HIGHLIGHTS
- Expertise and interests include electronics, robotics, mechanical engineering, running, kayaking, and broadcasting
- Enjoys taking adventures where getting there is as much a part of the narrative as the destination, and writing about the relationships we have with our cars
- Previous work experience: Casting Engineer at a Major Automaker, Design Engineer for Agricultural Machinery @ Hardi, Marketing @ Hardi, Design Engineer @ Voxon Photonics, Staff Writer + Social Media @ Hackaday
EXPERIENCE
Lewin burst on into the automotive world upon taking a graduate position with a major global automaker, working in a high-pressure role in a casting plant Down Under. Since then, he’s done everything from working on high-tech holographic displays to designing handrails and hydraulic mechanisms for gigantic agricultural machines.
In 2016, Lewin took his broad experience into the world of media. Starting as a regular contributor to Hackaday, his beat covers everything from homebrew hardware projects to the latest in the world of console hacking and speedrunning, too.
From 2021 to 2023, Lewin served as Night Editor at The Drive, pursuing the hottest stories after hours and sharing his own tales of wrenching glory and woe. His stories aim to explore the close personal connections we have with our vehicles, and the greater significance they come to play as major characters in the stories of our lives.
EDUCATION
Lewin graduated from The University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical and Aerospace.
Words of Wisdom
There’s never been a problem that I haven’t been able to solve simply by explaining it to a few different people. Eventually the answers just fall out of the air around me, and life moves forward a few steps all at once.
NOTABLE WORK
- I Never Loved My Project Miata. So Why Does Selling It Hurt so Much?The Drive
- In Defense of Buying a Very Cheap MercedesThe Drive
- The Battle of the Bent Valves: Fixing my 4x4Hackaday
- Box Forts for Adults: Best Practices and Design StrategiesHackaday
- Ulysses - The Subaru BRAT ProjectYoutube
- PortfolioLewin Day
- How To Build Your Own Convertible (For Under $500)Hackaday
Get latest from Lewin Day
Porsche’s Surreal Nighttime Photoshoot Was Lit With Drones in the Desert
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 4, 2021
Watch Travis Pastrana Drag Race a 1,300-HP Nissan Altima and Finish With a Jump
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 3, 2021
GM Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Destination Charges
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 3, 2021
Jay Leno Confirms Tesla Model S Plaid Set a Production Car Quarter Mile Record
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 3, 2021
Self-Driving Semi-Truck Completes 950-Mile Delivery 10 Hours Faster Than a Human Trucker Could
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 2, 2021
BMW Patents ‘Virtual’ Side Mirror That Projects Image on Window Glass
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 2, 2021
Tomato Puree Spill Leaves English Road a Bloody Mess
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 2, 2021
2022 Toyota Corolla Cross: The Corolla SUV Is Finally Here
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 2, 2021
Lamborghini Aventador Goes up in Smoke After Man Uses Flaming Exhaust to Cook a Kebab
By Lewin Day / Published Jun 1, 2021
YouTuber Scores Shotgun Seat in First Bugatti Centodieci Nurburgring Ridealong
By Lewin Day / Published May 31, 2021
Prospective Lamborghini Buyers Upped Offer to $11.5B, But VW’s Still Saying No
By Lewin Day / Published May 28, 2021
Futuristic Autonomous Buses Will Soon Roam the Streets of Cambridge, UK
By Lewin Day / Published May 27, 2021