i'm building my own miner as well . We should exchange knowledge. I'm kinda a NOOB right now but I know a lot about computer architecture (computer engineering degree) and software I'm a professional software engineer. I'm learning very fast. check out my first few post ang give me some pointers please :)
https://steemit.com/mining/@prhinodv/crypto-mining-pt-2
https://steemit.com/mining/@prhinodv/coin-mining-trial-and-error