product analytics and attention to trust and privacy.

02 / SCIENCE + SOFTWARE
Measure.
Understand.
Improve.
PROFESSIONAL FOCUS · SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS

Intelligent instrumentation

Connecting experimental hardware, measurement data and software to support the development of next-generation sensors.

Measurement scienceAutomationApplied AI
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My research interests span gas analysis, laser spectroscopy and the software around an experiment: device control, structured data collection and tools that help engineers understand their measurements.

03 / PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
DESIGNMAKEITERATE
PERSONAL EXPLORATION · FABRICATION

Machines that make things

Exploring how mechanical design, electronics and intelligent control can come together in more capable fabrication systems.

CAD & electronicsCNC3D printing
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Starting with hands-on tools and building towards modular fabrication and assembly. My interests include recommissioning a Shapeoko 2, using 3D printing to prototype parts, and developing mechanical and electronic designs together.

A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Michael Lawson

At home between
disciplines.

I’m a scientist and AI specialist with a practical interest in how things work—and how to make them work better.

My work spans scientific instrumentation, full-stack software and applied AI. Alongside my research work, I build independent products and explore the physical side of making: electronics, mechanical design and fabrication.

The common thread is taking an idea far enough that it becomes something useful.

How I work

Curious about the problem. Practical about the solution.

01

Understand the system.

Look beyond the immediate symptom. Connect the physics, the data and the people using the result.

02

Build to learn.

Get an idea into code or onto the workbench. Use something tangible to test the assumptions.

03

Make it useful.

Keep the real problem in view. Shape the engineering around a product that earns its place.