Levi Bradford

Mechanical Engineering student · Interested in system design · Based in Edmonton, Canada

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About Me

Portrait of Levi Bradford

There’s nothing like a good design. When it’s done right, the moving parts disappear and all that’s left is something seamless, natural, and almost invisible. That kind of elegance captivates me, and it’s what drew me toward engineering.

The best designs give you a sense of ease. A tool that fits your hand as if it were made for you. A process that flows naturally, without detours. A product that stays dependably in the background so you can focus fully on what's in front of you.

Sometimes it even feels a little like magic. Finding the buttons right where you'd expect them, a motor that runs perfectly even when it shouldn't, a system that actively compensates to the situation without you even knowing. These are small moments, but they shape our entire experience.

I'm becoming an engineer because it’s worth the effort to get those details right. I'm excited to shape elegant solutions to complex problems. This is my dream, my hobby, and my obsession.

Featured project

PythonOS — A very fast Python 3.11 interpreter.

Tech: ASM, C, Python

  • A lightweight OS that runs Python with as little overhead as possible.
  • Marginally faster than CPython on Linux.
  • x86 kernel uses less than 70 MB RAM at idle.
  • Supports major libraries such as NumPy and SciPy.
  • Primarily a project to learn QEMU and the GCC toolchain.
GCCQEMU

Explore more work on the projects page.

Hobbies

Applied Math

Less about numbers, more about letters.

  • I'm very interested in math and its applications.
  • Boiling a complex problem down to a concise equation is uniquely satisfying.

Weight Training

Everyone likes a good chest day.

  • I'm casually interested in strength training.
  • It's a great way to blow off some steam and be productive while doing so.

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